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Domestic Radicalization and Deradicalization: Insights from Family and Friends

Date Published

August 19, 2022

To understand what drives some people to violent extremism, and some to walk away from it, it helps to get to know them. That premise underlies research featuring interviews with individuals who exited extremism, family members, and acquaintances.

Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K-12 Schools

Evaluability Assessment of a Metropolitan Network Service Delivery Model to Connect Trafficked Persons with a Full Range of Victim Services, Final Research Report

Date Published

June 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

NIJ Recidivism Challenge Report: Team Smith

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Role of Bullying-related Policies: Understanding How School Staff Respond to Bullying Situations

Journal

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Date Published

November 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Executive Summary: National Institute of Justice's Multisite Evaluation of Veterans Treatment Courts

Date Published

June 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

A meta-analysis of longitudinal partial correlations between school violence and mental health, school performance, and criminal or delinquent acts

Journal

Psychological Bulletin

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Literature Review

Examining the Use and Impacts of Restrictive Housing

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

An Examination of Downward Drift as an Explanation of the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Residence in Unhealthy Neighborhoods in Adulthood: The Role of Psychiatric Symptoms

Journal

American Journal of Community Psychology

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Hawaii's Swift and Sure Probation

Date Published

2008

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Psychological Functioning Among Latino Victims of Teen Dating Violence: The Role of Relational and Collective Resources

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities

Date Published

May 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Longitudinal Effects of Gendered Harassment Perpetration and Victimization on Mental Health Outcomes in Adolescence

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Psychological Well-Being Among Women Who Experienced Intimate Partner Violence and Received Civil Legal Services

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Landscape Study of Application Software Products That Aim to Address the Mental Health Needs of Law Enforcement Officers

Date Published

May 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Issue Overview

Link for Schools: A System to Prevent Violence and its Adverse Impacts

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities

May 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

What is reentry? Why is it important? And what research is being done in this field? NIJ Journal Editor Beth Pearsall hosts a conversation on reentry with Senior Science Advisor Angela Moore, Senior Social Science Analyst Marie Garcia, and Social Science Analyst Eric Martin.

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From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities

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From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities

The problem of overgeneralization: The case of mental health problems and US violent white supremacists

Journal

American Behavioral Scientist

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Desistance: It's a Process, Not an Event

April 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Desistance is the process of individuals ceasing engagement in criminal activity. It may sound simple but it is quite complex, and the more we understand it, the better equipped we are to help accelerate the process before people are incarcerated or once they leave prison or jail. NIJ Journal Editor Beth Pearsall hosts a conversation on this topic with Senior Social Science Analyst Marie Garcia, Senior Advisor Ben Adams, and Social Science Research Analyst Kaitlyn Sill.

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Desistance: It's a Process, Not an Event

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Desistance: It’s a Process, Not an Event

Accounting for Multiple Nonfatal Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Extracurricular Activities, Screen Media Activity, and Sleep May Be Modifiable Factors Related to Children's Cognitive Functioning: Evidence From the ABCD Study(R)

Journal

Child Development

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Clinical diagnostic phenotypes in hospitalizations due to self-inflicted firearm injury

Journal

Journal of Affective Disorders

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Factor structure and concurrent validity of the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) in a sample of Somali immigrants living in North America

Journal

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

School Safety and School-Based Mental Health Services in a Large Metropolitan School District

Date Published

November 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Access to Health Care and Treatment Among Individuals Convicted of Sexual Offenses Paroled to Urban and Rural Communities

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)