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NIJ Marks 50 Years of Helping the Criminal Justice Community

Date Published

August 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Historical Overview

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NIJ

Advancing "What Works" in Justice: Past, Present, and Future Work of Federal Justice Research Agencies

Date Published

January 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Historical Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Institute for Community-Police Relations Offers Guidance, Assistance

Date Published

August 2016

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program Description (Model)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Outcome Findings From the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment: Is Swift, Certain, and Fair an Effective Supervision Strategy?

Date Published

2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Program Description (Demonstrative)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Opportunities and Challenges Abound as Prison Populations Decrease

Date Published

January 2013

Series

NIJ Update

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview

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NIJ-Sponsored

IMPACTT of a Patrol Officer: Evaluating Productivity Metrics

Date Published

July 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

The Importance of Management in Evidence-Based Policing

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Police Research - An Important Tool for Police, Often Underutilized

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

How Do We Know It Works? Conducting a Rapid Research Police Experiment To Test the Effectiveness of Flashing Police Lights on Auto Crime

Date Published

July 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Based Policing

Every year, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supports 30 midcareer, research-minded law enforcement professionals to take part in professional development and travel opportunities, network, and contribute to the policing and research communities through the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars program. The LEADS scholars are both practitioners and researchers. They work in the field while simultaneously striving to evaluate and improve the...

How Do We Know It Works? Conducting a Rapid Research Police Experiment To Test the Effectiveness of Flashing Police Lights on Auto Crime

The IMPACTT of a Patrol Officer: Evaluating Productivity Metrics

Police Research — An Important Tool for Police, Often Underutilized

CSSI Research on the Impact of Emergency Preparedness on School Safety

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials in State Prisons

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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NIJ

Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Based Policing

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Every year, NIJ supports 30 midcareer, research-minded law enforcement professionals to take part in professional development and travel opportunities, network, and contribute to the policing and research communities through the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars program. The LEADS scholars are both practitioners and researchers. They work in the field while simultaneously striving to evaluate and improve the work done in their departments...

First Step Act Implementation Fiscal Year 2020 90-Day Report

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ

Design and Implementation of Forensic Facial Identification Experts Test

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of the Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program: Executive Summary and Final Report

Date Published

February 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Cognitive Human Factors and Forensic Document Examiner Methods and Procedures

Date Published

October 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Video: Evidence-Based Practices and Strategies: Risk Terrain Modeling

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Video: Law Enforcement and Research Partnerships

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Video: Promising Practices in Police Recruitment, Selection, Training, and Retention

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Instructional Material (Programmed)

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NIJ

Video: Police Agency's Value of NIJ LEADS Program

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Video: Incorporating Research and Data Into Criminal Justice Agencies - NIJ LEADS Alumni Spotlight

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

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NIJ