Ethnic groups
How Well Do the Adolescent Risk Factors Predict Re-arrest Frequency Across Race/Ethnicity Among Serious Adolescent Offenders
Evaluating DNA Mixtures with Contributors from Different Populations Using Probabilistic Genotyping
Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Most scholars would agree that desistance from crime – the process of ceasing engagement in criminal activities – is normative. However, there is variability in the literature regarding the definition and measurement of desistance, the signals of desistance, the age at which desistance begins, and the underlying mechanisms that lead to desistance. Even with considerable advances in the theoretical understanding of desistance from crime, there remain critical gaps between research and the application of that research to practice.
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Genetic relationships of European, Mediterranean, and SW Asian populations using a panel of 55 AISNPs
Alternatives to Traditional School Discipline - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety
On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations:
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Geography of Intimate Partner Abuse Experiences and Clinical Responses
Structure, Activity, and Control of Chinese Gangs: Law Enforcement Perspectives
Dating Violence and Substance Use as Longitudinal Predictors of Adolescents' Risky Sexual Behavior
Who Are the Gangsters?: An Examination of the Age, Race/Ethnicity, Sex, and Immigration Status of Self-Reported Gang Members in a Seven-City Study of American Youth
Reporting Sexual Assault to the Police in Hawaii
Assessing the Mental Health/Offending Relationship Across Race/Ethnicity in a Sample of Serious Adolescent Offenders
Self-Report of Offending Among Serious Juvenile Offenders: Cross-Gender, Cross-Ethnic/Race Measurement Equivalence
Relationships Between Adult Women's Alcohol Problems and Their Childhood Experiences of Parental Violence and Psychological Aggression
Terrorism Studies: Finding and Applying the Best Research
In the post-Sept. 11 era, criminal justice and homeland security professionals have been bombarded with a flood of studies on terrorism. Some of the best researchers in the field provide a practical session on evaluating terrorism studies. What should the inquisitive professional look for when presented with different methods? How can professionals publish what they see and engage experts in the field?
Genomewide Association of Quantitative Pigmentary Traits in Admixed US Populations
Racial and ethnic differences in non-fatal firearm injuries
The Enhancement of the Native American CODIS STR Database for Use in Forensic Casework
Role of Race and Ethnicity in Gang Membership (From Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity, P 117-139, 2008, Frank van Gemert, Dana Peterson, and Inger-Lise Lien, eds. -- See NCJ-225264)
Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment
Dr. Decker gave a seminar in NIJ's Research for the Real World series about his research on the impact of race, gender and prison records on finding employment.
Before the seminar, we sat down with Dr. Decker for an interview to discuss his findings and their policy implications.
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