NIJ FY17 ABCD Sub-Study on Social Development
Closing Date
Social and Behavioral Science
NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Program — Departing Class
June 2017
In this video, law enforcement officers discuss how NIJ’s Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) scholar program benefits professional development and provides the opportunity to network with academia and share research with other agencies to improve evidence-based policing. In addition, law officers discuss how the LEADs scholar program equips smaller agencies to improve community relations.
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Exploring Elder Financial Exploitation Victimization: Identifying Unique Risk Profiles and Factors To Enhance Detection, Prevention and Intervention
Date Published
March 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Evaluation of the Use of a Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints
Date Published
August 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
How Best Protect Your Force Against Officer Suicide
May 2017
John Violanti, Research Professor at Buffalo, discusses the importance of making police departments aware that officer suicide is a problem. According to Violanti, police officers have a significantly higher rate of suicide than the general public. Reasons for this higher risk include the accumulative effects of trauma and stress.
Violanti describes steps police agencies are taking to help police officers, including teaching recruits what they may experience on the job.
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Improving Officer Safety in Interactions With Citizens Suffering From Mental Illness
May 2017
Cara Altimus, former ASSS Fellow with NIJ, discusses the importance of law enforcement and first responders understanding mental illness, its causes, and how it affects the brain. She speaks about the correlation between drug addiction and mental illness. Altimus also addresses establishing procedures and systems so that police officers and first responders can safely and successfully interact with individuals with drug addiction and/or mental illness.
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Understanding the Effects of Fatigue on Law Enforcement
May 2017
Steven James (Assistant Research Professor, Washington State University, College of Medicine) and Lois James (Assistant Professor, Washington State University, College of Nursing) discuss research on how fatigue and sleep deprivation affect officers when they make critical decisions to use deadly force. The researchers also discuss how often law enforcement officers are fatigued, the impacts of officer fatigue and drowsy driving, and the goal of implementing positive changes.
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State Laws Related to Family Judges' and Custody Evaluators' Recommendations in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence: Final Summary Overview
Date Published
March 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Predicting Intimate Partner Violence for At-Risk Young Adults and Their Romantic Partners
Date Published
December 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Criminal Protective Orders as a Critical Strategy To Reduce Domestic Violence, Final Summary Overview
Date Published
March 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Evaluation of a Novel Fluorescent Dye To Detect Ano-genital Injury in Women of Color
Date Published
March 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
Criminal Protective Orders as a Critical Strategy To Reduce Domestic Violence, Researcher-Practitioner Partnership Summary
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Impact of Incarceration on Families: A Single-Jurisdiction Pilot Study Using Triangulated Administrative Data & Qualitative Interviews
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Using Technology to Prevent Violence in Schools
Date Published
March 29, 2017
Translational Criminology - Research and Public Policy: Final Summary Report
Date Published
June 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Case Study
Roads Diverge: Long-Term Patterns of Relapse, Recidivism, and Desistance for a Cohort of Drug Involved Offenders
Date Published
June 2013
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects - Perceived Successes and Sustainability Strategies
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation
Second Chance Act Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects - Final Implementation Lessons Learned: Factors that Facilitate Successful Program Implementation and Positive Client Outcomes
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs: Policy Change, Law Enforcement Activity, and Diversion Tactics
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Criminal Research Information Management Evaluation System (CRIMES): A Comprehensive Records Management System For Smaller Police
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Reference Material,
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description