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The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Director's Message

Articles:

• NIJ's Sentinel Events Initiative: Looking Back to Look Forward, by James M. Doyle
• 'Cultural Shift' Is Among Findings of Second Chance Act Evaluation, by Nancy Ritter
• Changing Course: Keeping Kids Out of Gangs, by Nancy Ritter, Thomas R. Simon...

The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Articles: 

• Study Identifies Ways to Improve ATF Ballistic Evidence Program, by Nancy Ritter
• The Science Behind Firearm and Tool Mark Examination, by Nancy Ritter
• Services for IPV Victims: Encouraging Stronger Research Methods to Produce More Valid Results, by Melissa...

The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Message from the Director.

In this issue find:

• Helping At-Risk Youth Say "No" to Gangs, by Brian Higgins
• Plan for Program Evaluation from the Start, by Alison Brooks Martin
• Magneto-Optical Sensors Bring Obliterated Serial Numbers Back to Life, by Jim Dawson...

The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Message from the Director.

In this issue:

• Fighting Crime With Science, by Jim Dawson 
• Looking for the Link: The Impact of Foreclosures on Neighborhood Crime Rates, by Farhana Qazi, April L. Trotter and Joel Hunt
• Tracking Movements With Isotopes, by...

The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Message from the Director. 

Articles:

• Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men, by André B. Rosay
• Forensic Science: A Time of Transformation, by Jim Dawson
• How Prevalent Is Campus Sexual Assault in the United States?, by Lisa Fedina...

The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Each issue of the NIJ Journal will now focus on a single theme, allowing the articles to dive into one specific topic from different scientific points of view. In this issue, our scientists have partnered to share some of the latest evidence and thinking about issues...

The NIJ Journal, published several times a year, features articles to help criminal justice policymakers and practitioners stay informed about new developments. The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Each issue of the NIJ Journal will now focus on a single theme, allowing the articles to dive into one specific topic from...