Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
Date Published
April 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ
Vera Institute
Evaluation of a Healing-Centered Community-Wide Approach to Addressing Firearm Violence in New Orleans
15PNIJ-23-GG-04267-CVIP
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$1,250,000
Changing Prison Culture Reduces Violence
Date Published
August 2023
Publication Type
Publication,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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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Serving Safely: The National Initiative To Enhance Policing for Persons With Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities
Date Published
August 2018
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
There Is a Risk in Refusing to Act Till All Facts Are In; But Is There Not Greater Risk in Abandoning the Conditions of All Rational Inquiry?
Date Published
1998
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Good Intentions Meet Hard Realities: An Evaluation of the Project Greenlight Reentry Program
Date Published
May 2006
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Employment, Age, Race, and Crime: A Labor Theoretic Investigation
Date Published
1991
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Enforcement of Fines as Criminal Sanctions - The English Experience and Its Relevance to American Practice
Date Published
November 1986
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ
Economical Crime Control: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Ledger
December 2011
Series
The surge in incarceration since 1980 has been fueled in part by the mistaken belief that the population can be divided neatly into "good guys" and "bad guys." In fact, crime rates are not determined by the number of at-large criminals, any more than farm production is determined by the number of farmers. Crime is a choice, a choice that is influenced by available opportunities as much as by character. This perspective, drawn from economic theory, supports a multi-faceted approach to crime control. Dr.
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Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders
June 2009
The panel presentations from the 2009 NIJ Conference are based on an NIJ-sponsored evaluation of the effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123, which mandates community-based drug abuse treatment for drug possession by nonviolent offenders in lieu of prison.
Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System - Interview With Michael Jacobson
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Presentation (Multimedia),
Interview,
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System: The Role of Data and Research
Date Published
September 2012
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Presentation (Multimedia),
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Anatomy of Discretion: Criminal Justice Professor Don Stemen Explains a Vera Institute of Justice Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making (Video: Part I of IV)
Date Published
November 2012
Publication Type
Interview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Creating a Culture of Safety: Sentinel Event Reviews for Suicide and Self-Harm in Correctional Facilities
Date Published
December 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Exploring the Causes and Consequences of Restrictive Housing in America's Prisons and Jails
2016-IJ-CX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$1,410,096
National Juvenile Justice Data Analysis Program
2016-JF-FX-K001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$800,000
Changing Nature of Correctional Visitation Can Video Visitation Provide the Same Benefits as In-Person Visits?
Date Published
September 2016
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
TECHBeat, June 2016
Date Published
June 2016
Publication Type
Technical Assistance,
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The PbS Learning Institute, the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA), and the VERA Institute of Justice, propose to develop new reentry measurement standards.
2015-CZ-BX-K002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$750,000
Young Adults in Jails
2015-IJ-CX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$500,407
Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and Victim Identification: Establishing an Evidence-Based Foundation for a Specialized Criminal Justice Response
2014-R2-CX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$242,000
A Sentinel Events Approach to Addressing Suicide and Self-Harm in Jail
2014-IJ-CX-0030
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$399,861