National Research Council
Prison and Jail Crowding - Workshop Proceedings
Drugs and Crime: Workshop Proceedings
Lending an Ear in the Courtroom: Forensic Acoustics
Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part Two)
Using Science To Enhance Equity
Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims With Dark Skin
Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part Two)
The scientific basis of several aspects of forensic evidence was first called into question by the 2009 National Research Council report. That report had an immediate impact on law enforcement, crime labs, courtrooms, and the broader scientific community.
Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)
Building More Reliable Forensic Sciences (Part One)
The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science
Credibility and Use of Scientific and Technical Information in Science Policy Making: An Analysis of the Information Bases of the National Research Council’s committee reports
Contributions to ROC Curve and Likelihood Ratio Estimation for Forensic Evidence Interpretation
Advances toward validating examiner writership opinion based on handwriting kinematics
Recidivism Forecasting Challenge
Learn about the winners and challenge results -
- A Synthesis of the 2021 NIJ Forecasting Challenge Winning Reports: published in January 2024, this paper aims to add to the knowledge of risk assessment creation by synthesizing the 25 winning, nonstudent papers.
- NIJ 2021 Forecasting Challenge: Filtering Winners by Year, Variables, and Methods: a dashboard below allows you to filter down the winning submissions...
Accounting for Covariates in Forensic Error Rate Assessment and Evidence Interpretation
Elder Abuse in Residential Long-Term Care: An Update to the 2003 National Research Council Report
Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: The Role of Science in Addressing the Effects of Incarceration on Family Life
DNATYPE for Windows 95/NT: User Manual and Guide
The Evaluation of NIJ by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NIJ's Response
The National Academies conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the National Institute of Justice. This panel provides an overview of the evaluation and NIJ's response to it. NIJ has accepted many of the recommendations in the NRC report, and you will learn what the agency is doing to implement them. A few of the recommendations were challenging and created considerable debate within NIJ. Plans to address these thorny issues also are discussed.
Elder Abuse: How Much Occurs and How Do We Measure It?
NIJ Conference Panel
Panelists will present NIJ research on elder mistreatment in noninstitutionalized adults as well as tools for measuring the financial exploitation and psychological abuse of the elderly. A recently completed telephone survey of more than 6,500 older adults living in the community provides the most accurate estimates of the prevalence and incidence of physical, sexual, financial and emotional elder abuse. A second study used state-of-the-art science methods to develop a tool that measures the financial and psychological abuse of elders.
Familial DNA Searching: Issues and Answers
Familial DNA searching is the practice of creating new investigative leads in cases where DNA evidence found at the scene of a crime strongly resembles that of an existing DNA profile but is not an exact match. Panelists will explain how the technology works, provide examples of successful convictions obtained through familial searches, and discuss the various misconceptions and concerns regarding this practice.
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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