Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
Research Designs in the Real World: Testing the Effectiveness of an IPV Intervention
Summary of Discussion on Safety and Accountability Audits: Workshop for Future Initiatives, October 26, 2004
Research Designs in the Real World: Testing the Effectiveness of an Intimate Partner Violence Intervention
Many factors can influence study design, particularly when evaluating intervention in the field. Although randomized controlled trials are considered the gold standard of evaluations, there are certain considerations that may exclude their use.
Native American Crime, Victimization, and Justice Studies: Postdoctoral Fellowship Continuation
VAWA — Celebrating 15 Years and Moving Forward Together
Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Initiative
President's DNA Initiative
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Initiative Goals
DNA technology is increasingly vital to ensuring accuracy and fairness in the criminal justice system. DNA can be used to identify criminals with incredible accuracy when biological evidence exists, and...
Sexual Violence Research Roundtable: Meeting Summary
Strengthening NIJ: Mission, Science and Process
NIJ endorses the basic principles laid out in the National Research Council's evaluation of the Institute and has already started to implement policies and procedures that address many of the recommendations.
Perspectives on Civil Protective Orders in Domestic Violence Cases: The Rural and Urban Divide
Civil protective orders can be an effective tool for domestic violence prevention.
Increasing Sexual Assault Prosecution Rates
Humane treatment shapes both the victims' recovery and the success of investigations.
Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Grant Program Special Initiative: Faith-Based and Community Organization Pilot Program
Judicial Oversight Demonstration: Culminating Report on the Evaluation
CONTINUATION OF EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCEAND CHILD VICTIMIZATION ENFORCEMENTGRANT PROGRAM SPECIAL INITIATIVE:FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONPILOT PROGRAM
Final Report on the Evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration: Executive Summary
Research Meetings and Workshops
NIJ learns from the people who work day-to-day with the issues. We sponsor meetings, workshops, and working groups that bring together researchers, policymakers, technologists, and practitioners.
These meetings generate a rich exchange of ideas. They guide future research and help ensure that NIJ's research, development and evaluation activities meet real-world needs.
Review the summaries or transcripts available for many of these meetings: