Research and development
Homicide in the United States
The 2009 NIJ Conference kicked off with a blue-ribbon panel of leaders with expertise in urban issues as they relate to homicide. These experts will discuss promising approaches that have resulted in reduced violence and community empowerment.
Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders
The panel presentations from the 2009 NIJ Conference are based on an NIJ-sponsored evaluation of the effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123, which mandates community-based drug abuse treatment for drug possession by nonviolent offenders in lieu of prison.
Gang Membership Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research for the future.
NIJ Journal Issue 252, July 2005
The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 256, January 2007
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 260, July 2008
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 261, October 2008
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 262, March 2009
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 264, November 2009
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 266, May 2010
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.