Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Studies of Mistreatment of Older Adults Offer Solutions to an Urgent and Growing Societal Problem
Aging populations face abuse in many forms, and the search for data-driven solutions has lagged. New NIJ-backed projects offer answers derived from other research areas.
30 Years of the Violence Against Women Act: Endurance, Expansion, and the Next Era
Summary of a plenary panel from the 2024 NIJ Research Conference
Addressing the Challenges of Detecting Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
NIJ has funded research to address the challenges of detecting DFSA for several years. This research includes projects that examine ways to improve forensic hair testing and how drugs modify blood proteins.
Evaluating Technology-Based Services for Victims of Crime
Three NIJ-funded evaluations enhance our understanding about the effectiveness of technology-based services for victims who experience crime and violence.
What Has Longitudinal Research on Teen Dating Violence Taught Us?
Informing prevention and intervention by observing trajectories from adolescence to adulthood.
Five Things About Teen Dating Violence
New Approaches to Policing High-Risk Intimate Partner Victims and Those Committing the Crimes
Batterer Intervention Programs Have Mixed Results
Risks in Adolescence That Lead to Intimate Partner Violence in Young Adulthood
NIJ-funded study examined the developmental and familial pathways to intimate partner violence involvement in young adulthood and identify partner influences on intimate partner violence.
The Need for Mandatory Domestic Violence Training for Court-Appointed Custody Evaluators
Summary of the Evaluation Plan for the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative
Evaluating What Works for Victims and Those Committing Offenses: The Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative
Differences Between Two National Surveys
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men
An NIJ-funded study shows that American Indian and Alaska Native women and men suffer violence at alarmingly high rates.
A Closer Look at the Lethality Assessment Program
Services for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Encouraging Stronger Research Methods to Produce More Valid Results
Using rigorous research methods like randomized controlled trials can help increase confidence in evaluation findings.