NIJ Journal Issue 256, January 2007
Date Published
January 1, 2007
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Research and development
NIJ Journal Issue 259, March 2008
Date Published
March 1, 2008
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 262, March 2009
Date Published
March 1, 2009
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 266, May 2010
Date Published
May 1, 2010
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
NIJ Journal Issue 270, June 2012
Date Published
June 1, 2012
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research
June 2010
Forensic examinations involving specific forensic science disciplines are typically dependent upon qualitative analyses and expert interpretation of observed patterns based on a scientific foundation, rather than quantitative results. These disciplines include latent fingerprints, questioned documents, footwear, and other forms of impression and pattern evidence.
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1 of 3: Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research, Gerry LaPorte, National Institute of Justice; Tom Busey, Indiana University, Bloomington
, 2 of 3: Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research, Lynn Abbott, Virginia Tech
, 3 of 3: Impression Evidence: Strengthening the Disciplines of Fingerprints, Firearms, Footwear, and Other Pattern and Impression Sciences Through Research, Sargur Srihari, SUNY University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
From Crime Mapping to Crime Forecasting: The Evolution of Place-Based Policing
Date Published
July 10, 2019
Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, FY 2017 Solicitation Webinar
March 2017
This webinar will provide details and guidance for potential applicants to the National Institute of Justice's Research and Evaluation of Drugs and Crime FY 2017 solicitation. The presenters will discuss the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity and address frequently asked questions. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.
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Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults
September 2015
New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.
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Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories
April 2016
This webinar provided details and guidance for potential applicants to NIJ’s solicitation, “Research and Evaluation for the Testing and Interpretation of Physical Evidence in Publicly Funded Forensic Laboratories.”
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