Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
The Fight Against Rampant Gun Violence: Data-Driven Scientific Research Will Light the Way
In North American Somali Communities, A Complex Mix of Factors Influence Gang Involvement, Violent Extremism
NIJ-supported research points to the value of targeting multiple social conditions as a strategy for reducing radicalization.
Functional Family Therapy–Gangs: Adapting an Evidence-Based Program To Reduce Gang Involvement
NIJ-supported studies are examining whether an evidence-based delinquency prevention program can be modified to prevent gang involvement and reduce the criminal activities of gang members.
Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership
A new book offers evidence-based principles that can halt the cascading impact of gangs on youth, families, neighborhoods and society at large.
Tailored Functional Family Therapy Program Shows Promise for Reducing Subsequent Criminal Activity in a Population at High Risk for Joining Gangs
A rigorous trial application of Functional Family Therapy to youth at risk of gang involvement, or already involved, finds promising outcome and cost advantages.
Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science
A review of erroneous convictions that involved forensic science can help identify critical lessons for forensic scientists as they perform testing, interpret results, render conclusions, and testify in court.
Market Survey of Offender Tracking Technologies Gives Agencies a Snapshot of Available Products
Law enforcement and corrections administrators tasked with implementing electronic monitoring programs can find information that may help them make procurement decisions in a study conducted with NIJ funding.
Gangs and Sex Trafficking in San Diego
GPS Supervision in California: One Technology, Two Contrasting Goals
Two NIJ-supported studies with very different results show that GPS technology may be used to help prevent crime in various ways.
Helping At-Risk Youth Say "No" to Gangs
An NIJ-funded evaluation finds that a revised curriculum and greater attention to teacher training have resulted in an improved program for preventing gang membership and delinquency.