Etodesnitazene — New Synthetic Opioid Identified During Forensic Death Investigations in the United States and Canada
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Drug use
Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation
August 2023
Series
This plenary panel from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference features fascinating research on a methodology to improve the detection and documentation of bruises on victims of violence who have dark skin pigmentation. This study highlights the intersection between science, justice, and racial equity, featuring practitioner and victims’ advocacy perspectives. The discussion describes the research and its findings and explore strategies to ensure that this particular evidence-based methodology can be widely implemented by nurse practitioners in the field.
Participants:
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Five Things About Vaping and Electronic Cigarettes
Date Published
August 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Factsheet,
Issue Overview
Does Exotic Dancing Lead to Prostitution? An Exploratory Study
Journal
Deviant Behavior
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Metabolic and toxicological considerations of the opioid replacement therapy and analgesic drugs: methadone and buprenorphine
Journal
Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
Date Published
2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Andronowski Skeletal Collection for Histological Research: A Modern Anatomical Contribution
Journal
Forensic Sciences
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Classifying Crime Places by Neighborhood Visual Appearance and Police Geonarratives: A Machine Learning Approach
Journal
Journal of Computational Social Science
Date Published
November 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Utilizing Direct Analysis in Real Time-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry-Derived Dark Matter Spectra to Classify and Identify Unknown Synthetic Cathinones
Journal
Methods in Molecular Biology
Date Published
2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Impacts of Successive Drug Legislation Shifts: Qualitative Observations from Oregon Law Enforcement
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Vaping: It's Not What You Think
May 2023
Series
Vaping has grown in popularity as an alternative to cigarettes, but like its predecessor, vaping brings many health complications to consumers. Thanks to the persistence of researchers like Dr. Michelle Peace, these once unknown dangers have been brought to light. Dr. Peace, a tenured Associate Professor and founding member of VCU’s Department of Forensic Science, joins host and NIJ Scientist Dr. Frances Scott to discuss the history and science of vaping and what it does to our bodies.
Transcript
Audio file
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Juvenile Drug Courts by Integrating Evidence-Based Practices
Journal
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Date Published
2012
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Examining the Effects of Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Final Report
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
LC-MS Screening Assay For Abused Drug Exposure Based On Covalent Peptide/Protein Modification
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Thesis/Dissertation,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Assessment of National and State Tip Line Technology as a Strategy for Identifying Threats to School Safety
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Qualitative Analysis of Real Drug Evidence Using DART-MS and the Inverted Library Search Algorithm
Journal
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition and the Postmortem Interval: Insect, Scavenger and Microbial Evidence
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Novel Blood Protein Modification Assay for Retrospective Detection of Drug Exposure – Development and Validation
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Using Administrative and Survey Data to Evaluate the Impact of Changing Marijuana Laws and Policies on Marijuana Use, Treatment Admissions for Marijuana, and Mortality Related to Marijuana and Other Drug Use
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Stability of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in contaminated fingermarks probed by Raman Spectroscopy: Effect of temperature and time since deposition
Journal
Forensic Chemistry
Date Published
December 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Defining and Studying Elder Abuse Polyvictimization
January 2023
Series
NIJ Social Science Analyst Yunsoo Park shares her knowledge about elder abuse, a widespread issue in the U.S. and around the world, particularly polyvictimization — the experience of a range of different types of abuse and maltreatment. As much as 11% of community-residing older adults experienced some form of abuse or mistreatment in the past year. Yunsoo discusses risk factors, difficulties in defining and studying elder abuse polyvictimization, and strategies for intervention and prevention. Stacy Lee Reynolds, a Communications Assistant with NIJ, hosts.
Revisiting Neighborhood Context and Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests Under the Opioid Epidemic
Journal
Race and Justice
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking
December 2022
Series
Human trafficking is an issue without a simple solution, but research on this problem is helping victims and developing tools and information to help better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking. NIJ Scientist Mary Carlton joins host Josh Mondoro, Communications Assistant at NIJ, for a discussion about this research.
Development of Portable Sample-In-Answer-Out Microfluidic Systems for On-Site Analyte Detection
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Drug Use Homophily in Adolescent Offenders' Close Friendship Groups
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
A Comparison of Self-control Measures and Drug and Alcohol Use Among College Students
Journal
Midwest Social Sciences Journal
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored