Human trafficking
Environmental and Institutional Influences on Police Agency Responses to Human Trafficking
NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
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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Amino Acid Specific Stable Isotope Ratios in Human Keratin Tissue for Region-of-Origin and Residency Determination
Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, Opportunities for Continued Growth
Labor trafficking in construction and hospitality: Analyzing victim recruitment, exploitation, and service needs to identify strategies for prevention and intervention
Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors
Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model
Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services: Assessment of Program Outcomes
Evaluating Human Trafficking Service Programs: What Can Be Learned from Domestic Violence Service Program Evaluations
Crime frames and gender differences in the activation of crime concern and crime responses
Post-implementation of a Safe Harbor law in the US: Review of state administrative data
Safe harbor law: pre- to post-implementation change in service providers' knowledge and response to sex trafficking of minors
Ways investigators and prosecutors can better collaborate
Advice for prosecutors to improve their work on stalking cases
Advice for stalking victims from a prosecutor
How do prosecutors decide to drop or press charges in stalking cases?
Obstacles that prosecutors most commonly face in stalking cases
Prosecuting Trafficking in Persons Cases: An Analysis of Local Strategies and Approaches, Executive Summary
Human Trafficking Reporting System (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. It collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident...
Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Survey of State Attorneys General Offices was designed to collect data on special topic areas. The first survey in the series addressed jurisdiction over white-collar crime and the second addressed jurisdiction over human-trafficking offenses. Because the roles and responsibilities of attorneys general vary by state, the White-Collar Crime survey was a census of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; the Human Trafficking...
MS13 in the Americas: Major Findings
Preparing for and Responding to Threats and Violence - Breakout Session, 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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