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Thirty Years of Sentencing Reform: The Quest for a Racially Neutral Sentencing Process

Date Published

2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview

End of an Era? Understanding the Contradictions of Criminal Justice Reform

Journal

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Date Published

March 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Juvenile Justice Reform in New York State - The Juvenile Offender Law

Journal

Law and Policy

Date Published

1986

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Examining the Sustainability of Pattern or Practice Police Misconduct Reform

Journal

Police Quarterly

Date Published

June 2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Charging and Plea Bargaining Practices Under Determinate Sentencing: An Investigation of the Hydraulic Displacement of Discretion

Journal

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Date Published

1987

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Displaced Discretion Under Ohio Sentencing Guidelines

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

July 2005

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Criminal Justice Reform, Monetary Incentives, and Policy Evaluation

Journal

Law and Policy

Date Published

1990

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Juvenile Sentence Reform and It's Evaluation

Journal

Evaluation Review

Date Published

1988

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Meta-Analysis of Race and Sentencing Research: Explaining the Inconsistencies

Journal

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Date Published

December 2005

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Official's Reactions to Sentencing Guidelines

Journal

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Date Published

1988

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Century of Changing Boundaries

Date Published

2000

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

On the Limits of Social Control: Structural Deterrence and the Policing of "Suppressible" Crimes

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

June 2006

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Kids, Groups and Crime - Some Implications of a Well-known Secret

Journal

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

Date Published

1981

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Compromised Police Legitimacy as a Predictor of Violent Crime in Structurally Disadvantaged Communities

Journal

Criminology

Date Published

May 2005

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Social Ecology of Police Misconduct

Journal

Criminology

Date Published

November 2002

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Juvenile Justice Reforms in Kentucky: Evaluation Findings and Lessons Learned

Event Dates

September 24, 2020, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Sentinel Events Initiative: A Compiled Bibliography

The National Institute of Justice has compiled a bibliography of journal articles, news stories, and other resources relevant to the Sentinel Events Initiative. The bibliography includes close to 1,000 citations, most with abstracts and links to the complete publications.[1]

NIJ has compiled these citations with the goal of creating a centralized platform for publications related to the Sentinel Events Initiative. The bibliography will be...

Micro And Macro-Level Assessment Of Juvenile Justice Placement Reform In Ohio: Final Technical Report

Date Published

March 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Description, Case Study

Kentucky Juvenile Justice Reform Evaluation: Implementation Evaluation Report

Date Published

December 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Program/Project Evaluation

NIJ's Role Under the First Step Act

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description

Incarceration and Desistance: Evidence from a Natural Policy Experiment

2019-R2-CX-0031

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$599,510

A Law Enforcement Pathway to Treatment: A Multi-Site Evaluation of Self-Referral Deflection Programs

2019-75-CX-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$990,808

Improving Juror Comprehension of Forensic Testimony and Its Effects on Decision-Making and Evidence Evaluation

2019-75-CX-0010

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$497,208

Confidence, Latency, and Accuracy in Eyewitness Identification Made from Show-Ups: Evidence from the Lab, the Field, and Current Law Enforcement Practices

2019-75-CX-0009

Past Project Period End Date

Funding First Awarded

2019

$662,407

Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement

Event Dates

March 1, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Location

Washington, DC

Event Type

Seminar

Registration Status

Not Required

Series

Research for the Real World