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Prevalence Estimates and Correlates of Elder Abuse in the United States: The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Understanding Violence Against Women

Date Published

1996

Publication Type

Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Relationship Between Violence and Mental Disorder

Date Published

1991

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

An Affinity-Free, Centrifugal Microfluidic System for Rapid, Automated Differential Extraction

Date Published

November 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Study of the Criminal Victimization of Policewomen by Other Police Officers

Date Published

January 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

Date Published

September 2024

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

Date Published

September 12, 2024

NIJ has funded research to address the challenges of detecting DFSA for several years. This research includes projects that examine ways to improve forensic hair testing and how drugs modify blood proteins.

Assessment of Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Evidence Selection Leading to Development of SAK Evidence Machine-Learning Model (SAK-ML Model)

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Sexual Assault Response Team Goals and Motivations for Development

Date Published

March 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Preventing Relationship and Sexual Violence on College Campuses

Event Dates

April 18, 2024, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Forthcoming

Tools to Support Campus Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Event Dates

April 15, 2024, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Building Knowledge About Victim Services

Date Published

March 2024

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ

Building Knowledge About Victim Services

Attitudes of Reporting Officers Extracted From Incident Reports Can Affect Rape Case Outcomes

Forgotten Evidence: A Mixed Methods Study of Why Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs) Are Not Submitted for DNA Forensic Testing

Date Published

October 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Why Police "Couldn't or Wouldn't" Submit Sexual Assault Kits for Forensic DNA Testing: A Focal Concerns Theory Analysis of Untested Rape Kits

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Implementation of a Comprehensive Sexual Assault Telehealth Program in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Study

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

What’s Missing Matters: Examining Missing Data Problems in Sexual Assault Kit Data

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Prevalence of online sexual offenses against children in the US

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Using machine learning to assess rape reports: “Signaling” words about victims' credibility that predict investigative and prosecutorial outcomes

Date Published

September 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Using machine learning to assess rape reports: Sentiment analysis detection of officers' “signaling” about victims' credibility

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A brief study on the effects of storage conditions on sexual lubricant components in the presence of a biological fluid

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Detectives’ Descriptions of Their Responses to Sexual Assault Cases and Victims: Assessing the Overlap Between Rape Myths and Focal Concerns

Date Published

March 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Military Sexual Trauma Experiences of Female Veterans in Michigan

15PNIJ-23-GG-01953-NONF

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$116,692

Criminal Investigative Effort in Sexual Assaults: Findings from a Sample of Cases with Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits

Date Published

2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored