Advancing the use of LIBS mobile technology in shooting reconstructions and firearm-related investigations
Date Published
August 2025
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NIJ-Sponsored
Shooting
Assessment of analytical workflows of gunshot residue evidence and strategies for implementation of advanced technology in crime laboratories
Date Published
2025
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NIJ-Sponsored
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
Date Published
August 2020
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NIJ-Sponsored
"Philadelphia Focused Deterrence Findings from the Impact Evaluation"
Date Published
September 2017
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NIJ-Sponsored
Machine Learning and the Prevention of Mass Shooting in the United States
Date Published
September 2023
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NIJ-Sponsored
Firearm Purchase Behavior and Subsequent Adverse Events
Date Published
October 2024
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NIJ-Sponsored
Domestic Terrorists' Contact with System Stakeholders Before Attacks
Date Published
2024
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NIJ-Sponsored
Mass Shooter Leakage and Threats: A Multifaceted Assessment of Motives, Timing, Digital Behavior, and Opportunities for Attack Prevention
15PNIJ-24-GG-02405-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$523,900
Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents
Date Published
May 2024
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NIJ-Sponsored
Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents
Date Published
May 6, 2024
To increase knowledge and aid prevention efforts, the research community must develop a strategy to source, code, check, and analyze the data surrounding rare violent incidents.
Interpretation of Audio Forensic Information from the Shooting of Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Date Published
October 2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
Comparing Violent Extremism and Terrorism to Other Forms of Targeted Violence
Date Published
March 25, 2024
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.
Learning about ShotSpotter — and Gun Violence — from Chicago
Date Published
February 2024
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NIJ-Sponsored
Variation in Rates of Fatal Police Shootings across US States: the Role of Firearm Availability
Date Published
2019
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NIJ-Sponsored
Mitigating the Harm of Public Mass Shooting Incidents through Situational Crime Prevention
Date Published
2022
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NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ Special Report: Public Mass Shootings Research
Date Published
December 2023
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NIJ