Defendants
Pretrial Drug Testing and Defendant Risk
Opening Pandora's Box: How Does Defendant Race Influence Plea Bargaining?
Biases in Trials Involving Defendants Charged With Multiple Offenses
Decision-Making Processes in Joined Criminal Trials
Evaluation of Mental Health Expert Assistance Provided to Indigent Criminal Defendants: Organization, Administration, and Fiscal Management
The Known Unknown: Research Needed To Plug Knowledge Gaps on Impact of Court Telepresence Technology
The Known Unknown: Research Needed To Plug Knowledge Gaps on Impact of Court Telepresence Technology
Courts face a technological balancing act: How best to use devices that allow individuals to appear in court remotely while preserving the right to a fair trial. A panel of court professionals examined the issue and recommended relevant research needs.
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research and Implications for Law Enforcement
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement
What does science tell us about case factors that can lead to a wrongful conviction? Dr. Jon Gould of American University will discuss the findings of the first large-scale empirical study that has identified ten statistically significant factors that distinguish a wrongful conviction from a "near miss." (A "near miss" is a case in which an innocent defendant was acquitted or had charges dismissed before trial). Following Dr. Gould's presentation, Mr. John R.
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Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults
New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.
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Prosecuting Cases of Elder Abuse
This panel will feature NIJ-funded research that has direct, practical implications for the prosecution of elder abuse cases. Panelists will present findings from a study of prosecutors in three states that examined the factors that influenced their decisions to prosecute elder financial abuse cases. The panel will also provide the results from an evaluation of five innovative court-based models that target perpetrators of elder abuse.
Crime File: Insanity Defense
Evaluating the Effect of Holistic Indigent Defense on Criminal Justice Outcomes
Improving the Accuracy and Fairness of Pretrial Release Decisions: A Multi-Site Study of Risk Assessments Implemented in Four Counties
Strategies To Mitigate the Impact of Electronic Communication and Electronic Devices on the Right to a Fair Trial
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice - Interview With Dr. Jon Gould
National Institute of Justice Topical Working Group Meeting on Right to Counsel and Indigent Defense: Meeting Notes, March 16-17, 2015
Wrongful Convictions: Causes, Prevention, Impact and Outlook for Corrections
An Assessment of Defense and Prosecutorial Strategies in Terrorism Trials: Implications for State and Federal Prosecutors
Indigent Defense and Access to Justice
Evaluating the Effect of Holistic Indigent Defense Services on Case Outcomes: A Natural Experiment in the Bronx
Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice
Interview with Jon Gould, Ph.D., Director of the Washington Institute for Public and International Affairs Research, American University.
Dr. Gould discusses:
- Bottom line findings from the study "Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice"
- Ten statistically significant factors related to wrongful convictions
- The role of systemic error and tunnel vision
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