Research and development
Reflecting on my Time as Director So Far — And Envisioning the Future
NIJ recently celebrated a milestone birthday — 50 years of scientific efforts to advance the field of criminal justice. Now is a great time for us to look back at all that we’ve accomplished. You can read about some of our most groundbreaking research and accomplishments in the 50th Anniversary Issue of the NIJ Journal.
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Research Assistantship Program, Fiscal Year 2020
Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
Easily Overstated: Estimating the Relationship Between State Justice Policy Environments and Falling Rates of Youth Confinement
Assessing the Impact of Individual-, School, and District-Level Factors on School-Based Arrests to the Department of Juvenile Justice
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Civil Citation as an Alternative to Arrest among Youth Apprehended by Law Enforcement
Family Attachment and Juvenile Justice Outcomes: An Assessment of Visitation of Juvenile Delinquents in Residential Facilities
Evaluation of Peer Review and Verification Processes and Evaluation of an Enhanced Screening Technique for Toxicological Specimens with High Resolution Accurate Mass Spectrometer
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Liquid Chromatography-Time of Flight-Mass Spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS) as a Replacement Screening Tool in a Full-Service, State Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
Development and Validation of Two Innovative Quantitative Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Forensic Toxicology Laboratories
Viable, Affordable, and Meaningful Integration of Organic and Inorganic Analysis of Firearms Discharge Residue
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars Program for Civilians
New scholars selected!
Meet the 2024 class of scholars.
NIJ typically accepts applications for new scholars in the spring.
The Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Civilians program offers a unique opportunity to engage and partner with other NIJ LEADS Scholars, all of whom are mid-career police officers, fellow civilians, and academics dedicated to advancing the police profession through science.
The program has...
NIJ R&D Portfolio Management and Technology Transition Support: Report Summary
Success Story: Advancing the Forensic Analysis of Ignitable Liquid Fuel Fires
Mobile Evidential Breath Alcohol Instruments: Landscape Study
Conducting a Forensic Facility Needs Assessment Using Lean Facility Design: A Case Example
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Programs
The National Institute of Justice’s (NIJ) Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program strengthens the research capabilities of law enforcement professionals and agencies. Reflecting NIJ’s commitment to improving police policy and practice through scientific evidence, the LEADS Scholars Program develops and empowers the next generation of American law enforcement leaders to conduct and apply research.
LEADS Scholars receive training and technical support from...