Mentoring
Children as Citizens: Engaging Adolescents in Research on Exposure to Violence
Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, great strides have been made in the areas of child protection and advocacy. However, the concept of children, and specifically adolescents, as functional and engaged citizens has also emerged. Through the guidance and recognition of adults, children can participate in deliberative democracy as legitimate and competent citizens. This citizenship, like that of adults, can be used to enrich and improve local communities by creating a sense of ownership and fairness. Dr.
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From the Academy to Retirement: A Journey Through the Policing Lifecycle
Professor Rosenbaum and a panel of colleagues discuss a study to demonstrate the feasibility of creating a foundation from which to launch studies about multiple aspects of policing using standardized definitions and measurement tools. Their goal is to advance knowledge about policing and translate data into evidence-based best practices that improve training, supervision and accountability systems. The effort is expected to produce a better understanding of what motivates police officers and makes them healthier, happier and more effective.
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Homicide in the United States
The 2009 NIJ Conference kicked off with a blue-ribbon panel of leaders with expertise in urban issues as they relate to homicide. These experts will discuss promising approaches that have resulted in reduced violence and community empowerment.
Gang Membership Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research for the future.
Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults
New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.
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Chicago Ceasefire
CeaseFire is an evidence-based, data-driven intervention designed to stop shootings and killings in high-incidence neighborhoods by directly intervening with those who are most likely to be involved in a shooting and by building support for alternatives to violence in those neighborhoods. Panel members will share their experiences “on the ground” mediating conflicts and working one-on-one with high-risk individuals.
Women in Policing: Breaking Barriers and Blazing a Path
Tackling Gun Violence as a Community Issue
What Works in Reentry
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Building Drug Intelligence Networks to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities: A Collaborative Intelligence-led Policing Strategy
Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices
NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward
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Using Brief Interventions to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
Dr. Emily F. Rothman and Ms. Sarah DeCosta will talk about the Real Talk intervention, which is a brief motivational interview intervention designed to stop dating abuse perpetration by youth ages 15-19 years old, and was tested through a randomized controlled trial in adolescent health care settings. Dr. Elizabeth Miller and Ms.
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An Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Programs: Impact Findings at 18 Months
Mentoring Research Partners Program: Evaluating Impact, Program Practices, and Implementation on High-Risk Youth
Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices
Video: NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program - Ongoing Class
Community-Based Violence Prevention Study of the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative: An Intervention To Prevent Urban Gun Violence
Meet the Fellow: Translational Criminology
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Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices
Police Officer Learning, Mentoring, and Racial Bias in Traffic Stops
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Safe School Ambassadors in High Risk Schools in Puerto Rico
Strengthening Justice in the U.S. - The Impact of Scientific Research
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program — Ongoing Class
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