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Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking

December 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Human trafficking is an issue without a simple solution, but research on this problem is helping victims and developing tools and information to help better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking. NIJ Scientist Mary Carlton joins host Josh Mondoro, Communications Assistant at NIJ, for a discussion about this research.

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Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking

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Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Human Trafficking

Microfabrication process and characteristic testing of a MEMS-based preconcentrator

Date Published

2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

'Situating’ Simulation to Model Human Spatio-Temporal Interactions: An Example Using Crime Events

Journal

Transactions in GIS

Date Published

2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Just Science Podcast: Just Identifying Gacy's Victims Part 2

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Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Case Study

The Slow but Steady March Towards a More Reliable Forensic Science

Date Published

December 7, 2022

Greater investments in forensic research by a widening pool of scientists spark new methods despite resistance to change.

Fast Screening of Gunshot Residue Aims to Modernize Practice

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Convolutional Neural Network Applications in Fire Debris Classification

Journal

Chemosensors

Date Published

September 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Ionic liquids as stationary phases for the gas chromatographic separation of fentanyl analogues

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

December 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Just Science Podcast: Just Autopsy Results and Crime Scene Reconstruction

Content Advisory

Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Case Study

Kinetically Modeling Total Ion Chromatograms and Extracted Ion Profiles to Identify Ignitable Liquids for Fire Debris Applications

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Thesis/Dissertation

Romantic Relationship Characteristics and Adolescent Relationship Abuse in a Probability-Based Sample of Youth

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Relationship Dynamics and Abusive Interactions in a National Sample of Youth and Young Adults

Journal

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Profiles of Adolescent Relationship Abuse and Sexual Harassment: a Latent Class Analysis

Journal

Prevention Science

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Shedding Light on Assault

November 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Senior Science Writer Maya Pilkington is joined by “the Paintball Lady” – Dr. Katherine Scafide. Dr. Scafide shares how her research on detecting bruises and skills as a forensic nurse help pediatric and adult assault and domestic violence victims by providing clear documentation. 

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Shedding Light on Assault

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Shedding Light on Assault

An exploratory network analysis of hot people and places

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Right-wing radicalism today

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Cycles of right-wing terror in the US

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Issue Overview

Military experience, identity discrepancies, and far right terrorism: An exploratory analysis

Journal

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism

Date Published

2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Why study white supremacist terror? A research note

Journal

Deviant Behavior

Date Published

February 2010

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

American Swastika: Inside the white power movement's hidden spaces of hate

Date Published

2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Debunking Conventional Wisdom: Using Online Escort Ads in Sex Trafficking Investigations

Journal

Police Chief

Date Published

October 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Examining Walking-Waiting Sexual Assaults from Previously Untested Sexual Assault Kits: The Intersection of Stranger and Outdoor Sexual Assaults

Journal

Victims & Offenders

Date Published

July 2022

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored, NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Evaluation of Services for the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth: A Scoping Review

Journal

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Date Published

October 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Embracing Tribal Culture to Build Research Partnerships

Date Published

November 2022

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Human Trafficking

NIJ funds research on human trafficking and evaluation of promising practices. The overall emphasis for NIJ’s research lies on:

• Strengthening the science of measuring the prevalence of human trafficking
• Preventing trafficking
• Improving the identification, investigation, and prosecution of traffickers
• Identifying best practices for identifying and providing services to victims.

While NIJ focuses on human trafficking as it occurs in the United States, it draws on...