The Mobilization Puzzle: How Individual, Group, and Situational Dynamics Produce Extremist Outcomes
2019-ZA-CX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$768,292
Domestic radicalization
Applying a Development Evaluation Approach to Address Community Safety and Health Challenges of Reintegration Programs in the USA
2019-ZA-CX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,114,933
Research Assistantship Opportunities at NIJ
December 2016
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) is designed to provide highly qualified doctoral students with practical and applied research experience in criminal justice issues. NIJ provides funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs associated with research assistants who work on NIJ research activities.
This webinar reviews the opportunities that are currently available for the 2017-2018 academic year and will cover the application process, eligibility requirements and application deadlines.
Presenters include:
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Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism
April 2016
This webinar will provide details and guidance for potential applicants to help build knowledge and evidence related to strategies for effective prevention and intervention of domestic radicalization and violent extremism in the United States. The overall purpose of this program will be to reduce the likelihood that acts of violent extremism occur. This funding will support replication and evaluation of existing programs as well as development and evaluation of programs where none currently exist.
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Director's Message: Identifying Alternatives to Exclusionary School Disciplinary Practices
"...it is imperative that we have effective ways of dealing with students’ behavior problems that do not disproportionately impact students of color."
NIJ is committed to investing in developing knowledge to improve the safety of schools. Schools across the U.S. are rightfully concerned about creating and maintaining a safe and stable environment that is conducive to student learning. Educators and policymakers have expressed concern that...
Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism
Remote audio file
Countering and preventing terrorism is a primary concern for state and local law enforcement agencies as well as the federal government. Terrorists are those who support or commit ideologically motivated violence to further political, social or religious goals. The goal of NIJ’s work on terrorism is to provide community leaders with evidence-based practices for bolstering resilience and...
Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism
Date Published
January 2, 2024
An Overview of NIJ's Research Portfolio
A Behavioral Study of American “Homegrown” Terrorists
Date Published
October 8, 2018
NIJ-sponsored research provides evidence that individuals in the process of becoming dangerously radicalized exhibit predictable and detectable behaviors.
Investigative and Prosecutorial Strategies for Mitigating Pathways to Radicalization: Creation of a Federal Terrorism Court Record Repository
2018-ZA-CX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$731,927
Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities Concerning Terrorism Activity.
2018-ZA-CX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$920,854
Operation250: An Evaluation of a Primary Prevention Campaign focused on Online Safety and Risk Assessment
2018-ZA-CX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$1,029,474
Multidimensional Vulnerabilities for Online Radicalization
2018-ZA-CX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$750,000
Research Provides Guidance on Building Effective Counterterrorism Programs
Date Published
July 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Domestic Radicalization Research Yields Possible Keys to Identifying Extremists on the Path to Terrorism
Date Published
June 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Domestic Radicalization Research Yields Possible Keys to Identifying Extremists on the Path to Terrorism
Date Published
June 25, 2018
Multiple research initiatives sponsored by the National Institute of Justice under its Domestic Radicalization to Terrorism program are illuminating warning signs that may emerge when domestic extremists are preparing for possible terrorist acts.
Risk Factors and Indicators Associated With Radicalization to Terrorism in the United States
Date Published
June 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
How Radicalization to Violent Extremism Occurs in the United States: What Research Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice Tells Us
Date Published
June 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Issue Overview,
Technical Assistance
Research at the National Institute of Justice — Prepared Remarks Welcoming Attendees to NIJ Day at ASC 2017
Good morning! My name is David Muhlhausen and I am the director of the National Institute of Justice. It is my pleasure to welcome you to NIJ Day at ASC, for panels to discuss timely NIJ-funded research regarding firearms, human trafficking, school safety, and the impacts of body-worn cameras.
In line with the priorities of the Attorney General, NIJ is committed to funding research to...
This proposed project aims to address critical knowledge gaps in the current understanding of violent extremism and radicalization among large groups online, delivering a Radicalization Index Tool.
2017-ZA-CX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$520,014
Research on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism: Insights from Family and Friends of Current and Former Extremists
2017-ZA-CX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$600,344
INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR ASSESSING RADICALIZATION RISK: RISK TERRAIN MODELING AND CONJUNCTIVE ANALYSIS
2017-ZA-CX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$715,996
Dynamic, Graph-Based Risk Assessments for the Detection of Violent Extremist Radicalization Trajectories Using Large Scale Social and Behavioral Data
2017-ZA-CX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$731,194