Articles Published by NIJ

The criminal justice community has invested significantly in developing information sharing standards, but it has not developed a comprehensive view of the information sharing process. NIJ-supported research shows how the justice system could benefit from

NIJ-funded researchers evaluated an experiment in which Shreveport Police Department compared a predictive policing model focused on forecasting the likelihood of property crime occurring within block-sized areas against a hot spots policing approach.

Identifying a new drug that is very similar in structure to other drugs is important for investigators. Researchers in this project determined that these drugs may be better separated using ultra high-performance supercritical fluid chromatography.

Synthetic cathinones, a class of mood-altering stimulants popular among recreational drug users, can be unstable when stored in blood or urine samples, and may be problematic when used as evidence in court.

Researchers funded by NIJ studied the effects of Florida laws to address the opioid epidemic and found that they did indeed help reduce the number of “pill mill” clinics.

Reviews of 'sentinel events' can shift the emphasis away from blame and toward risk mitigation and continuous improvement.

There is no standard method of detailed documentation of the latent print examination process, but researchers have developed software that improves the standardization and quantifiability, implemented as part of the FBI’s Universal Latent Workstation.

Researchers  expanded the National Center for Forensic Science Smokeless Powders Database from 100 to more than 800 entries.

3D printing technology both supports and challenges criminal investigation.

The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program provides training to local law enforcement agencies to detect, prevent, and investigate terrorism. NIJ funded an assessment to identify program strengths and areas of improvement.

Criminals track dust particles to and from virtually every crime scene, but particles on a suspect’s shoes are seldom used as evidence linking the accused to the crime. In this NIJ-supported project, researchers assert that investigators can use small par