Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Study Revealed Safe Harbor Laws Increased Protections for Sex-Trafficked Youth, Identified Needs for Agency Support and Judicial Training
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.
Advancing the Collection of Juvenile Justice Data
The National Institute of Justice and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are working to improve data on juvenile residential placement facilities and the youth they hold.
Autonomous Vehicles: Expert Panel Lists Top Needs for Law Enforcement as the Dawn of Driverless Roads Inches Closer
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.
Child Abuse or Accident? Bringing Science to Pediatric Emergency Departments and Forensic Investigations
NIJ-funded researchers are developing a probability model to predict child head injuries in falls.
NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act
Caution Is Necessary When Expanding Field Testing Capabilities
Migrant Farm Labor Trafficking in North Carolina: Pinning Down Elusive Data
Labor trafficking is a global affliction cloaked in quantitative uncertainty. One research team used a new analytical approach in search of better clarity on the presence, treatment, and possible trafficking of migrant farmworkers in North Carolina.
What Do the Data Reveal About Violence in Schools?
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.
Anti-Bullying Intervention for Teachers Shows Positive, Short-Term Outcomes
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.
Improving the Analysis and Collection of Trace Evidence Samples
Using Forensic Intelligence To Combat Serial and Organized Violent Crimes
Integrating forensic evidence into the intelligence process is an evolutionary next step in reducing, disrupting, and preventing violent crime.
Efficient Casework Policy To Address Emerging Challenges in Seized Drugs
The substances tested in cases involving seized drugs are always evolving. By establishing policies on the most critical samples to test and maintaining ongoing communication with stakeholders, laboratories can more efficiently manage a backlog.
Randomized Controlled Trials in Correctional Settings
Understanding the Impact of Ventilation on Burn Patterns Can Aid Arson Investigations
In response to a National Academy of Sciences report calling for more research on the variability of burn patterns, Underwriters Laboratories scientists conducted studies on how ventilation affects fire patterns in residential structures.
Understanding Domestic Radicalization and Terrorism
A National Issue Within a Global Context