Fast Screening of Gunshot Residue Aims to Modernize Practice
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Firearm homicide
Most Challenging of Contexts
Date Published
2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Annual Research Review: Youth firearm violence disparities in the United States and implications for prevention
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ-Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice
December 2021
In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of papers summarizing the newest findings of NIJ-funded research projects on criminal offenses with firearms in urban areas. Researchers used various criminological and other theories, including routine activity theory, socio-ecological and socio-environmental perspectives, and advanced mixed-study methods, including surveys and spatio-temporal designs, to produce scientific evidence to inform practice.
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Fatal police shootings of civilians, by rurality
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities: Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
The Impact of State Firearm Laws on Homicide Rates in Suburban and Rural Areas Compared to Large Cities in the United States, 1991-2016
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Variation in Rates of Fatal Police Shootings across US States: the Role of Firearm Availability
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Influence of Forensic Evidence on the Case Outcomes of Homicide Incidents
Date Published
November 2010
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Crack and Homicide in New York City, 1988: A Conceptually Based Event Analysis
Date Published
1990
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Problem-Oriented Policing, Deterrence, and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston's Operation Ceasefire
Date Published
August 2001
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Problem Solving To Reduce Gang and Drug-Related Violence in Indianapolis (From Policing Gangs and Youth Violence, P 77-101, 2003, Scott H. Decker, ed. -- See NCJ-201783)
Date Published
2003
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Impact of State-Level Firearms Laws on Homicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity
Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Firearm Legislation and Firearm Violence Across Space and Time: A Comprehensive Data Collection Effort
Date Published
May 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Focused Deterrence in New Orleans: A Documentation of Changes in Homicides and Firearm Recoveries
Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Summary),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Backlogs and Their Impact on the Criminal Justice System
June 2010
Evidence backlogs have been known to be an issue in crime laboratories. A recent study published by NIJ has shown that backlogs of untested evidence are also an issue in law enforcement evidence storage. This panel will discuss the issues and present preliminary findings from a study of the Los Angeles Police Department's and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's experience with clearing out a large backlog of unanalyzed rape kits.
What Is Research and Evaluation Evidence and How Can We Use It?
June 2010
This NIJ Conference Panel will explore the development and use of evidence-based policies, programs and technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiencies related to government. Through casual observation, practices and programs may appear to be effective, but under closer scrutiny the results may look much different.
Firearm Purchase Behavior and Subsequent Adverse Events
2018-75-CX-0026
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$922,109
The Impact of State-Level Firearms Laws on Homicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity
2016-MU-MU-0047
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$610,000
Documenting and Explaining the 2015 Homicide Rise - Research Directions White Paper
Date Published
June 2016
Agencies
NIJ
Project Safe Neighborhoods Case Study Report: Middle District of North Carolina (Case Study 11)
Date Published
September 2007
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Exploring the Spatial Configuration of Places Related to Homicide Events, Final Report
Date Published
March 2006
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI) in 10 U.S. Cities: The Building Blocks for Project Safe Neighborhoods
Date Published
October 2005
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored