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How Much Crime is Drug-Related? History, Limitations, and Potential Improvements of Estimation Methods
Drug Control and Reductions in Drug-Attributable Crime
Measuring the Costs of Crime
Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
180 Day Study Report: Status and Needs of United States Crime Laboratories
Situational Crime Prevention at Specific Locations in Community Context: Place and Neighborhood Effects
Fox in the Henhouse: A Study of Police Officers Arrested for Crimes Associated With Domestic and/or Family Violence
Criminal Career Patterns
Why Were So Many Sexual Assault Kits Not Tested in Detroit?
Watch Rebecca Campbell discuss the five primary reasons that Detroit developed a large number of sexual assault kits that were not submitted to the crime lab for DNA-testing. Dr. Campbell also talks about how these risk factors" could apply to other jurisdictions.
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Notifying Sexual Assault Victims When Evidence Is Tested
Interview with Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Watch Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz discuss what Houston is learning about the role of notifying sexual assault victims when their rape kits are DNA-tested. In talking about the nationwide implications of the Houston action-research project, Dr. Busch-Armendariz says that the nation is ready to move beyond a focus solely on kit-testing to the larger discussion of how to tackle the complicated issue of sexual assault.
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Data-Driven Crime Prevention: New Tools for Community Involvement and Crime Control
International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research
Technical Evaluation of Three Panoramic Crime Scene Imaging Technologies
Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major US Cities
Impact of Differential Sentencing Severity for Domestic Violence Offenses and All Other Offenses Over Abusers' Life Spans
Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity & Gender Factor In?
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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