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Restoring Promise: Positive Research Results from a Program that Aims to Transform Correctional Culture

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Date Published

June 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Toward a Developmental Model of Continuity and Change in PTSD Symptoms following Exposure to Traumatic and Adverse Experiences

Journal

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

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Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Effects of an MTSS-B Intervention on Student and Staff Perceptions of School Climate: Findings From Two Group Randomized Trials

Journal

School Psychology Review

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Date Published

February 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Police de-escalation training and its effects on communication: Evidence from an experimental evaluation

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Date Published

January 2026

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism among Prison Offenders via Virtual Reality Job-Interview Training, Final Report

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Date Published

January 2026

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

A randomized controlled trial on the interconnected systems framework for school mental health and PBIS: Focus on proximal variables and school discipline

Journal

Journal of School Psychology

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Date Published

September 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Evaluation of the SEPTA Transit Police SAVE Initiative

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Date Published

November 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of virtual reality job interview training in prison employment services

Journal

Journal of Experimental Criminology

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Date Published

August 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Evaluating a Cognitive Behavioral Approach for Improving Life Outcomes of Underserved Young Women: A Randomized Experiment in Chicago

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Date Published

December 2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Interactive Computer-Assisted Recovery Enabler (ICARE): Treatment Support Tool for Substance-Using Offenders, Final Technical Report

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Date Published

March 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Intervention Development of the Resiliency in Stressful Events (RISE) Curriculum: A Trauma-Informed Reentry Approach for Men

Journal

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Date Published

February 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Reducing Disproportionality in School Discipline among Black Male High School Students: A Randomized Evaluation of a Comprehensive, Whole-School Intervention

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Date Published

April 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Impact Evaluation of Complementarities Between PBIS and Restorative Justice

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Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Police Fatigue Risk-Management Strategy for the Seattle Police Department

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Date Published

January 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Partners in Crisis: Improving Police Response to Individuals in Moments of Crisis by Providing Service Alternatives

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Studies of Mistreatment of Older Adults Offer Solutions to an Urgent and Growing Societal Problem

Date Published

January 15, 2025

Aging populations face abuse in many forms, and the search for data-driven solutions has lagged. New NIJ-backed projects offer answers derived from other research areas.

Identifying and Treating Overdose Hotspots: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Place-Based Harm Reduction Strategies

15PNIJ-24-GG-05454-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$356,130

Establishing Police-Led Science in the Wauwatosa, WI Police Department

15PNIJ-24-GG-05456-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$398,884

Parent Attitudes, Comfort, and Perceptions About Dating Violence: The Moderating Effect on Son Report of Parent Openness to Communicate

Journal

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Date Published

2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Adolescent Mental Health and Resilience Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The St. Louis Police Partnership: An Individualized Focused Deterrence Implementation Guide

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Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

The Impact of Individualized Focused Deterrence on Criminal and Prosocial Outcomes

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Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Deploying Body-worn Cameras in a Jail Setting: Impacts and Lessons Learned

Journal

American Jails

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Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Public Criminology: Charting the Course from Evidence to Action

The Impact of a Youth-focused Problem-oriented Policing Initiative on Crime: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Three Cities

Journal

Journal of Experimental Criminology

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Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

OJJDP-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)