Safety Services
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Victim Services
The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental impact on communities across the nation and significantly affected various aspects of individuals’ lives. One of the negative impacts was an increase in gender-based violence accompanied by shifting barriers to accessing services and support. Victims and victim service providers faced various challenges dealing with the increase in need for services, navigating barriers to help-seeking, and addressing logistical issues.
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Research and Evaluation on School Safety: The Structure, Services, and Products of State School Safety Centers
NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on 911, Alternative Hotlines, and Alternative Responder Models
Course of Domestic Abuse Among Chicago's Elderly: Risk Factors, Protective Behaviors, and Police Intervention
Campus Sexual Assault Responses (CSAR): Informing Trauma-Informed Policies, Protocols, and Training
Sexual violence is a significant criminal justice problem with long-term effects for its victims. In particular, sexual assault on or related to college campuses across the United States presents a growing public health and economic burden, starting with significant impacts on academic outcomes.
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Evaluation of Harris Center Crisis Call Diversion Program
Formative Evaluation of a Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs and Victim Services in Chicago
Controlling Street-level Drug Trafficking: Evidence From Oakland and Birmingham
Preventing Identity Theft: Perspectives on Technological Solutions from Industry Insiders
Socioecological indicators of senior financial exploitation: an application of data science to 8,800 substantiated mistreatment cases
Assessing the Impact of Plea Bargaining on Subsequent Violence for Firearm Offenders
Easing Communication With Cognitive Radio
NIJ Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships: Evaluation of Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies for Domestic Violence, Final Report
Maryland Uses Managed Approach to Making Cellphone Service in Prisons "Disappear"
Houston and Harris County Develop Partnership To Combat Elder Abuse
Specialized Felony Domestic Violence Courts: Lessons on Implementation and Impacts From the Kings County Experience (From Violence Against Women and Family Violence: Developments in Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004, Bonnie Fisher, ed. -- See NCJ-199701)
Mapping Parole Caseloads
Understanding the Impacts of Corrections Officer Suicide
Exploring Identity-Based Crime Victimizations: Assessing Threats and Victim Services Among a Sample of Professionals
Notes from the Field: Leveraging Broadband Communications to Improve Public Safety
Formative Evaluation of a Pediatric Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program
Cell Phones in Prison
Criminals are using cell phones illegally in prisons and jails to conduct their business and intimidate witnesses. Although technology solutions to this problem are available, they can create new challenges, such as legal and implementation issues associated with cell phone use in correctional facilities. Panelists will discuss various aspects to consider from how prisoners use cell phones, to day-to-day and operational aspects, to legal and regulatory concerns.
What Works in Reentry
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