Young adults (18-24)
Inducing Jealousy and Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Adults
The Development of Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Key Correlates Among a Sample of Young Adults
Emerging Adulthood and Prospective Depression: A Simultaneous Test of Cumulative Risk Theories
Lack of Health Insurance Among Juvenile Offenders: a Predictor of Inappropriate Healthcare Use and Reincarceration?
Young Adult Reports of the Victim-Offender Overlap in Intimate and Nonintimate Relationships: A Nationally Representative Sample
Genetic Testing in Sudden Unexpected Natural Death in the Young: New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner's Experience and Perspective
Cohabitation and Intimate Partner Violence During Emerging Adulthood: High Constraints and Low Commitment
Pregnancy and Childbearing Among Young Adults Who Experienced Foster Care
Second looks for youth: An implementation evaluation of resentencing models in five jurisdictions
Five Things About Vaping and Electronic Cigarettes
Understanding the Violent Victimization Experiences of Young Men of Color
NIJ FY23 National Study Examining Interpersonal Violence Experienced By Young Adults
Population and Subgroup Differences in the Prevalence and Predictors of Campus Sexual Assault
This webinar presents preliminary findings from a secondary data analysis study using the Haven Online Campus Sexual Assault Prevention program data. The scope and scale of the data used in this study allow for the examination and generalization of findings across contexts and behaviors and may help identify student populations in greatest need of services and resources.
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Current State of Knowledge about Stalking and Gender-Based Violence: The Known, Unknown, and Yet To Be Known
Nearly one in six of women experience stalking victimization at some point during their life, and most are stalked by someone who they know—typically current or former intimate partners. Given the escalation of violence and potential harm that an individual may commit while stalking someone, it is important to bring more attention to this issue. This brown-bag session highlights a panel of scholars to share what the field currently knows about stalking behaviors and victims, including a focus on intimate partner violence, non-partner relationships, and police response.
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Romantic Relationship Characteristics and Adolescent Relationship Abuse in a Probability-Based Sample of Youth
Relationship Dynamics and Abusive Interactions in a National Sample of Youth and Young Adults
From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities
Reentry Research at NIJ: Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making
NIJ is committed to promoting rigorous research on how best to successfully integrate individuals returning from jail or prison.
Buffering Effects of a Family-Based Intervention for African American Emerging Adults
The Adults in the Making Program: Long-Term Protective Stabilizing Effects on Alcohol Use and Substance Use Problems for Rural African American Emerging Adults
Civic Development and Antisocial Attitudes/Behaviors Among Somali Immigrants: Change Over One Year
Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice
Most scholars would agree that desistance from crime – the process of ceasing engagement in criminal activities – is normative. However, there is variability in the literature regarding the definition and measurement of desistance, the signals of desistance, the age at which desistance begins, and the underlying mechanisms that lead to desistance. Even with considerable advances in the theoretical understanding of desistance from crime, there remain critical gaps between research and the application of that research to practice.
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