Driving Down Gun Violence (Part One)
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Gun violence
Driving Down Gun Violence (Part One)
May 2023
Series
Three LEADS Scholars serving in different law enforcement agencies and positions discuss their experiences with identifying and implementing evidence-based interventions to reduce gun violence. NIJ Senior Advisor Dr. Tamara Herold hosts this conversation with guests Police Chief Cecilia Ashe (Milford Delaware Police Department), Chief of Staff Lieutenant Matthew Barter (Manchester, NH Police Department), and Analytical Services Manager Mr. Jason Schiess (Durham, NC Police Department).
Collaborating to Reduce Violence: The Impact of Focused Deterrence in Kansas City
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Firearms Violence and Mass Shootings
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for funding of research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and mass shootings in the United States in two categories: (1) research or evaluation of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) laws, otherwise known as "Red Flag Laws" and (2) research on the sources of the firearm used in the commission...
National Institute of Justice Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report
Date Published
January 2023
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
NIJ
Improving the Understanding of Mass Shooting Plots
Date Published
June 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Firearm Involvement of Parents and Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Intergenerational Study of High-Risk Youth
Date Published
July 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Fast Screening of Gunshot Residue Aims to Modernize Practice
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ
The Safe Communities Safe Schools Model: An Assessment of Model Implementation and Outcomes
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Ballistic Imaging
Date Published
2008
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of the Bronx-Osborne Gun Avoidance Program (BOGAP)
15PNIJ-22-GK-03017-CVIP
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$785,819
Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present
15PNIJ-22-GG-01422-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$877,000
What works to reduce violent gun crime in focused deterrence initiatives? Estimating the effect of services and enforcement in facilitating desistence among prolific violent offenders in Tampa
15PNIJ-22-GK-01421-RESS
Declined
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,392,265
Centering Youth Experiences to Address Community Violence: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project
15PNIJ-22-GG-01420-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$1,029,558
Situational Role of Firearms in Violent Encounters, Final Report
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Research (Theoretical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Added Value Through a Partnership Model of Action Research: A Case Example From a Project Safe Neighborhoods Research Partner (From New Criminal Justice: American Communities and the Changing World of Crime Control, P 103-113, 2010, John Klofas, Natalie Kroovand Hipple, and Edmund McGarrell, eds. - See NCJ-230360)
Date Published
2010
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A New Vision for NIJ with Director Nancy La Vigne
September 2022
Series
NIJ Director Dr. Nancy La Vigne shares how her extensive experience in criminal justice research shapes her vision for NIJ under her tenure. Beth Pearsall, Managing Editor of the NIJ Journal, hosts the conversation.
Using Open-source Data to Better Understand and Respond to American School Shootings: Introducing and Exploring the American School Shooting Study (TASSS)
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Averting Tragedy: An Exploration of Thwarted Mass Public Shootings Relative to Completed Attacks
Date Published
July 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Mass Attacks Defense Toolkit: Preventing Mass Attacks, Saving Lives
Date Published
March 2022
Publication Type
Reference Material,
Guideline
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Science of School Safety
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ
The Science of School Safety
August 2022
Series
Gun violence may be the most discussed topic surrounding school safety, but it is by no means the only one. Bullying, school climate, and mental health affect students across the country, and are some of the many other issues that NIJ researches. Mary Poulin Carlton, an NIJ social science analyst, joins host Paul Haskins to discuss these and other important school safety issues.
Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice:
Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective
15PNIJ-22-AG-00266-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2022
$278,976
A Comprehensive Assessment of Deadly Mass Shootings, 1980-2018
Date Published
2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored