Literature Reviews

Evidence-Based Corrections: Identifying What Works

Date Published

October 2000

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Just NIST's Digital Forensics Black Box Study

Date Published

August 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Handful of Unlawful Behaviors, Led by Fraud and Bribery, Account for Nearly All Public Corruption Convictions Since 1985

Date Published

June 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Literature Review

Agencies

NIJ

Valuating Law Enforcement Data in the 21st Century: An Adaptive Mixed-Methods Approach

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Advancing Mass Shootings Research To Inform Practice

Date Published

April 2020

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Research (Applied/Empirical), Literature Review, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Video: Women in Policing

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Video: Reducing Traffic Fatalities: NIJ LEADS Scholar Spotlight

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Women in Policing

March 2020

Series

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Program Spotlight

Captain Ivonne Roman, Newark (NJ) Police Department, describes how her participation in NIJ’s LEADS Program has helped her research on women in policing, some of her findings, and describes how LEADS has benefited her career growth.

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Reducing Traffic Fatalities – NIJ LEADS Scholar Spotlight

March 2020

Series

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Program Spotlight

Sergeant James Williams of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and NIJ LEADS Scholar, discusses traffic fatalities, the focus of his research while participating in the NIJ LEADS program. Sergeant Williams also addresses how the LEADS Program has benefited his career growth.

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Forensic Familial and Moderate Stringency DNA Searches: Policies and Practices in the U.S., England, and Wales

Date Published

May 2019

Publication Type

Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Epidemiology of Crime Guns: Summary

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data

2019-R2-CX-0050

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$150,000

Evaluation of Safe Horizon Family Court Program

2019-V3-GX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$496,739

Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation

2019-DU-BX-0016

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$321,025

Research and Law Enforcement Partnerships Manage Civil Disturbances More Effectively

August 2019

Series

Research Spotlight

Law enforcement agencies can use research-based practices to manage protests and civil disturbances more effectively. In this video, Dr. Tamara Herold, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Ryan Lee, Assistant Chief, Portland Police Bureau, discuss some of those methods, some of the misconceptions about how law enforcement should respond to civil disturbances, and where agencies should begin when developing civil disturbance response plans.

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NIJ Journal Issue No. 254

Date Published

July 2006

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

Research in the Ranks: Empowering Law Enforcement To Drive Their Own Scientific Inquiry

Date Published

October 2018

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Identifying Technology Needs and Innovations to Advance Corrections

Date Published

January 2017

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research

June 2010

Since 2008, DOJ has been reviewing its policies and programs on international organized crime, with the goal of strengthening law enforcement's response to this threat. In this NIJ Conference Panel, the speakers will explore how DOJ and other U.S. government agencies are responding to it. Attendees will learn more about the Attorney General's Organized Crime Council, the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center, and the recent National Intelligence Estimate on International Organized Crime.

What Is Research and Evaluation Evidence and How Can We Use It?

June 2010

This NIJ Conference Panel will explore the development and use of evidence-based policies, programs and technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiencies related to government. Through casual observation, practices and programs may appear to be effective, but under closer scrutiny the results may look much different.