Articles Published by NIJ

Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

NIJ is piloting a new grant application peer review process with standing panels designed to improve the consistency, fairness and transparency of peer review at the Institute.

Project Greenlight's negative outcomes disappointed stakeholders and puzzled researchers. A reexamination of Greenlight's data suggests that the intensity of the program may not have been well-suited for medium- and high-risk offenders.

NIJ endorses the basic principles laid out in the National Research Council's evaluation of the Institute and has already started to implement policies and procedures that address many of the recommendations.