Social and Behavioral Science
Increasing Student and Community Safety Partnership: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership between West Virginia University Department of Geology and Geography, the West Virginia University Police Department and the Morgantown Police Department
Using Random Forest Risk Prediction in the Philadelphia Probation Department
Watch two experts talk about developing a computerized system that successfully predicts — with a high degree of accuracy — which probationers are likely to violently reoffend within two years of returning to the community.
Drs. Barnes and Hyatt teamed up with the Philadelphia Adult Probation & Parole Department in an NIJ-funded project. Here they discuss:
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Officer Work Hours, Stress and Fatigue
Street Stops and Police Legitimacy
National Institute of Justice Fellowship: Violence Against Indian Women Research Program
Geography, Spatial Analytics and Technology: NIJ's Mapping and Analysis
Identifying Challenges to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of State and Local Human Trafficking Cases, Executive Summary
Identifying Challenges to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of State and Local Human Trafficking Cases
Preventing Children's Exposure to Violence: The Defending Childhood Initiative
Sleep Disorders, Work Shifts and Officer Wellness
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 270
The Economist's Guide to Crime Busting
The old divide between hard and soft strategies is breaking down under a wave of new thinking about how to control crime.
Case Characteristics of Untested Sexual Assault Kits in Los Angeles
To Err is Human: Using Science to Reduce Mistaken Eyewitness Identifications Through Police Lineups
Researchers take police lineup studies from the laboratory to the field.
The Attorney General's Reentry Council
Preventing Children's Exposure to Violence: The Defending Childhood Initiative
An NIJ-funded evaluation takes a close look at communities developing strategies to address childhood exposure to violence.