Officer safety

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

August 2018

Series

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

Date Published

April 30, 2018

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

Date Published

March 31, 2018

NIJ FY18 Understanding the Impacts of Policing Strategies and Practices

Closing Date

May 14, 2018

With this solicitation, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposal for research and/or evaluation projects to examine the impact of police crime-reduction practices and strategies on four variables. Those are: (1) crime, (2) officer safety, (3) criminal investigations, and (4) criminal prosecutions. NIJ will accept proposals for research examining person- or place-based practices and strategies. NIJ is particularly interested in examining the practice of...

Safety, Health, and Wellness Strategic Research Plan

Date Published

March 14, 2018

NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Decision-making

Closing Date

May 7, 2018

NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation projects to identify the combination of attributes specific to the individual law enforcement officer that causes them to make the decisions governing their actions during encounters with the public. Specifically, NIJ is interested in identifying those combinations of attributes tending to lead to successful encounter outcomes; as well as those tending to lead to unsuccessful outcomes. NIJ is...

Personal Telemetry Using Wireless Body Area Networks

2016-R2-CX-0014

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$50,000

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

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

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.

Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness Literature Synthesis

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Literature Review, Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

How to Encourage a Culture of Officer Safety

July 2017

Jeff Rojek, Associate Director for the Center for Law and Behavior at the University of Texas, explains what the research shows about why law enforcement officers are more or less likely to use seat belts.

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Preventing Officer Fatalities by Better Understanding Specific Incidents

Market Survey on Body Worn Camera Technologies

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Survey, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Primer on Body Worn Camera Technologies

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Preventing Gun Violence: Understanding Law Enforcement Response and Improving Multi-disciplinary Partnerships for Peace

November 2016

Series

Research for the Real World

This Research for the Real World seminar explores common police practices for responding to gun violence and the extent to which they are contributing to reductions in violent incidents. The panel will also explore the role of multi-disciplinary partners such as the public health sector in reducing gun violence, and discuss promising practices for law enforcement partnerships to leverage complimentary violence reduction efforts.

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