Law Enforcement Looks to Research to Help Fight the Opioid Crisis
Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Prescription drugs
Identifying New Illicit Drugs and Sounding the Alarm in Real Time
Date Published
April 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Extending the Period for Detecting Illicit Drugs in the Bloodstream
Date Published
July 2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Changing the Behavior of Drug-Involved Offenders: Supervision That Works
December 2012
Series
A small number of those who commit crimes are heavily involved in drugs commit a large portion of the crime in this country. An evaluation of a "smart supervision" effort in Hawaii that uses swift and certain sanctioning showed that individuals committing crimes who are heavily involved in drug use can indeed change their behavior when the supervision is properly implemented.
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Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Convening Police Leaders and Researchers to Learn Promising Practices and to Inform Research Agenda
Director Muhlhausen's prepared remarks at the NIJ-hosted Opioid Research Summit.
NIJ Director Muhlhausen
Good morning and welcome to Washington, DC. It’s a privilege to host you here today at the National Institute of Justice. I’m particularly honored to have the Attorney General and the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General with us...
2019 National Opioid and Emerging Drug Threats Policy and Practice Forum
Dr. Muhlhausen's remarks at the 2019 National Opioid and Emerging Drug Threats Policy and Practice Forum, which built off the momentum of the widespread stakeholder meetings convened to discuss the consequences of this national epidemic, including the impact it has had on public safety, public health, and the criminal justice response.
Good morning!
Thank you all for coming here so early, and in many...
NIJ's Role in the Strategy to Combat Heroin and Other Opioids: 2018 Update
Date Published
October 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ
Just Science: 2019 NIJ R&D: Just Screening Blood and Urine
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Opioid Crisis: NIJ Resources for First Responders
Date Published
May 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Understanding the Opioid Crisis Case-by-Case: Overdose Fatality Reviews in Wisconsin
Date Published
May 2019
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Two Police Chiefs Perspectives on the Opioid Crisis
Date Published
May 2019
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Just Science: Forensic Advancement: Just Throwing Darts at the Opioid Crisis
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 52: Just Opioid Financial Burden on Crime Labs
Date Published
July 2018
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 50: Drugs: Just Fentanyl Lab Fads With ASCLD
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Just Science Podcast: Episode 49: Drugs: Just Solving the Opioid Crisis
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Notes From the Field: Opioid Crisis - The Medical Examiner's Office as a Focal Point
Date Published
June 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ
Just Science Podcast: Episode 46: Drugs: Just the State of Pathology
Date Published
May 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Notes From the Field: ODMAP - A Digital Tool to Track and Analyze Overdoses
Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Notes From the Field: Understanding the Opioid Crisis Through Data and All-Stakeholder Reviews
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Notes From the Field: Opioid Crisis - Lessons Learned From the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Florida Legislation Helps Reduce the Number of "Pill Mills"
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
The National Institute of Justice's Role in the Strategy To Combat Heroin and Other Opioids
Date Published
December 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
NIJ
Remarks at the Korean Institute of Criminology Forum
Remarks by David B. Muhlhausen given at the Korean Institute of Criminology Forum, December 7, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea.
Thank you, Dr. Yeon. I am honored to be here in Seoul and humbled to join this distinguished gathering of criminologists from across the Republic of Korea and the world.
I want to thank the Korean Institute of Criminology for extending me the invitation to...
Recommendations on Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment and Decontamination Products for First Responders Against Exposure Hazards to Synthetic Opioids, Including Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues
Date Published
August 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored