Research and development
Research Assistantship Program (RAP)
School Cohesion Perception Discrepancy and Student Delinquency
An exploratory study of violence and aggression against teachers in middle and high schools: Prevalence, predictors, and negative consequences
Examining the Effect of Oregon’s Measure 110 on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Criminal Justice Outcomes
Assessing the causes of racial disparities in drug courts: An intersectional approach to eliminating barriers to admittance
Longitudinal Relations Between Trauma-related Psychological Distress and Physical Aggression Among Urban Early Adolescents
Victimization, Aggression, and Other Problem Behaviors: Trajectories of Change Within and Across Middle School Grades
Does School Climate Mean the Same Thing in the United States as in Mexico? A Focus on Measurement Invariance
Examining the Relative Utility of PBIS Implementation Fidelity Scores in Relation to Student Outcomes
A Multilevel MTMM Approach to Estimating the Influences of Contextual Factors on Trait and Informant-Based Method Effects in Assessments of School Climate
The Science of School Safety
The Science of School Safety
Gun violence may be the most discussed topic surrounding school safety, but it is by no means the only one. Bullying, school climate, and mental health affect students across the country, and are some of the many other issues that NIJ researches. Mary Poulin Carlton, an NIJ social science analyst, joins host Paul Haskins to discuss these and other important school safety issues.
Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice:
Human Trafficking Project
Gun Wars and Community Terrorization: Investigating Longitudinal Gang Violence in New Jersey from a Networked Perspective
The great methods bake-off: Comparing performance of machine learning algorithms
What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology
What's Possible with Rapid DNA Technology?
NIJ scientist Tracey Johnson joins science writer Sarah Michaud in this episode. They discuss Rapid DNA technology, and Tracey explains the complexities of this technology – its pitfalls and its possibilities.
Reading and Resources from NIJ: