Articles Published by NIJ

Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice

Detecting Drugs in Hair: Is It Drug Use or Environmental Contamination?

Drug-Impaired Driving: The Contribution of Emerging and Undertested Drugs

Unconventional Wisdom: Research Shakes Up Assumptions About Sex Trafficking Clues in Online Escort Ads

Lessons Learned on the Methodological Challenges in Studying Rare Violent Incidents

The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions

The Roles of Trauma and Mental Health in Preventing Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism

Determining the Age-At-Death of Infants, Children, and Teens

Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate

Five Things to Know About Women and Reentry

Sentinel Event Review of Federal Reentry Program

Forensic Science Research and Development Technology Working Group: Operational Requirements

Patents Generated by NIJ-Sponsored Projects

Date Published

March 31, 2024

Comparing Violent Extremism and Terrorism to Other Forms of Targeted Violence

Examining Financial Fraud Against Older Adults

Building Knowledge About Victim Services

Is It an Accident or Abuse? Researchers Develop Predictive Models for Pediatric Head Injuries

Attitudes of Reporting Officers Extracted From Incident Reports Can Affect Rape Case Outcomes

Date Published

March 1, 2024

Social scientists and data scientists use a powerful machine learning algorithm to conduct a novel criminal justice process study.

Advances in Detecting and Identifying Explosives After an Attack

Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit

New Forensic Methods to Accurately Determine THC in Seized Cannabis

Police Crime Lab Accreditation Initiative

Improving Analysis of “Trace DNA” Evidence

Best Practices for Improving the Use of Criminal Justice Risk Assessments: Insights From NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winners Symposium

The Impact of Drugs on Human Decomposition: What Insect, Scavenger, and Microbial Evidence Tells Us

Domestic Radicalization and Violent Extremism