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The Violence Against Women and Family Violence Research Portfolio aims to create objective and independent knowledge and validated tools to help reduce or eliminate various forms of violence and their associated trauma. The portfolio also seeks to promote justice for crime victims and improve responses from the criminal justice system.
NIJ’s Violence Against Women and Family Violence Research Portfolio covers a wide...
The Violent Crime Research Portfolio develops and advances evidence-based strategies to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal violence — including gang and organized crime activity, firearm violence, and violence within communities — and targeted violent crime, such as mass shootings, domestic and transnational terrorism, and political violence. This is accomplished by supporting rigorous multidisciplinary research and evaluation on strategies, programs, and technologies used by public safety...
The Victims of Crime Research Portfolio aims to advance knowledge on victims and victimization that will inform the development and implementation of effective policies, practices, and services for crime victims. The portfolio also seeks to evaluate prevention and intervention strategies that will improve real-world outcomes for victims of crime.
Victims of crime can experience a range of ongoing negative physical, emotional, and financial...
