The Science of School Safety
Date Published
August 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Gun violence
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
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2022
$278,976
Gunshot-victim cooperation with police investigations: Results from the Chicago Inmate Survey
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The impact of gunshots on place-level business activity
Date Published
May 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
In the Crossfire: The Impact of Gun Violence on Public Housing Communities
Date Published
1999
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ
Interrupting the Cycle of Violence: Insights from the Urban Institute’s Research-Based Practice Guidance to Reduce Youth Gun and Gang/Group Violence
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Open
Differences in Mortality Rates of Gunshot Victims: The Influence of Neighborhood Social Processes
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prevalence and hospital charges from firearm injuries treated in US emergency departments from 2006 to 2016
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
What is the role of firearms in nonfatal intimate partner violence? Findings from civil protective order case data
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Understanding Socio-environmental and Physical Risk Factors Influencing Firearm Violence
Date Published
June 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Nature, Trends, Correlates, and Prevention of Mass Public Shootings in America, 1976-2018
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Social Media and the Variable Impact of Violence Reduction Interventions: Re-Examining Focused Deterrence in Philadelphia
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Creation of School Shooting Open-Source Database Fuels Understanding
Date Published
February 23, 2022
Researchers have created the first open-source catalog of U.S. school shootings to better understand the causes of school-related gun violence and identify intervention points.
Most Challenging of Contexts
Date Published
2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Changes in Patterns of Mortality Rates and Years of Life Lost Due To Firearms in the United States, 1999 To 2016: A Joinpoint Analysis
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Gun Theft and Crime
Date Published
2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Dangerous Weapons or Dangerous People? The Temporal Associations Between Gun Violence and Mental Health
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime and Firearm Violence in the Community
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to advance our understanding of intentional, interpersonal community-based violence, including firearm violence. Specifically, NIJ seeks to fund proposals for: 1) research projects to advance understanding of community violence, including firearm violence; and 2) evaluation of community violence intervention and prevention programs, policies, legislation, and practices to include those targeted at firearm violence...
Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings
Date Published
February 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods
November 2021
Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime, particularly gun crime, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches.
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NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
November 2021
Mass public shootings continue to threaten communities in the United States, yet research on this criminal phenomenon is limited. In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of research projects summarizing NIJ-funded research projects’ newest findings on public mass shootings. The discussion will focus on NIJ’s investment to address the phenomenon of mass shootings through innovative study approaches to advance our understanding of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts. The implications of this research to criminal justice will also be discussed.
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A Universal Method for the Detection of Organic and Inorganic Gunshot Residue based on Fast Fluorescence Mapping and Raman Spectroscopic Identification
15PNIJ-21-GG-04153-RESS
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2021
$632,138
Just Science Podcast: Just Advanced Capabilities in Firearm and Toolmark Analysis
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored