Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Varieties of Violent Behavior
Context and Consequences of Sexual Assault Among Undergraduate Women at Historically Black Colleges and Universities HBCUs
Forensic Markers in Elder Female Sexual Abuse Cases
Assessing the Relationship Between Exposure to Violence and Inmate Maladjustment Within and Across State Correctional Facilities
Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness
Each year, 100-200 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty. Last year, 177 lost their lives — a 16-percent increase from 2010. As Attorney General Eric Holder noted, this is a devastating and unacceptable trend. NIJ has developed a robust research portfolio to improve officer safety and wellness and, ultimately, save lives. This panel discussed some of NIJ's most promising work to reduce shooting and traffic-related fatalities — consistently the leading causes of officer line-of-duty deaths — and improve officer wellness, which is inextricably linked with officer safety.
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