Addressing Contraband in Prisons and Jails as the Threat of Drone Deliveries Grows
Date Published
June 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Law enforcement
The intersection of methamphetamine and violence in the United States: a county-level assessment of methamphetamine overdose mortality and violent crime
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Suite of Aptamer-Based Sensors for the Detection of Fentanyl and Its Analogues
Date Published
April 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Investigation of volatile organic compounds from trace fentanyl powder via passive degradationInvestigation of volatile organic compounds from trace fentanyl powder via passive degradation
Date Published
December 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Detection of N-phenylpropanamide vapor from fentanyl materials by secondary electrospray ionization-ion mobility spectrometry (SESI-IMS)
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Identification of volatile components in the headspace of pharmaceutical-grade fentanyl
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Five Things About Teen Dating Violence
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Factsheet
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NIJ
Driving Down Gun Violence (Part One)
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
NIJ
Driving Down Gun Violence (Part One)
May 2023
Series
Three LEADS Scholars serving in different law enforcement agencies and positions discuss their experiences with identifying and implementing evidence-based interventions to reduce gun violence. NIJ Senior Advisor Dr. Tamara Herold hosts this conversation with guests Police Chief Cecilia Ashe (Milford Delaware Police Department), Chief of Staff Lieutenant Matthew Barter (Manchester, NH Police Department), and Analytical Services Manager Mr. Jason Schiess (Durham, NC Police Department).
NIJ Journal Issue No. 231
Date Published
August 1996
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
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NIJ
Ultra-sensitive, rapid detection of dried bloodstains by surface enhanced Raman scattering on Ag substrates
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Native Missing Persons Cases Will Not be Solved by Police Alone The Case for Missing Persons Advocates
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Issue Overview
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NIJ-Sponsored
Missing Native American Persons: Nebraska Study Details Scope of Problem, Urges Culturally Sensitive Research and Better Access to Justice
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Do bone elasticity and postmortem interval affect forensic fractographic analyses?
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
What's Hiding in the Text? Analyzing Sexual Assault Police Narratives for "Signaling"
Date Published
2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Verification Report, Toolkit for Selective Analyses & Reconstruction of Files (FileTSAR)
Date Published
July 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Targeted Data Extraction System (TDES) for Mobile Devices
Date Published
July 2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Vaping: It's Not What You Think
May 2023
Vaping has grown in popularity as an alternative to cigarettes, but like its predecessor, vaping brings many health complications to consumers. Thanks to the persistence of researchers like Dr. Michelle Peace, these once unknown dangers have been brought to light. Dr. Peace, a tenured Associate Professor and founding member of VCU’s Department of Forensic Science, joins host and NIJ Scientist Dr. Frances Scott to discuss the history and science of vaping and what it does to our bodies.
Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice
Innovations in Measuring Community Perceptions Challenge
Closing Date
NIJ has launched an open competition to develop new methods for capturing community perceptions of police and public safety that are representative, cost effective, accurate across microgeographies, and capable of being administered frequently.
A Nationally Representative Examination of the Prevalence, Characteristics, and Consequences of Statutory Rape in the United States
Date Published
March 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Making Schools Safer and/or Creating a Pipeline to Prison: A Study of North Carolina Schools
Date Published
June 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Effect of secondary atomization on blood backspatter affected by muzzle gases
Date Published
April 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy is capable of precise differentiation between re-dyed hair samples
Date Published
May 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored