Evidence-based research
Improving the Identification of and Responses to Victims of Elder Mistreatment
"Philadelphia Focused Deterrence Findings from the Impact Evaluation"
Optimizing Public Surveillance Systems for Crime Control and Prevention: A Guide for Law Enforcement and their Municipal Partners
Celebrating 10 Years of NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
In 2014, NIJ established the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program to support research-minded, mid-career sworn law enforcement officers working to integrate research into agency policy and practice. The LEADS Scholars Program helps participants develop independent research and provides support to identify current evidence on priority issues.
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Quasi-experimental evaluation of contraband interdiction technologies
Building the Capacity of Community-Facing Agencies to Implement Evidence-Based Practices
Estimating the Impact of Research Practitioner Partnerships on Evidence-based Program Implementation
Technology Use and Constituting Structures: Accounting for the Consequences of Information Technology on Police Organizational Change
Effectiveness of License Plate Readers for Patrol and Investigations
Present but not Prevalent: Identifying the Organizational Correlates of Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in U.S. Law Enforcement
How Can Research Mediators Better Mediate? The Importance of Inward-Looking Processes
Biodegradation of Representative Ignitable Liquid Components on Soil
Establishing Key Facts About Restrictive Housing—A Systems-Level Descriptive Analysis of Restrictive Housing and the Implications for Theory, Research, and Policy
A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado
What Works in De-Escalation Training
Progressing from Evidence to Action
The Effectiveness of Prison Programming: A Review of the Research Literature Examining the Impact of Federal, State, and Local Inmate Programming on Post-Release Recidivism
Driving Down Gun Violence (Part Two)
Three LEADS Scholars serving in different law enforcement agencies and positions discuss their experiences with identifying and implementing evidence-based interventions to reduce gun violence. NIJ Senior Advisor Dr. Tamara Herold hosts this conversation with guests Police Chief Cecilia Ashe (Milford Delaware Police Department), Chief of Staff Lieutenant Matthew Barter (Manchester, NH Police Department), and Analytical Services Manager Mr. Jason Schiess (Durham, NC Police Department).
Driving Down Gun Violence (Part One)
Three LEADS Scholars serving in different law enforcement agencies and positions discuss their experiences with identifying and implementing evidence-based interventions to reduce gun violence. NIJ Senior Advisor Dr. Tamara Herold hosts this conversation with guests Police Chief Cecilia Ashe (Milford Delaware Police Department), Chief of Staff Lieutenant Matthew Barter (Manchester, NH Police Department), and Analytical Services Manager Mr. Jason Schiess (Durham, NC Police Department).
Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training
Sexual violence is a significant criminal justice problem with long-term effects for its victims. In particular, sexual assault on or related to college campuses across the United States presents a growing public health and economic burden, starting with significant impacts on academic outcomes.
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Five Things About Juvenile Delinquency Intervention and Treatment
The Evidence of Effectiveness: Beyond the Methodological Standards
The Repository of Antemortem Injury Response (REPAIR): an online database for skeletal injuries of known ages
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Mass public shootings continue to threaten communities in the United States, yet research on this criminal phenomenon is limited. In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of research projects summarizing NIJ-funded research projects’ newest findings on public mass shootings. The discussion will focus on NIJ’s investment to address the phenomenon of mass shootings through innovative study approaches to advance our understanding of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts. The implications of this research to criminal justice will also be discussed.
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