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"I Don't Think a Broken Spirit Can Be Quantified": Perceptions of College Victimization and Its Consequences Among Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
The Prevalence and Nature of Victimization among First Semester Students at Urban, Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)
Measuring School Climate as a Component of School Capacity
The Role of Social Emotional Competencies in Student Discipline and Discipline Disparities
Webinar Transcript: FY 2024 NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Deadline notice
The deadline to submit an application under the solicitation discussed below has passed.
NIJ held a webinar on February 14, 2024, gave an overview of NIJ’s Graduate Research Fellowship opportunity, which invites applications for doctoral dissertation research that is relevant to preventing and controlling crime, advancing knowledge of victimization and effective victim services, or ensuring the fair and impartial administration...
Promoting School Safety Through Multi-tiered Systems of Support for Student Mental Health
Associations between a technical assistance model to build school organizational capacity and improvements in student perceptions of school climate
Examining the Efficacy of Circles on School Safety and Student Outcomes in Boston Public Schools: Final Report
The Distinction Between Transient and Substantive Student Threats
Middle School Staff’s Perspectives on the Impact of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program on Interpersonal Relationships
Arming Teachers as a Response to School Violence: Using a Risk Assessment Model to Understand Student Perceptions
Getting Tough? The Effects of Discretionary Principal Discipline on Student Outcomes
Threat Assessment and Disparities in School Discipline
A State Mandated School Threat Assessment. Here’s What It Meant for Students
Webinar: NIJ Research Assistantship Program Informational Webinar
This recorded webinar, originally held September 28, 2023, provides information on NIJ’s Research Assistantship Program, which offers highly qualified doctoral students the opportunity to bring their expertise to NIJ to work across offices and program areas to obtain a practical and applied research experience. The program is a research focused professional development opportunity for doctoral students from all academic disciplines. NIJ...
Initial Field Test of the SOARS (Student Ownership, Accountability, and Responsibility for School Safety) Framework for High Schools
Meeting People Where They Are to Improve Institutional Culture
Incarcerated individuals deserve opportunities for healing and growth, but they often lack the necessary resources for such opportunities. Additionally, organizational cultures that don’t support these outcomes often stand in the way. Researchers and practitioners gathered at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to share ideas and projects that will increase opportunities for incarcerated populations around the country. This show continues their conversation.
Exclusionary Discipline and School Crime: Do Suspensions Make Schools Safer?
Missed Connections: Examining the Link between Exposure to School Security and Students' Sense of Connectedness to School
Snitching Versus Reporting: A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators to Addressing Safety Concerns Among high School Students
Student Perceptions of School Resource Officers and Threat Reporting
Potential Moderation Across Racial Groups in Perceptions of Authoritative School Climate and Peer Victimization and Student Engagement
Making Schools Safer and/or Creating a Pipeline to Prison: A Study of North Carolina Schools
A Leg Up: NIJ's Graduate Research Fellowship Program
NIJ Director Dr. Nancy La Vigne joins the show to interview Dr. Marie Garcia, Director of NIJ’s Criminal Justice Systems Division and a former NIJ graduate research fellow. They discuss the application process, Marie’s experience as a fellow while at Temple University, and advice for future applicants.
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