Articles Published by NIJ

A study of Kentucky’s safe harbor laws revealed they have helped decriminalize sex-trafficked youth. However, the study also highlighted a lack of resources and training for child welfare personnel and judges who work with these youth.

A new age of algorithms taking the wheel en masse is still some years away, but law enforcement must prepare now, an NIJ-sponsored group concludes.

NIJ-funded researchers are developing a probability model to predict child head injuries in falls.

A data-informed approach to managing jails can yield benefits in key functional areas.

A 2006 federal law drove all states to keep better track of those convicted of sex offenses through enhanced technology and consistent practices, but some states are falling short of standards.

A review of the most commonly cited sources of school safety data indicates that although crime and violence in schools have generally been decreasing for some time, multiple-victim homicide incidents have been increasing.

The Bullying Classroom Check-Up — an integrated coaching and mixed-reality simulator strategy — has potential for coaching teachers to detect and identify bullying in the classroom, but the effects were not sustained by the end of the second school year.

A rigorous evaluation of a well-grounded pilot program to boost the school performance and behavior of at-risk youth and improve safety in Palm Beach, Florida, schools revealed few positive or negative effects.

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