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National Institute of Justice’s Strategic Research Plans

Thank you Kevin [Chair Kevin Bowling] for the introduction, and Tracy [Tracy Trautman, BJA] for your continued support of the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative.

Many of you are familiar with the National Institute of Justice, and our role as the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to inform the decision-making of...

Perspectives on Research and Evidence-Based Policing

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Every year, NIJ supports 30 midcareer, research-minded law enforcement professionals to take part in professional development and travel opportunities, network, and contribute to the policing and research communities through the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars program. The LEADS scholars are both practitioners and researchers. They work in the field while simultaneously striving to evaluate and improve the work done in their departments...

Evidence-Based Policing in 45 Small Bytes

NCJ Number
254326
Date Published
May 2020
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Reference Material, Instructional Material (Programmed)
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TECHBeat, July/August 2019

NCJ Number
253501
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material
PDF