Advice for prosecutors to improve their work on stalking cases
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sex trafficking
Advice for stalking victims from a prosecutor
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How do prosecutors decide to drop or press charges in stalking cases?
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Obstacles that prosecutors most commonly face in stalking cases
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
On the Relationships Between Commercial Sexual Exploitation/Prostitution, Substance Dependency, and Delinquency in Youthful Offenders
Date Published
November 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
TraffickCam: Explainable Image Matching For Sex Trafficking Investigations
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Human Trafficking Reporting System (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. It collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident...
Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Survey of State Attorneys General Offices was designed to collect data on special topic areas. The first survey in the series addressed jurisdiction over white-collar crime and the second addressed jurisdiction over human-trafficking offenses. Because the roles and responsibilities of attorneys general vary by state, the White-Collar Crime survey was a census of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; the Human Trafficking...
Improving the Collection of Digital Evidence
Date Published
December 2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking, Technical Report
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Tragedy to Transformation: Preventing School Violence with Proven Programs - Plenary Presentation, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety
February 2021
In the weeks following the murder of her son, Dylan, in his first-grade classroom, Nicole Hockley co-founded Sandy Hook Promise with a mission to end school shootings. The research-informed Know The Signs programs she helped develop and launch have since taught more than 12 million people how to prevent violence and self-harm. Through these no-cost programs, Sandy Hook Promise has averted multiple school shooting plots, teen suicides, and countless other acts of violence.
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Preparing for and Responding to Threats and Violence - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety
February 2021
On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations:
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School Safety: A Focus on Teachers and Administrators - Breakout Session, NIJ Virtual Conference on School Safety
February 2021
On February 16-18, 2021, the National Institute of Justice hosted the Virtual Conference on School Safety: Bridging Research to Practice to Safeguard Our Schools. This video includes the following presentations:
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For Human Trafficking Survivors, Justice Is More About Healing and Preventing Future Trafficking
Date Published
April 2021
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Study Revealed Safe Harbor Laws Increased Protections for Sex-Trafficked Youth, Identified Needs for Agency Support and Judicial Training
Date Published
March 2021
Agencies
NIJ
National Institute of Justice 2018 Annual Report
Date Published
February 2021
Agencies
NIJ
Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021
Closing Date
With this solicitation, NIJ continues to build upon its research and evaluation efforts to better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking in persons in the United States. Applicants should propose research projects that — first and foremost — have clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research projects addressing the following priority areas...
Using Forensic Intelligence To Combat Serial and Organized Violent Crimes
Date Published
October 2020
Series
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors: Development Brief
Date Published
September 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors: User Guide
Date Published
September 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Visual Analytics and Computational Science to Combat Human Trafficking
2019-R2-CX-4042
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2020
$86,428