Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
Date Published
June 17, 2012
Research on DNA testing sexual assault kits reveals a complex picture.
Research and development
Nationwide Survey of Untested Evidence in Law Enforcement Custody
Date Published
June 17, 2012
Preventing Children's Exposure to Violence: The Defending Childhood Initiative
Date Published
June 14, 2012
An NIJ-funded evaluation takes a close look at communities developing strategies to address childhood exposure to violence.
Game Change: How Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Are Redefining How We Study Crime
June 2012
Opening Plenary Panel
When researchers and practitioners work side by side, they can maximize their problem-solving abilities. The research partner can focus on the data and the science; the practitioner can focus on interpreting the findings and applying them in the field. In the plenary panel, panelists described the benefits, challenges and pitfalls of researcher-practitioner partnerships with a focus on the financial benefits to the practitioner.
Moderator: John H. Laub, Director, National Institute of Justice
Panelists:
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NIJ's Response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act
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213137
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Date Published
February 2006
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Issue Overview
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NIJ FY 12 Ph.D. Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Closing Date
Presidential Plenary Address - Strengthening Science to Promote Justice and Public Safety
Thank you for that kind introduction, Lisa [Melissa Hickman Barlow]. I am pleased to be here, especially in New York City!
The first time in my professional career that I presented a paper at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences [ACJS] was in Louisville, Kentucky, on March 25, 1982. The title of the paper was "Applications of the Oral History Technique...
Solving Crime Problems With Research
Date Published
March 26, 2012
The Office of Justice Programs' CrimeSolutions offers practitioners and policymakers a practical tool for finding information about evidence-based criminal justice programs
Study Raises Questions About Psychological Effects of Solitary Confinement
Date Published
March 25, 2012
A small study of administrative segregation surprised researchers with findings that were inconsistent with those from previous studies.
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 269
Date Published
March 25, 2012