Juries
Science of Advocacy
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
See the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy
Incentivized Informants and Wrongful Convictions: Understanding the Risks and Mitigating the Effects
Jury Deliberations of Child Witnesses with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation of the Impact of Arizona’s Ban on Peremptory Challenges: A Focus on Racial Bias in Jury Selection and Case Outcomes
Can Jury Instructions Have an Impact on Trial Outcomes?
Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.
See the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy
Putting Research to Work - Tools for the Criminal Justice Professional
Improving the Adjudication Process - A Compendium of Research Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, 1969-1984
Improving Juror Comprehension of Forensic Testimony and Its Effects on Decision-Making and Evidence Evaluation
Benefit-Cost Analysis for Crime Policy
How do we decide how to allocate criminal justice resources in a way that minimizes the social harms from both crime and policy efforts to control crime? How, for that matter, do we decide how much to spend on the criminal justice system and crime control generally, versus other pressing needs? These questions are at the heart of benefit-cost analysis.
See the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy