Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
Borrowing from innovations abroad, U.S. correctional facilities are piloting more humane living environments that are grounded in principles of restorative justice to support rehabilitation and enhance safety for all who work and reside in them.
Five Things to Know About Women and Reentry
Sentinel Event Review of Federal Reentry Program
Partnering with NIJ, the Successful Transition and Reentry Together program of the Eastern District of Wisconsin undertook a Sentinel Event Review process to systematically review near-misses and unsuccessful cases of reentry.
Best Practices for Improving the Use of Criminal Justice Risk Assessments: Insights From NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winners Symposium
Winners from NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge share their approaches to employing risk assessments and recommendations for practitioners and scientists.
Five Things About Reentry
Emerging Relevance of Neuroscience in Corrections
Expungement: Criminal Records as Reentry Barriers
Reentry Research at NIJ: Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making
NIJ is committed to promoting rigorous research on how best to successfully integrate individuals returning from jail or prison.
Role of Human Services During Community Supervision
Executive summary
NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act
Tapping Into Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Technology to Prevent Crime and Support Reentry
Identifying Needs Related to Managing Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals in Corrections
Specialized Smartphones Could Keep Released Persons on Track for Successful Reentry
A new line of research envisions mobile devices tapping into artificial intelligence to make reentry more efficient and more likely to succeed for those reentering supervisors, their supervisors, and communities.
NIJ-Funded Research Examines What Works for Successful Reentry
Reentry Court Evaluation
Rigorous Multi-Site Evaluation Finds HOPE Probation Model Offers No Advantage Over Conventional Probation in Four Study Sites
An exacting, multi-site study of the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement ("HOPE") probation model finds that, on key measures of effectiveness, the model may offer no advantage over conventional probation programs.
Lessons Learned from the Second Chance Act: Moving Forward to Strengthen Reentry
A Hopeful Approach — Understanding the implications for the HOPE program
GPS Supervision in California: One Technology, Two Contrasting Goals
Two NIJ-supported studies with very different results show that GPS technology may be used to help prevent crime in various ways.
'Cultural Shift' Is Among Findings of Second Chance Act Evaluation
The first phase of an NIJ-funded evaluation finds that re-entry programs are moving toward a rehabilitative philosophy and an acceptance of evidence-based practices.