Primary Group Characteristics and Intra-family Homicide
Date Published
1987
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Family structure
Multi-state Research on Juvenile Reoffending
15PNIJ-21-GG-02980-TITL
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$599,981
Explaining Regional and Urban Variation in Crime: A Review of Research
Date Published
2000
Agencies
NIJ
Family Support and Mental Health in Pregnant Women Experiencing Interpersonal Partner Violence: An Analysis of Ethnic Differences
Date Published
September 2005
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Physical Violence Among White, African-American, and Hispanic Couples: Ethnic Differences in Initiation, Persistence, and Cessation (From Violence Against Women and Family Violence: Developments in Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004, Bonnie Fisher, ed. -- See NCJ-199701)
Date Published
2004
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Effects of Self-Control, Gang Membership, and Parental Attachment/Identification on Police Contacts Among Latino and African American Youths
Date Published
April 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Going Home (or Not): How Residential Change Might Help the Formerly Incarcerated Stay Out of Prison
October 2011
Series
Dr. Kirk discusses how Hurricane Katrina affected those formerly incarcerated persons originally from New Orleans and their likelihood of returning to prison. Kirk also discussed potential strategies for fostering residential change among those who were incarcerated, focusing specifically on parole residency policies and the provision of public housing vouchers.
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Familial DNA Searching: Issues and Answers
June 2011
Familial DNA searching is the practice of creating new investigative leads in cases where DNA evidence found at the scene of a crime strongly resembles that of an existing DNA profile but is not an exact match. Panelists will explain how the technology works, provide examples of successful convictions obtained through familial searches, and discuss the various misconceptions and concerns regarding this practice.
Transcript
Audio file
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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The Intergenerational Consequences of Incarceration
2016-R2-CX-0022
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$32,000
Examination of the 'Marriage Effect' on Desistance From Crime Among U.S. Immigrants
Date Published
March 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Family Instability and Exposure to Violence in Childhood and Adolescence
2014-IJ-CX-0025
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$39,517