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An NIJ-funded study shows that American Indian and Alaska Native women and men suffer violence at alarmingly high rates.
| Classification | Study | Research Question | Methods | Findings | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Treatments | Bennett, Riger, Schewe, Howard and Wasco, 2004 | The effectiveness of hotline, advocacy, counseling and shelter services for domestic violence victims | Using cluster evaluation, evaluated one fiscal year's worth of data from 54 programs serving victims of domestic violence. | Overall, effectiveness in all areas was supported; however, improvements in... |
Scientific studies have long documented the negative impact of a prison record on a person's ability to find employment. But what is the impact when gender and race/ethnicity are factored in? Also, most jobs are now advertised online — so how does this affect the ability of former prisoners to find a job?
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Dr. Decker gave a seminar in NIJ's Research for the Real World series about his research on the impact of race, gender and prison records on finding employment.
Before the seminar, we sat down with Dr. Decker for an interview to discuss his findings and their policy implications.
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