Research
Research on Videoconferencing at Post-Arraignment Release Hearings: Phase I Final Report, Executive Summary
Strategies for Successfully Developing and Disseminating Useful Products From Researcher Practitioner Collaborations, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS)
Applied Research and Development of a Three-Dimensional Topography System for Firearm Identification Using GelSight
Miami-Dade Research Study for the Reliability of the ACE-V Process: Accuracy & Precision in Latent Fingerprint Examinations
Elder Mistreatment: Using Theory in Research
Establishing Blow Fly Development and Sampling Procedures to Estimate Postmortem Intervals
Predicting Crime Through Incarceration: The Impact of Rates of Prison Cycling on Rates of Crime in Communities
License Plate Readers for Law Enforcement: Opportunities and Obstacles
Race and Prosecution in Manhattan - Research Summary
Houston Creates a Hotline, Hires Justice Advocate to Help Solve Sexual Assaults
Watch Caitlin Sulley discuss how action-research team in Houston went about making the action-research project investigating unsubmitted sexual assault kits in Houston as victim-oriented as possible. Ms. Sulley talks about the creation of a hotline for sexual assault victims to call and the police department's hiring of a justice advocate.
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Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity & Gender Factor In?
Scientific studies have long documented the negative impact of a prison record on a person's ability to find employment. But what is the impact when gender and race/ethnicity are factored in? Also, most jobs are now advertised online — so how does this affect the ability of former prisoners to find a job?
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Presumptive Field Testing Using Portable Raman Spectroscopy
Research Performance Progress Report Guidelines for NIJ Awardees
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Be sure to follow any specific guidance provided by NIJ regarding the format and content of your progress reports. Respond to any special reporting requirements specified in the award terms and conditions, as well as any award specific reporting requirements.
The Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) has adopted a uniform format for reporting performance progress on federally funded research projects. All organizations...
Building Bridges Between Police Researchers and Practitioners: Agents of Change in a Complex World
Acquisition of Sebaceous Fingerprint Topology Using Columnar Thin Films (CTF) on Forensically Relevant Substrates
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice: The Role of the State in Advancing Criminal Justice Research, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS)
Role of State Administrative Agencies in Advancing Criminal Justice Research, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS)
Criminal Justice System State Administrative Agencies: Research Capacity and Experience With Research Collaborations, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS)
Recommendations for Collaborating Successfully With Academic Researchers, Findings from the Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Study (RPPS)
NIJ's Research Assistantship Program
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. The RAP is a research focused professional development opportunity for doctoral students. We welcome students from all academic disciplines to apply who wish to connect their research to...
Statistical Examination of Handwriting Characteristics Using Automated Tools, Final Report
Healthy Officers Are Safer Officers: The Nexus Between Performance & Health
Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice
Interview with Jon Gould, Ph.D., Director of the Washington Institute for Public and International Affairs Research, American University.
Dr. Gould discusses:
- Bottom line findings from the study "Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice"
- Ten statistically significant factors related to wrongful convictions
- The role of systemic error and tunnel vision
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