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

Publication Type

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

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

Video: NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program - Ongoing Class

Date Published

June 2017

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

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

Series

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Program Spotlight

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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