Homicide
How Much Difference Does the Lawyer Make? The Effect of Defense Counsel on Murder Case Outcomes
Just Science Podcast: Just Investigating a No-Body Homicide in Canada
A Micro-and Macro Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Colorado
Quantifying the accuracy of low quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline
Evaluating the reliability and accuracy of multiple geophysical methods in the search for clandestine graves
Evaluation of a Healing-Centered Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Firearm Violence in New Orleans
Cold Cases and Serial Killers, Part 1
In April 2018, the Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo was arrested. NIJ support helped lead to his arrest, and in the aftermath of the arrest, NIJ Social Science Analyst Eric Martin was among those tasked with finding other cases NIJ helped law enforcement solve. Eric joins the show to talk about some of those cases, and answer some broader questions about serial killers: What is a serial killer? Are they on the rise? How do we know how many serial killers are currently active?
The Mortal Tragedy: Analyzing Body Disposal Patterns in Homicide Cases
Missing Native American Persons: Nebraska Study Details Scope of Problem, Urges Culturally Sensitive Research and Better Access to Justice
Understanding the Pathology of Homicidal Pediatric Blunt Neurotrauma through Correlation of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Images with Histopathology
Quantifying the accuracy of low-quality DNA sample analysis from genotyping to genealogical searching and integration as a bioinformatic pipeline
Examining the changing dynamics of homicide in Los Angeles: 1990 - present
Impact of Agency Context, Policies, and Practices on Violence Against Police
Identifying the Scope and Context of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) in New Mexico and Improving MMIP Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting
Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety, Part 2
Stacy Lee Reynolds and Christine (Tina) Crossland continue their discussion of tribal crime, justice, and safety, including how Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people and the jurisdictional complexities in responding to tribal crime, justice, and safety. Read the transcript.
Listen to the first half of Stacy and Tina’s discussion.
Reading and Resources from NIJ
Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants