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Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment
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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Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity & Gender Factor 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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Preventing Revictimization in Teen Dating Relationships
Ethnocultural influences on women''s experiences of and responses to intimate partner abuse
Evaluate a Novel Fluorescent Dye to Detect Ano-genital Injury in Women of Color
National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents, Second Edition
Intimate Partner Violence Against AHTNA (Alaska Native) Women in the Copper River Basin, Final Report
In, Out, and In Again? A Life Course Understanding of Women's Violent Relationships
Help-Seeking in a National Sample of Victimized Latino Women: The Influence of Victimization Types
Evaluation of Youth Gang Drug Intervention/Prevention Programs for Female Adolescents
Factor Structures for Aggression and Victimization Among Women Who Used Aggression Against Male Partners
Expanding Use of the Social Reactions Questionnaire among Diverse Women
Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness
Each year, 100-200 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty. Last year, 177 lost their lives — a 16-percent increase from 2010. As Attorney General Eric Holder noted, this is a devastating and unacceptable trend. NIJ has developed a robust research portfolio to improve officer safety and wellness and, ultimately, save lives. This panel discussed some of NIJ's most promising work to reduce shooting and traffic-related fatalities — consistently the leading causes of officer line-of-duty deaths — and improve officer wellness, which is inextricably linked with officer safety.
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