Differential prediction and disparate impact of pretrial risk assessments in practice: a multi-site evaluation
Date Published
January 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Screening instruments
Profile Analysis and Risk Assessment: Identifying Distinct Patterns of Risks and Needs
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
2021 Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Social Reactions Received by Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Validation of Key Constructs From the Social Reactions Questionnaire
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Pilot Testing the Detection of Elder Abuse Through Car Emergency Care Technicians (DETECT) Screening Tool: results from the DETECT pilot project
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Brief Validated Screen to Identify Boys and Girls at Risk for Early Marijuana Use
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Optimizing Juvenile Assessment Performance
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored,
OJJDP-Sponsored
Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
December 2020
In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.
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Utilization of Professional Mental Health Services Related to Population-Level Screening for Anxiety, Depression, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Public High School Students
Date Published
August 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Census of Prison-Based Drug Treatment Programs: Implications for Programming, Policy, and Evaluation
Date Published
January 2004
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An Impact Assessment of Machine Learning Risk Forecasts on Parole Board Decisions and Recidivism
Date Published
June 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Lethality Screen: The Predictive Validity of an Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment for Use by First Responders
Date Published
May 2015
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Elder Abuse Decision Support System - Field Test Outcomes, Abuse Measure Validation, and Lessons Learned
Date Published
April 2017
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Utility of the Static-99 and Static-99R With Latino Sex Offenders
Date Published
December 2015
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Report (Technical),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Development of Vermont Assessment of Sex Offender Risk-2 (VASOR-2) Reoffense Risk Scale
Date Published
June 2014
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Report (Technical),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Towards the Development of a Screening Tool To Enhance the Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs): a Qualitative Study
Date Published
2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Adam Walsh Act: An Examination of Sex Offender Risk Classification Systems
Date Published
February 2015
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Assessment of In-Person and Cyber Aggression and Victimization, Substance Use, and Delinquent Behavior During Early Adolescence
Date Published
March 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Optimizing Risk & Needs Assessments for State & Local Jurisdictions - NIJ Juvenile Justice Research
Date Published
June 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Importance of Risk Assessments to Positive Outcomes for Youth - Juvenile Justice Research Spotlight
Date Published
May 2020
Publication Type
Program/Project Description,
Interview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ
Development and Validation of A New Pediatric Head Injury Assessment Tool For Possible Child Abuse Cases Considering Subject-Specific Child Head Anatomy
Date Published
February 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Study of Trauma and Resiliency Among Forensic Examiners Investigating Child Pornography
2019-R2-CX-0034
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$886,821
Innovative Research Partnerships: Building a Risk Assessment Tool for the N.H. Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
Date Published
January 2012
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Case Study
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Integrating Improved Assessments of Financial Judgment: Conceptual and Measurement
Date Published
August 2018
Publication Type
Test/Measurement,
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS)
Date Published
May 2018
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored