Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
The Second Chance Act and Other Ongoing NIJ Research Projects
The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative: The Basics
Applying Carbon-14 Dating to Recent Human Remains
Measuring carbon-14 levels in human tissue could help forensic scientists determine age and year of death in cases involving unidentified human remains.
Being Smart on Crime With Evidence-based Policing
A former police chief reflects on how law enforcement agencies can do a better job of using science to reduce crime.
HOPE: A Swift and Certain Process for Probationers
The HOPE program — Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement — is an experimental probation program that emphasizes the delivery of "swift and certain" punishment when a probationer violates conditions of probation.
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 269
What Is Administrative Segregation?
What Is Carbon Dating?
NIJ Journal Issue 269, March 2012
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Improving NIJ's Peer Review Process: The Scientific Review Panel Pilot Project
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.
"Swift and Certain" Sanctions in Probation Are Highly Effective: Evaluation of the HOPE Program
Suicide Watch Technologies Could Improve Monitoring, Reduce Staff Time
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 268
Beyond the Prison Bubble
For decades, America's chief answer to crime has been to put more persons behind bars for longer. That expensive strategy is yielding diminishing returns. It's time for a closer look at ways of helping individuals steer away from crime.