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Eyewitness testimony

Science of Advocacy

Date Published
January 1984
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)

Cognitive Science and the Law

Journal
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Date Published
2007
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)

How Collaboration Between Researchers and Police Chiefs Can Improve the Quality of Sexual Assault Investigations: A Look at Los Angeles

June 2011

Panelists discuss the application of research findings from an NIJ-sponsored study of sexual assault attrition to police practice in Los Angeles. There are three main focal points: (1) the mutual benefits of researcher/practitioner partnerships, (2) the implications of variation in police interpretation of UCR guidelines specific to clearing sexual assault (with an emphasis on cases involving nonstrangers), and (3) the content of specialized training that must be required for patrol officers and detectives who respond to and investigate sex crimes.