Violence causes
Investigating Root Causes of School Violence: A Case-Control Study of School Violence Offenders, Non-School Youth Violence Offenders, and Non-Offending Youths
Explaining the Rise of Antisemitism in the United States
Cyber-Routines, Political Attitudes, and Exposure to Violence-Advocating Online Extremism
Lessons of an Honor Code: A Consideration of Conflict-Related Processes and Interpersonal Violence
Trauma, Trust in Government, and Social Connection: How Social Context Shapes Attitudes Related to the Use of Ideologically or Politically Motivated Violence
The interpersonal context of depression and violent behavior: A social psychological interpretation
The Social Anatomy of Adverse childhood Experiences and Aggression in a Representative Sample of Young Adults in the U.S.
Collective Efficacy and Violence in Chicago Neighborhoods: A Reproduction
Correlates of Violent Political Extremism in the United States
Methamphetamine and Violence in Illinois
Desistance from Crime: Interventions to Help Promote Desistance and Reduce Recidivism
No single criminal justice agency can promote desistance on its own. Partnerships across state, local, and federal agencies — along with the support of family and community stakeholders — are instrumental in supporting desistance from crime and reducing recidivism.
Law enforcement, courts, corrections, and community supervision agencies play a key role in the desistance process and reducing recidivism.
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Investigating Impulsivity as a Root Cause of School Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Teen Dating Violence Victimization Among High School Students: A Multilevel Analysis of School-Level Risk Factors
The Science of School Safety
Gun violence may be the most discussed topic surrounding school safety, but it is by no means the only one. Bullying, school climate, and mental health affect students across the country, and are some of the many other issues that NIJ researches. Mary Poulin Carlton, an NIJ social science analyst, joins host Paul Haskins to discuss these and other important school safety issues.
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Community Violence Intervention
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Amy Solomon and Senior Advisor Eddie Bocanegra team up in this Justice Today podcast to discuss community violence intervention. Bocanegra discusses his own experience with gang violence and incarceration and his work in OJP to help the Biden Administration tackle community-based violence. This episode was recorded before the FY 2022 Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative grant solicitation closed.