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Expert Panel Creates Investment Road Map to Guide Development of Powerful Video Analytics and Sensor Fusion Surveillance Technologies

Date Published

April 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Psychological Survival in a Violent Career

Event Dates

December 13, 2018, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Body Armor: Protecting Our Nation's Officers from Ballistic Threats

Date Published

November 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Improving Officer Safety on the Roadways

A Study on the Impact of Body-Worn Cameras on Inmate Misconduct in the Loudoun County, VA Adult Detention Center

2018-75-CX-0019

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$714,164

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and Misconduct Behind Bars: A Randomized Control Trial of CBI-CC

2018-75-CX-0020

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$596,458

Reducing Traffic Related Officer Fatalities and Injuries through Technology Enhancement and Policy

2018-R2-CX-0024

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$496,184

A Longitudinal Study of Police Prestige, Job Satisfaction, Resilience and Stress through the Officer Safety and Wellness Platform (OSAW-B)

2018-R2-CX-0026

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$1,135,179

Harnessing Existing Technologies to Mitigate Driving Distraction Among Law Enforcement Officers

2018-R2-CX-0025

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$464,621

NIJ's 50th Anniversary - Looking Back, Looking Forward

August 2018

Series

Research for the Real World

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 Innovative Response to an Intractable Problem -- Using Village Public Safety Officers To Enhance the Criminal Justice Response to Violence Committed Against Alaska Native and American Indian Women in Alaska's Tribal Communities

Date Published

June 2018

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Officer Safety Part 2 of 2 in a Series on Correctional Officer Wellness

Risky Business: Part 1 of 2 in a Series on Correctional Officer Wellness

NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices

Closing Date

May 14, 2018

Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan

NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Decision-making

Closing Date

May 7, 2018

Personal Telemetry Using Wireless Body Area Networks

2016-R2-CX-0014

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Correctional Officers: A Biopsychosocial Approach

2017-R2-CX-0035

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$677,990

Improved Officer Decision-Making and Stress Management with Virtual Environments

2017-R2-CX-0025

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$914,757

The effects of trauma exposure on neurophysiological, cognitive, and psychological function in active duty police officers

2017-R2-CX-0034

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$814,158

Category #1 - Neighborhoods, Stress, & Police Behavior: Understanding the Relationships

2017-R2-CX-0045

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$568,576

Defining the Impact of Stress and Traumatic Events on Correctional Officers

2017-R2-CX-0036

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$737,995

The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training on Stress-Related Biological, Behavioral, and Health-Related Outcomes in Law Enforcement Officers

2017-R2-CX-0033

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$616,198

Physiological and Psychological Responses to Critical Incidents among Correctional Officers

2017-R2-CX-0032

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$787,907

Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness — What We Learned from the Research Literature

Date Published

July 23, 2017

A new NIJ-supported paper identifies risks officers confront, assesses officers’ perspectives on workplace risk, notes key limitations in the research literature, and recommends policies designed to enhance officer well-being.