Political science
Correlates of Violent Political Extremism in the United States
Policing Leadership and Accountability: Harnessing Big Data and Causal Inference for Evaluating Police Reform Practices
Criminology theory and terrorism: New applications and approaches
Keeping Pace - Court Resources and Crime in Ten U.S. Cities
End of an Era? Understanding the Contradictions of Criminal Justice Reform
Selective Incapacitation?
Client Games: Defense Attorney Perspectives on Their Relations With Criminal Clients
Children as Citizens: Engaging Adolescents in Research on Exposure to Violence
Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, great strides have been made in the areas of child protection and advocacy. However, the concept of children, and specifically adolescents, as functional and engaged citizens has also emerged. Through the guidance and recognition of adults, children can participate in deliberative democracy as legitimate and competent citizens. This citizenship, like that of adults, can be used to enrich and improve local communities by creating a sense of ownership and fairness. Dr.
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Less Prison, More Police, Less Crime: How Criminology Can Save the States from Bankruptcy
Professor Lawrence Sherman explains how policing can prevent far more crimes than prison per dollar spent. His analysis of the cost-effectiveness of prison compared to policing suggests that states can cut their total budgets for justice and reduce crime by reallocating their spending on crime: less prison, more police.
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The Evaluation of NIJ by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NIJ's Response
The National Academies conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the National Institute of Justice. This panel provides an overview of the evaluation and NIJ's response to it. NIJ has accepted many of the recommendations in the NRC report, and you will learn what the agency is doing to implement them. A few of the recommendations were challenging and created considerable debate within NIJ. Plans to address these thorny issues also are discussed.
International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research
Since 2008, DOJ has been reviewing its policies and programs on international organized crime, with the goal of strengthening law enforcement's response to this threat. In this NIJ Conference Panel, the speakers will explore how DOJ and other U.S. government agencies are responding to it. Attendees will learn more about the Attorney General's Organized Crime Council, the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center, and the recent National Intelligence Estimate on International Organized Crime.
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?
National Institute of Justice Graduate Fellowship: Social and Behavioral Sciences
How Terrorists Learn - Interview at the 2009 NIJ Conference
Terrorism Studies: Finding and Applying the Best Research - Panel at the 2009 NIJ Conference
The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine requests support from NIJ for the completion of the ongoing study on Proactive Policing: Effects of Crime, Communities, and Civil Liberties.
Terrorism Research Before and After 9/11 - Interview With Gary LaFree
Children as Citizens: Engaging Adolescents in Research on Exposure to Violence
Expert Working Group Report on International Organized Crime
How Terrorists Learn
Interview at the 2009 NIJ Conference with, Michael Kenney, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Political Science and Fellow International Center for the Study of Terrorism, Pennsylvania State University
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