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NIJ Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities: Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice

Event Dates

November 8, 2021, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

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Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice

Event Dates

November 9, 2021, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

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Not Required

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2019

Date Published

June 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Statistics

Desistance from Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice

Why do people stop their involvement in crime? What factors help shape this process? How can policy and practice improve individuals’ chances of ending their criminal behavior?

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An Ecological Model of Risk and Protection for Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Involvement among Maltreated Youth: A Longitudinal Study

Date Published

March 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Health-Related Quality of Life among Adolescents as a Function of Victimization, other Adversities, and Strengths

Journal

Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Nursing Care of Children and Families

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

In North American Somali Communities, A Complex Mix of Factors Influence Gang Involvement, Violent Extremism

Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

Journal

JAMA Network Open

Date Published

February 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Continuity of Psychiatric Disorders in a 15-Year Longitudinal Study of Youths Involved in the Juvenile Justice System

Journal

JAMA Pediatrics

Date Published

April 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Relationships Matter: The Protective Role of Teacher and Peer Support in Understanding School Climate for Victimized Youth

Journal

Child and Youth Care Forum

Date Published

May 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Parent Socialization of Emotion in a High-Risk Sample

Journal

Developmental Psychology

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Space-time Study of Youth and School Violence STARS for Schools

Date Published

June 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Criminal Records, Positive Credentials and Recidivism: Incorporating Evidence of Rehabilitation Into Criminal Background Check Employment Decisions

Journal

Crime & Delinquency

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Childhood maltreatment experiences and problematic sexual outcomes in adult males who have sexually offended: Further evidence of the potency of male caregiver psychological abuse

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding the Buffering Effects of Protective Factors on the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Teen Dating Violence Perpetration

Journal

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Exposure to parental and community violence and the relationship to bullying perpetration and victimization among early adolescents: A parallel process growth mixture latent transition analysis

Journal

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Is Dating Aggression Victimization a Risk Factor or a Consequence of Other Forms of Victimization? A Longitudinal Assessment With Latino Youth

Journal

Psychology of Violence

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Understanding the Victimization-Delinquency Overlap Among Latino Adolescents: The Role of Cultural and Mental Health Factors

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Post-implementation of a Safe Harbor law in the US: Review of state administrative data

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Dual System Youth: At the Intersection of Child Maltreatment and Delinquency

Safe harbor law: pre- to post-implementation change in service providers' knowledge and response to sex trafficking of minors

Journal

Journal of Crime & Justice

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

A Qualitative Study of Perception of School Safety among Youth in a High Crime City

Journal

Journal of School Violence

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Child Trauma Response Team (CTRT): Pilot Program

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Dual System Youth: At the Intersection of Child Maltreatment and Delinquency

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

August 2021

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Research (Applied/Empirical)

Juveniles in Criminal Court (Bureau of Justice Stati

Dataset from 40 urban counties used to describe the characteristics of more than 7,000 juveniles charged with felonies in State courts. The findings indicated that prosecution of juveniles in criminal court is generally reserved for those charged with the quite serious crimes of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault