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The Evidence We Leave Behind (Part 1)

May 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Gregory Dutton, a physical scientist at NIJ, joins science writer Jim Dawson to discuss the microbiome: what it is, how it applies to forensics, and the evolution of its role in forensic science.

Looking Up at the Ivory Tower: Juvenile Court Judges' and Attorneys' Perceptions of Research Use

Date Published

2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Researcher’s Role in Technology Transition

Date Published

January 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Conference Proceedings: 2016 International Forensic Radiology Research Summit

Date Published

September 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Desistance: It’s a Process, Not an Event

April 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Desistance is the process of individuals ceasing engagement in criminal activity. It may sound simple but it is quite complex, and the more we understand it, the better equipped we are to help accelerate the process before people are incarcerated or once they leave prison or jail. NIJ Journal Editor Beth Pearsall hosts a conversation on this topic with Senior Social Science Analyst Marie Garcia, Senior Advisor Ben Adams, and Social Science Research Analyst Kaitlyn Sill.

Just Science Podcast: Just Research on Anonymous and Unreported Sexual Assault Cases

Content Advisory

Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

Date Published

April 2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Domestic Extremism: No One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Disengagement From Extremism Activity or Beliefs, Study Finds

2016 National Institute of Justice Forensic Science Research and Development Symposium

Date Published

April 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

How Research Evidence is Defined, Acquired, and Shared Across Systems That Address Intimate Partner Violence

Date Published

2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Taking Stock: An Overview of NIJ's Reentry Research Portfolio and Assessing the Impact of the Pandemic on Reentry Research

Event Dates

April 7, 2022, 3:00 pm – 4:14 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Learning from Doing: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program

Event Dates

April 14, 2022, 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Key Issues and Research Agendas in Lone Wolf Terrorism

Date Published

2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Research in Brief – Community Policing Strategies to Prevent Violent Extremism

Date Published

March 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Confronting School Violence: A Synthesis of Six Decades of Research

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Century of Ballistics Comparison Giving Way to Virtual 3D Methods

Utilizing Smartphones to Study Disadvantaged and Hard-to-Reach Groups

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Data Set of Bloodstain Patterns for Teaching and Research in Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: Gunshot Backspatters

Date Published

February 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Cross-Validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits Across Reporters and Genders in a Sample of Detained Youth

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Research on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism: Insights from Family and Friends of Current and Former Extremists

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

FY 2021 Report to the Committees on Appropriations: Research on School Resource Officer Programs

Date Published

February 2022

Agencies

NIJ

CrimeSolutions (National Institute of Justice)

Date Published

2011

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ

Knowledge Is Power: Using Technology to Gain Forensic Intelligence

Date Published

August 2016

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Research in Brief: Putting Sex Traffickers Out of Business: Combatting Human Trafficking and Prostitution by Reducing the Demand for Commercial Sex

Date Published

July 2014

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

El Libro de Referencia de las Huellas Dactilares - Chapter 14: Investigación Cientifica que Sustenta los Fundamentos de la Examinación de Crestas de Fricción

Date Published

August 2017

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

Algorithms that Mimic the Brain's Processing Networks Show Promise For Producing Superior Face Detection and Recognition Technology

Date Published

March 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Grants and Funding

Agencies

NIJ