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Tip Lines for School Safety: A National Portrait of Tip Line Use

NCJ Number

254576

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey, Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

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Enhancing and Sustaining the ALFRED-FROG-kb Forensic Resource

NCJ Number

254577

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Publication Link

PDF

Just Science Podcast: Just Skeletal Remains Identification

NCJ Number

254617

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Publication Link

HTML | iTunes (Audio) | Google Play Music (Audio)

Video: Incorporating Research and Data Into Criminal Justice Agencies - NIJ LEADS Alumni Spotlight

NCJ Number

254609

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Interview

Publication Link

NIJ.ojp.gov | YouTube

Video: Law Enforcement and Research Partnerships

NCJ Number

254610

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Publication Link

NIJ.ojp.gov | YouTube

Video: Reducing Traffic Fatalities: NIJ LEADS Scholar Spotlight

NCJ Number

254606

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Publication Link

NIJ.ojp.gov | YouTube

Women in Policing

March 2020

Series

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Program Spotlight

Captain Ivonne Roman, Newark (NJ) Police Department, describes how her participation in NIJ’s LEADS Program has helped her research on women in policing, some of her findings, and describes how LEADS has benefited her career growth.

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Reducing Traffic Fatalities – NIJ LEADS Scholar Spotlight

March 2020

Series

Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Program Spotlight

Sergeant James Williams of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and NIJ LEADS Scholar, discusses traffic fatalities, the focus of his research while participating in the NIJ LEADS program. Sergeant Williams also addresses how the LEADS Program has benefited his career growth.

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Just Science Podcast: Just Another Method for Detecting Fentanyl

NCJ Number

254599

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Publication Link

HTML | iTunes (Audio) | Google Play Music (Audio)

Optimal Extraction Methods of THC From Infused Products

NCJ Number

254551

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

Publication Link

PDF

Delinquent and Criminal Behaviors of Parents and Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Intergenerational Study of Children of Former Juvenile Offenders

2020-MU-MU-0001

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$999,906

Just Science Podcast: Just So You Know: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Resource Center's Impact

NCJ Number

254572

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

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History of NIJ Support for Face Recognition Technology

NCJ Number

254568

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Issue Overview, Historical Overview

Publication Link

HTML

Functional Family Therapy-Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based Program To Reduce Gang Involvement

NCJ Number

254465

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

March 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Publication Link

PDF | HTML

Algorithms that Mimic the Brain’s Processing Networks Preferred for Some Functions of Face Detection and Recognition Technology

Date Published

March 5, 2020

Recently completed research supported by NIJ, closely comparing different types of facial analysis algorithms — including a long-time law enforcement workhorse — reveals that high-powered, deep neural networks can deliver improved performance.

Notes From the Field: Using Evidence-Based Policing to Combat Violent Crime

NCJ Number

254552

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

Publication Link

HTML

Finding Effective Ways to Reduce Truancy: An Evaluation of the Ramsey County Truancy Intervention Programs, Executive Summary

NCJ Number

254548

Date Published

September 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

Publication Link

PDF

Examining the Effectiveness of Indigent Defense Team Services: A Multisite Evaluation of Holistic Defense in Practice, Project Summary

NCJ Number

254549

Date Published

August 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

Publication Link

PDF

Finding Effective Ways to Reduce Truancy: An Evaluation of the Ramsey County Truancy Intervention Programs, Final Technical Report

NCJ Number

254547

Date Published

September 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

Publication Link

PDF

Metabolite Biometrics for the Differentiation of Individuals

NCJ Number

252792

Date Published

January 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Link

HTML

Chiefs' Panel Points to Top Issues and Related Innovation Needs Facing Law Enforcement

NCJ Number

254539

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Publication Link

Full Report (PDF) | HTML

The Evolution and Impact of Electronic Cigarettes

NCJ Number

254538

Date Published

February 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Link

NCJ 252921 (PDF) | HTML

Chiefs’ Panel Points to Top Issues and Related Innovation Needs Facing Law Enforcement

Just Science Podcast: Just the Innocence Project

NCJ Number

254537

Date Published

February 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Publication Link

HTML | iTunes (Audio) | Google Play Music (Audio)

Just Science Podcast: Just the Organization of Scientific Area Committees

NCJ Number

254529

Date Published

January 2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Publication Link

HTML | iTunes (Audio) | Google Play Music (Audio)