State laws

States' SORNA Implementation Journeys: Lessons Learned and Policy Implications

Date Published

2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Policy, Legislation/Policy Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing the Impact of State Human Trafficking Legislation on Criminal Justice System Outcomes

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Impact of State Firearm Laws on Homicide Rates in Suburban and Rural Areas Compared to Large Cities in the United States, 1991-2016

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Big Guns or Big Talk? How the National Rifle Association Matters for Conceal Carry Weapons Laws

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation

August 2023

Series

NIJ Research Conference

This plenary panel from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference features fascinating research on a methodology to improve the detection and documentation of bruises on victims of violence who have dark skin pigmentation. This study highlights the intersection between science, justice, and racial equity, featuring practitioner and victims’ advocacy perspectives. The discussion describes the research and its findings and explore strategies to ensure that this particular evidence-based methodology can be widely implemented by nurse practitioners in the field.

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The Inhibition of First-Pass Metabolism of Ethanol by H2-Receptor Antagonists: a Tabulated Review

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Literature Review

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Digital Caseload Processing with the NIST National Software Reference Library

Event Dates

December 13, 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Mandating treatment for drug possessors: The impact of Senate Bill 123 on the criminal justice system in Kansas

Date Published

May 2009

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

A Review of Legislation Associated With Lawfully Owed DNA Samples

Date Published

September 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Statewide Implementation of Threat Assessment in Virginia K-12 Schools

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety (Part 2)

July 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Stacy Lee Reynolds and Christine (Tina) Crossland continue their discussion of tribal crime, justice, and safety, including how Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people and the jurisdictional complexities in responding to tribal crime, justice, and safety. Read the transcript.

Listen to the first half of Stacy and Tina’s discussion.

Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety (Part 1)

June 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Research indicates that Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people. Furthermore, the unique position of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes as both sovereign nations and domestic dependents of the U.S. creates jurisdictional complexities in responding to crime, justice, and safety. Senior social and behavioral scientist Christine (Tina) Crossland discusses NIJ’s research on these topics, especially on the prevention of violence towards American Indians and Alaska Natives. Communications Assistant Stacy Lee Reynolds hosts.

Begging for Crime? The Effect of State Laws Restricting Access to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families on Unsuccessful Completion of Parole

Date Published

August 2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Relation Between State Gun Laws and the Incidence and Severity of Mass Public Shootings in the United States, 1976-2018

Date Published

2020

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Sentencing Reform in the Other Washington (From Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, Volume 28, P 71-136, 2001, Michael Tonry, ed. -- See NCJ-192542)

Date Published

2001

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

Statutory and Constitutional Protection of Victims' Rights: Implementation and Impact on Crime Victims: Final Report

Date Published

1996

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ

Statutory and Constitutional Protection of Victims' Rights: Implementation and Impact on Crime Victims: Executive Summary

Date Published

December 1996

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ

The Hidden Costs of Reentry: Understanding the Barriers to Removing a Criminal Record

May 2022

NIJ hosted a webinar to discuss under-researched aspects of reentry: expungement of criminal records and the impact of those records. This webinar includes a presentation of ongoing research projects examining the impact of legal aid for expungement and past research projects studying the accuracy and permanency of criminal records and the prevalence of collateral consequences of conviction. A Q&A session will conclude this webinar.

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