Police operations
Reducing Fear of Crime in Houston and Newark - A Summary Report
Officer Perceptions of the Impact of Mobile Broadband Technology on Police Operations
National Institute of Justice Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report
Policing In Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice
The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record
NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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What Does Gunshot Detection Technology Tell Us About Gun Violence
Emerging Paradigm for Policing Multiethnic Societies: Glimpses From the American Experience
Doing Research in Public Housing: Implementation Issues From Philadelphia's 11th Street Corridor Community Policing Program
GPS Applications in Law Enforcement: The SkyTracker Surveillance System, Final Report
Wireless Broadband for Municipal Police: Evaluating Clearance Times of Calls for Service
Demonstrating the Analytical Utility of GIS for Police Operations: A Final Report
Realizing the Potential of Technology in Policing: A Multisite Study of the Social, Organizational, and Behavioral Aspects of Implementing Police Technologies
Research on Body Worn Cameras: Meeting the Challenges of Police Operations, Program Implementation, and Randomized Controlled Trial Designs
Factorial Analysis of Police Pursuit Driving Decisions: A Research Note
Proactive Policing: Using Geographic Analysis to Fight Crime
Public Safety Development Program; Daphne Police Department
Real-Time Crime Forecasting Challenge Webinar
This webinar will offer a brief overview of the National Institute of Justice and the data science needs of the criminal justice field. In addition, it will provide details about the Crime Forecasting Challenge, including who can submit, how to retrieve datasets, and the submission categories. The overall goal of the Crime Forecasting Challenge is to harness recent advances in data science to drive innovation in algorithms that advance place-based crime forecasting.
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Mobile Broadband Data Access Has Positive Impact on Police Operations
Homicide in the United States
The 2009 NIJ Conference kicked off with a blue-ribbon panel of leaders with expertise in urban issues as they relate to homicide. These experts will discuss promising approaches that have resulted in reduced violence and community empowerment.
Using License Plate Readers to Fight Crime
This is a joint panel of NIJ's Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE ) and Office of Science and Technology (OST). Panelists will discuss the latest efforts to implement license plate reader technology into policing operations. OST grantees will explain various aspects of the technology and an ORE grantee from the National Opinion Research Center will present findings from a study on the use of license plate readers to combat auto theft in Arizona.
Terrorism Studies: Finding and Applying the Best Research
In the post-Sept. 11 era, criminal justice and homeland security professionals have been bombarded with a flood of studies on terrorism. Some of the best researchers in the field provide a practical session on evaluating terrorism studies. What should the inquisitive professional look for when presented with different methods? How can professionals publish what they see and engage experts in the field?
Policing Operations
Because of the varied nature of crime, police operations must be diverse and flexible. Police must be able to react to situations that range from a threat of explosives to a fleeing suspect. During these operations, officers need tools and training to be as effective and as safe as possible.
NIJ supports research and development on new technologies that will aid police operations, whether by...