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NIJ School Safety Research and Evaluation
What We Have Learned
With approximately 100 studies completing in recent years, NIJ has sought to aggregate and disseminate findings from these studies. Some projects studied the root causes and consequences of school violence, while others evaluated innovative school safety strategies. This dissemination effort is intended to assess what we have learned, help...
'Gotta Make Your Own Heaven' Guns, Safety, and the Edge of Adulthood in New York City
The Difference Between Living and Dying: Victim Characteristics and Motive Among Nonfatal Shootings and Gun Homicides
"Philadelphia Focused Deterrence Findings from the Impact Evaluation"
Machine Learning and the Prevention of Mass Shooting in the United States
Firearm Purchase Behavior and Subsequent Adverse Events
Firearm Shootings and the Police Response: Examining the Impact of Gunshot Detection Technology
Domestic Terrorists' Contact with System Stakeholders Before Attacks
Mass Shooter Leakage and Threats: A Multifaceted Assessment of Motives, Timing, Digital Behavior, and Opportunities for Attack Prevention
Intent vs Impact: A Qualitative Investigation of Domestic Violence and Extreme Risk Protective Order Gun Prohibitions in Two States
NIJ Journal No. 282 — Violent Crime
Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents
Interpretation of Audio Forensic Information from the Shooting of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Staggered Deployment of Gunshot Detection Technology in Chicago, IL: A Matched Quasi-experiment of Gun Violence Outcomes
Comparing Violent Extremism and Terrorism to Other Forms of Targeted Violence
NIJ-supported research indicates that although there is no single, clear-cut overlap between individuals who engage in these types of violence, there are important and sometimes unexpected similarities.