Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
School Safety: Large, Metropolitan District Tests Various School-Based Mental Health Services
An assessment of the relative benefits of expanded and enhanced mental health services yields mixed results, underscores implementation challenges.
Scientist Wins Prestigious Charles Mann Award for NIJ-Supported Research
Igor Lednev, a SUNY chemistry professor, and several of his students, won top awards for their Raman spectroscopy research at the recent SCIX conference.
Study Reveals Inaccurate Labeling of Marijuana as Hemp
Training for School Personnel to Prevent, Prepare, and Respond to School Safety Incidents
An overview of four common training topics and what the evidence says about their efficacy.
Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K-12 Schools
Domestic Radicalization and Deradicalization: Insights from Family and Friends
To understand what drives some people to violent extremism, and some to walk away from it, it helps to get to know them. That premise underlies research featuring interviews with individuals who exited extremism, family members, and acquaintances.
Complex Drug Mixtures Analysis, Using Open-Source Search Software and Library Building Tool
Seized drug analysis aided by the development and release of new data interpretation software.
Meeting the Forensic Challenges of Subadult Skeletons
Determining sex, age, and other forensic information from the skeleton of a young person has stymied investigators for decades.
Multidisciplinary Team Works to Reduce Preventable Deaths of Older Adults
NIJ Evaluations of the Second Chance Act
Domestic Extremism: No One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Disengagement From Extremism Activity or Beliefs, Study Finds
NIJ-supported research notes stark division in extremism disengagement pathways for persons with and without prison experience.
Five Things About Juvenile Delinquency Intervention and Treatment
How Good Are the Data? Novel Metric Assesses Probability That an Unknown Drug Sample Matches a Known Sample
NIJ-funded researchers developed a novel metric to assess probability that an unknown sample of a drug matches a library sample, with profound implications for standardization of mass spectrometry results.