Research and development
Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness - What We Learned From the Research Literature
Video: NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program - Departing Class
Video: NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program - Ongoing Class
Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness Literature Synthesis
Identifying Ignitable Liquids in the Aftermath of a Fire
After analyzing how ignitable liquids break down because of weathering and biological degradation in the aftermath of a fire, researchers have provided new data to fire investigators and crime labs.
The Many Challenges Facing Sexual Assault Survivors With Disabilities
Scale Modeling in Fire Reconstruction
Future-Proofing Justice - Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights
Case Study of a GPS Tracking Tool Designed to Aid in Police Vehicle Pursuits
Just Science Podcast: Special Release: Just One Pot Methamphetamine
Message from the Acting Director on the "Policing Strategic Research 2017-2022"
During my tenure at the National Institute of Justice, numerous high-profile incidents across the nation have illustrated the dangers and challenges of policing in the United States. The rigors of policing have become complicated by the expanding roles of the police that require officers to protect the nation against foreign and domestic threats; combat and deter crime; and respond to calls for service from the...
Contraband Detection Devices, What the Market Has to Offer
A new report summarizes vendor-provided information.
Designing Methods To Identify Evolving Designer Drugs
Quantifying Error Rates for the Measurement of Human Skeletal Remains
In response to the National Academy of Sciences’ call for scientific data to support forensic evidence, researchers revised forensic anthropology procedures to include an “error metric” for the measurement of human skeletal remains.