Family courts

Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults

September 2015

New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.

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Custody Evaluation in Domestic Violence Cases

June 2009

Panelists will examine practices, beliefs and recommendations of professional and custody evaluators in domestic violence cases. Panelists will discuss current NIJ studies that use both qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the impact of personal attitudes and beliefs on custody evaluation.

Domestic Violence Research 15 Years After VAWA

June 2010

Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, a majority of the more than 250 research and evaluation studies funded by NIJ examined domestic violence issues. This research has been collected in the Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, which includes an abstract of each grant and the results of completed studies.

Tailored Functional Family Therapy Program Shows Promise for Reducing Subsequent Criminal Activity in a Population at High Risk for Joining Gangs

National Study of Family Treatment Court Best Practices, Outcomes, and Costs

2018-DC-BX-0056

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2018

$856,308

Oklahoma Multi-Site Family Drug Court Model Standards Study (OKMSS)

2018-DC-BX-0007

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$1,000,000

Reducing Gang Violence: A Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Trial of Functional Family Therapy

2018-75-CX-0027

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$770,657

Environmental Scan of Family Justice Centers, Final Report

Date Published

February 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

State Laws Related to Family Judges' and Custody Evaluators' Recommendations in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence: Final Summary Overview

Date Published

March 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing a Trauma-Informed Decision Protocol for Juvenile Justice Practitioners

2016-CV-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$499,999

OJJDP FY 2015 Design Study of Dual System Youth

2015-CV-BX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$750,000

Traversing Two Systems: An Assessment of Crossover Youth in Maryland

Date Published

August 2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence

Closing Date

April 7, 2015

NIJ is seeking proposals for research and evaluation on violence against women, and specifically intimate partner and sexual violence. For example, NIJ is interested in proposals to examine the effectiveness of specialized police and court-based units, services, and methods related to intimate partner and sexual violence. NIJ is also interested in research on the development, adaptation, and testing of screening tools used for the identification...