Restoring Promise: A randomized control trial examining the impact of innovative young adult housing on reducing violence
2018-75-CX-0021
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$750,000
Mentoring
NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward
August 2018
Series
NIJ’s 50th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on how far the Institute has come, as well as its direction and priorities moving forward. In this Research for the Real World event, panelists will speak to the history and future of the Institute, drawing from decades of experience working for and closely with NIJ. Two Former NIJ Directors will reflect on their days heading the agency and their observations on how the agency has changed over time.
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An Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Programs: Impact Findings at 18 Months
Date Published
June 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Mentoring Research Partners Program: Evaluating Impact, Program Practices, and Implementation on High-Risk Youth
2017-JU-FX-0014
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$149,999
Evaluating a Cognitive Behavioral Approach for Improving Life Outcomes of Underserved Young Women: A Randomized Experiment in Chicago
2016-JU-FX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$248,953
An Ecological Model of Risk and Protection for Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Involvement Among Maltreated Youth: A Longitudinal Study
2017-JF-FX-0050
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$124,652
Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices
2016-JU-FX-0001
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$249,996
Meet the Fellow: Translational Criminology
January 2017
In this video Jessica Shaw, Ph.D., describes her work as a translational criminology fellow at NIJ. She discusses what motivated her to apply, her fellowship experience and how it impacted her career development, as well as, the benefits of pursuing a fellowship with NIJ.
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Cognitive Behavioral Mentoring: Investigation of Research-Informed Enhancements to Program Practices
2016-JU-FX-0001
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$249,995
Evaluating a Cognitive Behavioral Approach for Improving Life Outcomes of Underserved Young Women: A Randomized Experiment in Chicago
2016-JU-FX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$248,918
Police Officer Learning, Mentoring, and Racial Bias in Traffic Stops
2016-R2-CX-0041
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$279,810
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Safe School Ambassadors in High Risk Schools in Puerto Rico
2016-CK-BX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,744,947
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program — Ongoing Class
June 2016
In this video, law enforcement officers discuss how NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) scholar program benefits professional development and fosters research collaboration between law enforcement and scholars.
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Long-Term Follow-up of the Quantum Opportunities Mentoring Program for High-Risk Youth
2014-JU-FX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$300,000
Integrating Emergency Department Data with Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Service and Community Data to Reduce Violence
2014-IJ-CX-0110
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$194,175
The prosecution of child sexual abuse: A partnership to improve outcomes
2014-MU-MU-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$498,333
Evaluating program enhancements for mentors working with children of prisoners
2014-JU-FX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$2,499,597
Cross-age peer mentoring to enhance resilience among low-income urban youth living in high violence Chicago communities.
2014-JU-FX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$998,194
Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity & Gender Factor In?
February 2014
Scientific studies have long documented the negative impact of a prison record on a person's ability to find employment. But what is the impact when gender and race/ethnicity are factored in? Also, most jobs are now advertised online — so how does this affect the ability of former prisoners to find a job?
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Youth Initiated Mentoring:Investigating an innovative approach to mentoring at-risk youth
2013-JU-FX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$499,323
Group Mentoring for Resilience: Increasing Positive Development and Reducing Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System
2013-JU-FX-0006
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$499,370
Long-Term Study on the Impacts of Training and Peer Support on Relationship Quality and Mentee Outcomes
2013-JU-FX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$299,221
Long-Term Impact of a Positive Youth Development Program on Dating Violence Outcomes During the Transition to Adulthood
2013-VA-CX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$440,642
Process and Outcome Evaluation of the 4-H Mentoring/Youth and Families with Promise (YFP) Program
Date Published
March 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prisoner Reentry Experiences of Adult Females: Characteristics, Service Receipt, and Outcomes of Participants in the SVORI Multi-Site Evaluation
Date Published
December 2009
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored