Research
Preventing Hydrolytic and Oxidative Damage to Biological Evidence with Antioxidants and Chelators
The Search for a Microbial Death Clock
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-based Policy and Practice
NIJ Funded Research on Firearms Violence in Urban Cities: Advancing Scientific Evidence to Inform Practice
Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Desistance from Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Why do people stop their involvement in crime? What factors help shape this process? How can policy and practice improve individuals’ chances of ending their criminal behavior?
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In NIJ’s new publication Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice, experts explore these and other...
Child Support and Reentry, Executive Summary
In North American Somali Communities, A Complex Mix of Factors Influence Gang Involvement, Violent Extremism
NIJ-supported research points to the value of targeting multiple social conditions as a strategy for reducing radicalization.
A Multi-Level, Multi-Method Investigation of the Psycho-Social Life Histories of Mass Shooters
Building Trust Inside and Out The Challenge of Legitimacy Facing Police Leaders
In the face of budget cuts, changing workforce demands, new varieties of crime and new technologies, how should police executives manage officers and other personnel and still ensure that organizational goals are being met?
Drawing on new data from a national sample, Dr. Dennis Rosenbaum, Director of the Center for Research in Law and Justice at the University of Illinois, Chicago, discussed the latest findings...
Prosecutor Priorities, Challenges, and Solutions
Crime and Desistance: Probing How Probationers' Thoughts on Crime May Inform Their Conduct
Researchers counsel caution on interpreting probationer cognitions — thoughts and thought patterns — as predictors of desistance from crime.