Violent crime
Video Games Designed To Address Sexual Assault on Campus
NIJ-funded research assessing video games designed to reduce sexual assault on campus yielded some positive results, but showed a lack of sustained benefits on key metrics.
New Approaches to Policing High Risk Intimate Partner Victims and Offenders
Juvenile Arrests, 2018
NIJ Journal Issue 282: Violent Crime
The NIJ Journal, published several times a year, features articles to help criminal justice policymakers and practitioners stay informed about new developments. The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Each issue of the NIJ Journal will now focus on a single theme, allowing the articles to dive into one specific topic from...
A Mechanism Based Forensic Investigation into the Postmortem Redistribution of Morphine
Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Forensic Laboratories and Medical Examiner/Coroner Offices Points to Solutions for a System Under Stress
The Impact of State-Level Firearms Laws on Homicide Rates by Race/Ethnicity
The Consequences of School Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Post-Incarceration Partner Violence: Examining the Social Context of Victimization To Inform Victim Services and Prevention
TECHBeat, November 2018
TECHBeat, February 2019
TECHBeat, July/August 2019
TECHBeat, October 2018
Research on Facilitators of Transnational Organized Crime: Understanding Crime Networks' Logistical Support
Police Interactions With Victims of Violence
Impact of Victim Offender Dialogue on Victims of Serious Crimes: A Longitudinal Cohort-Control Study
Childrens Allegations of Sexual Abuse in Criminal Trials: Assessing Defense Attacks on Credibility and Identifying Effective Prosecution Methods
Comprehensive School Safety Initiative: FY 2017 Report to Congress
Advancing Mass Shootings Research To Inform Practice
Advancing Mass Shooting Research To Inform Practice
NIJ’s findings point to the adoption of uniform definitions and comprehensive databases as logical next steps for improving research and practice to prevent mass shootings.
Video: Evidence-Based Practices and Strategies: Risk Terrain Modeling
Evidence-Based Practices and Strategies: Risk Terrain Modeling
Captain Baughman of the Kansas City (MO) Police Department answers the question “What is risk terrain modeling?” and explains how it differs from crime mapping, what resources his agency deploys at high risk areas, and the results he has seen form using risk terrain models.
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