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Courts Research Portfolio

NIJ’s Courts Research Portfolio supports research, evaluation, data collection, and dissemination aimed at identifying court tools, practices, and policies that advance criminal justice goals such as public safety, cost-efficiency, and the fair treatment of victims and defendants. 

Courts play a crucial role in the administration of justice, serving as collaborators and intermediaries between defendants, victims, law enforcement, corrections, and the community. With limited...

Corrections Research Portfolio

NIJ’s Corrections Research Portfolio develops knowledge and science-based research to enhance the correctional workforce, improve safety and security in institutions, and promote public safety through successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated people. This is accomplished by examining strategies to enhance correctional operations, recruit and retain the correctional workforce, encourage safe and secure incarceration, and improve reentry services for individuals returning to their communities.

NIJ’s...

Results of a Black Box Study on the Accuracy and Reliability of Palm Print Comparisons

March 2020

This presentation described, presented the results of, and discussed a recent black box study to establish an error rate estimate for palm comparisons. These results provided the first step in establishing the foundational validity of palmar comparisons, as defined by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report.

This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on March 12, 2020. 

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