Social and Behavioral Science
Assessing the Effectiveness of Juvenile Mental Health Courts as a Public Safety Strategy
Randomized Controlled Trial Study of a Parenting Intervention to Enhance Post-Release Adjustment and Reduce Recidivism for Reentering Fathers and their Children
The Effects of Defense Counsel on the Outcomes of Homicide
and Death Penalty Prosecutions
ABA Study of Collateral Consequences for Criminal Convictions
What Promotes Resilience in Youth Exposed to Violence: A Multilevel Analysis
Examining the Policies, Practices, and Implications of Collecting DNA from Arrestees
Mental Health and Violent Offending in Chicago Youth: A Multilevel Approach
NIJ FY 10 ORE Continuations
Evaluating A Drug Testing and Graduated Sanctions Program in Delaware: A Randomized Trial
Development of Advanced Raman Spectroscopy Methods and Databases For the Evaluation of Trace Evidence and the Examination of Questioned Documents (Phase I)
First Offender Prostitution Program
Michael Shively discusses an evaluation of the First Offender Prostitution Program in San Francisco which has gained tremendous interest across the nation.
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Development and Evaluation of a Whole Genome Amplification Method for Accurate Multiplex STR Genotyping of Compromised Forensic Casework Samples
Parole Violations and Revocations — Evidence-Based Responses to California in Crisis
Expert Chat Webinar
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Research Priorities for Intimate Partner Violence
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 263
Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Us
Experts discuss cases of domestic violence that escalate to homicide followed by suicide. Although the economy and unemployment are risk factors, prior domestic violence is by far the number one risk factor. The men usually display possessive, obsessive and jealous behavior, and they typically use guns to threaten and terrorize before they use them to kill.
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Criminal Background Checks and Hiring Ex-Offenders
Al Blumstein, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Kiminori Nakamura, Doctoral Student
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