Sentinel Events Initiative

Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures

Content Advisory Please be aware that this content contains descriptions of violence that may be distressing to some viewers.
Date Published
January 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Program/Project Evaluation

NIJ Journal Issue No. 273

Journal
NIJ Journal
Content Advisory Please be aware that this content contains descriptions of violence that may be distressing to some viewers.
Date Published
April 2014
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Collected Work

Director’s Corner: How We Can Learn From Errors Within Criminal Justice

Every year, there are millions of interactions between the public and the criminal justice system. Most of those interactions result in a legitimate or just outcome. However, that is not always the case. In the relatively rare instances when the outcome is not legitimate or just, it can be devastating for individuals, families, communities, and criminal justice professionals.

As with any complex system of agencies...

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