Firearms
Inequalities in Exposure to Firearm Violence by Race, Sex, and Birth Cohort From Childhood to Age 40 Years, 1995-2021
Accounting for Socio-Economic Context in Quantifying the Attractive and Repellent Influence of Built Environment on Firearms Violence in Multiple Cities
Estimating the Global Prevalence of Mass Public Shootings
Nonfatal Firearm Injury and Firearm Mortality in High-risk Youths and Young Adults 25 Years After Detention
Evolution of LIBS technology to mobile instrumentation for expediting firearm-related investigations at the laboratory and the crime scene
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, NIJ Standard 0101.07
NIJ’s planned online workshop for body armor manufacturers has been postponed from its original date of March 19, 2025. The webinar will provide updates on standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-resistant body armor and include opportunities to ask questions. When a new date is determined, updated webinar information will be published here.
May 13, 2025...
Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats, NIJ Standard 0123.00
NIJ has released two addenda to the standard. These addenda include revisions to NIJ Standard 0123.00, Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats. Users of NIJ Standard 0123.00 should incorporate the revisions in this addendum as a part of the NIJ Standard.
NIJ plans to continue close coordination with ballistics laboratories and other stakeholders during the implementation...
Neighborhood matters: the impact of community context on the cumulative case processing of firearm offenses
Minority Victim Neglect and the Case Processing of Firearm Crimes
A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado
A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impacts and Implementation of Florida's Risk Protection Order (RPO) Law, 2018-2023
An Examination of the Law Enforcement Role in Implementing Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Evaluation of a Healing-Centered Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Firearm Violence in New Orleans
Exploring how survivor perspectives and priorities are reflected in the use and implementation of Extreme Risk Protective Orders to address intimate partner violence
Shelby County Schools Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence
NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community
Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Washington State and their Impact on Firearm-Related Arrests and Convictions
De-escalation Training: What Works, Implementation Lessons, and Taking It to Scale; Plenary at the 2023 NIJ Research Conference
Police use of force, while infrequently used, is a tremendous concern to public safety in the United States when officers employ it excessively or inappropriately, causing injury or death and eroding public trust in law enforcement. This plenary from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference describes the Integrating, Communications, Assessment, and Tactics (ICAT) de-escalation training program developed by the Police Executive Research Forum to guide officers in defusing critical incidents.
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The Emerging Field of Firearms Audio Forensics
The Emerging Field of Firearms Audio Forensics
NIJ grantee Robert Maher is changing the field of audio forensics with novel techniques to document and interpret gunshot recordings.