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Assessing the Transnational Criminal Capacity of MS-13 in the U.S. and El Salvador

Date Published

January 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

School Transitions and Student Responses to Victimization - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety

February 2021

Series

NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety

On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations:

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Multi-Component Efforts to Improve School Safety - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety

February 2021

Series

NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety

On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations: 

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Advancing Knowledge To Reduce Gangs and Gang Violence: Perspectives From Researchers and Practitioners

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

A Comparative Study of Initial Involvement in Gangs and Political Extremism

Journal

Terrorism and Political Violence

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Gang Affiliation and Radicalization to Violent Extremism Within Somali-American Communities

Date Published

September 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

"Gotta Make Your Heaven": Guns, Safety, and the Edge of Adulthood in New York City

Date Published

July 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2018

Date Published

January 2021

Agencies

NIJ, OJJDP

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Statistics

University of Missouri-St. Louis Comprehensive Safe Schools Initiative (UMSL CSSI)

Date Published

December 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description

Advancing Understanding, and Informing Prevention of Public Mass Shootings: Findings from NIJ Funded Studies, Part 2

November 2020

In recent years, NIJ invested in several research projects to advance understanding and inform prevention of public mass shootings.

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Gangs vs. Extremists: Solutions for Gangs May Not Work Against Extremism

Date Published

October 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Gangs vs. Extremists: Solutions for Gangs May Not Work Against Extremism

Assessing the Relationship between Immigration Status, Crime, Gang Affiliation, and Victimization

2020-R2-CX-0028

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$462,165

Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective

2020-75-CX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2020

$435,020

National Youth Gang Survey

2020-JX-FX-K007

Open

Funding First Awarded

2020

$996,640

PATTERNS OF CHINESE GANG EXTORTION

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

1992

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Combating Crime in Public Housing: A Qualitative and Quantitative Longitudinal Analysis of the Chicago Housing Authority's Anti-Drug Initative

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

1999

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Proceedings of the Homicide Research Working Group Meetings, 1997 and 1998

Date Published

May 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Comparative Study of Youth Gangs in China and the United States: Definition, Offending, and Victimization

Journal

International Criminal Justice Review

Date Published

September 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Gang Participation

Journal

Crime & Delinquency

Date Published

June 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Cut from the Same Cloth? A Comparative Study of Domestic Extremists and Gang Members in the United States

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

May 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Structure, Activity, and Control of Chinese Gangs: Law Enforcement Perspectives

Journal

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Date Published

1993

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Gang Membership as a Proxy for Social Deficiencies: A Study of Nebraska Inmates

Journal

Corrections Management Quarterly

Date Published

2001

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Impact of Police Culture on Traffic Stop Searches: An Analysis of Attitudes and Behavior

Journal

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Date Published

2005

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Combining Theoretical Models of Perceived Risk and Fear of Gang Crime among Whites and Latinos

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

January 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)