Criminal justice systems
Ethical Data Sharing in Forensic Research
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
BetaHub Support for Practitioner-Led Randomized Controlled Trials and Related Research in Correctional Facilities and Law Enforcement Agencies
Date Published
May 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Justice Today Podcast: Closing Cases Using Gunshot Residue
Date Published
May 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Closing Cases Using Gunshot Residue
May 2024
Series
Not every crime scene will have definitive evidence, such as DNA, to link an individual to a crime. In those cases, law enforcement relies on other evidence to build the burden of proof. NIJ graduate research fellow Dr. Shelby Khandasammy developed a tool to analyze organic gunshot residue and distinguish between different firearms calibers and manufacturers. She joins Marie Garcia, office director for the Office of Criminal Justice Systems at NIJ, to talk about her work and experience as a research fellow.
Transcript
Audio file
Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents
Date Published
May 6, 2024
To increase knowledge and aid prevention efforts, the research community must develop a strategy to source, code, check, and analyze the data surrounding rare violent incidents.
Offering Recovery Rather Than Punishment: Implementation of a Law Enforcement-led Pre-arrest Diversion-to-treatment Program for Adults with Substance Use Disorders
Date Published
April 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Webinar Transcript: NIJ FY 2024 Research and Evaluation on School Safety
This webinar provided information on the NIJ FY 2024 Research and Evaluation on School Safety solicitation. In collaboration with BJA, this solicitation will seek applications for rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas:
- Studies on the root causes and consequences of school...
Five Things to Know About Women and Reentry
Date Published
April 9, 2024
Sentinel Event Review for Successful Transition and Reentry Together (START) Program in the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Date Published
April 2024
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ
Webinar Transcript: NIJ FY 24 Research and Evaluation on the Impact of Technologies for Forensic Science Applications
This webinar provided information about the "FY 24 Research and Evaluation on the Impact of Technologies for Forensic Science Applications" solicitation. NIJ seeks applications for funding for proposals to study how adopted technologies with a forensic science application impact criminal justice systems, how the implementation of forensic laboratory...
Examining Financial Fraud Against Older Adults
Date Published
March 20, 2024
Analyzing data from a nationally representative sample of adults can shed light on financial fraud victimization committed against adults age 60 or older.
Optimizing the Use of Video Technology to Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes
Date Published
2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Identifying COVID-19 Policies and Practice that Juvenile Justice Systems Should Maintain Long-Term: Listening Session 1: Juvenile Justice Crime Analysts
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
States' SORNA Implementation Journeys: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description,
Policy,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How to Right a Wrong: Empirically Evaluating Whether Victim, Offender, and Assault Characteristics can Inform Rape Kit Testing Policies
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Conscience and Convenience: American Victim Work in Organizational Context
Date Published
2019
Series
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How Formerly Incarcerated Women Confront the Limits of Caring and the Burdens of Control Amid California's Carceral Realignment
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Drug Screening in Forensic Toxicology: A Cost Benefit Analysis
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of a Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Why Police "Couldn't or Wouldn't" Submit Sexual Assault Kits for Forensic DNA Testing: A Focal Concerns Theory Analysis of Untested Rape Kits
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Examining the impact of organizational and individual characteristics on forensic scientists' job stress and satisfaction
Date Published
2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored