Articles Published by NIJ

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Detecting Fentanyl Use Through Court-Ordered Mandatory Drug Testing

Five Things to Know About Women and Reentry

Best Practices for Improving the Use of Criminal Justice Risk Assessments: Insights From NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winners Symposium

Looking Beyond Recidivism: New Research on Well-Being in Prisons and Jails From the National Institute of Justice

NIJ Evaluations of the Second Chance Act

Reentry Research at NIJ: Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making

Results from the National Institute of Justice Recidivism Forecasting Challenge

Role of Human Services During Community Supervision

Using Data and Science to Understand the Impact of COVID–19 on Corrections

Crime and Desistance: Probing How Probationers' Thoughts on Crime May Inform Their Conduct

Date Published

July 20, 2021

Researchers counsel caution on interpreting probationer cognitions — thoughts and thought patterns — as predictors of desistance from crime.

Community Corrections Technology: Experts Identify Top Needs for Tech Solutions to Probation and Parole System Challenges

Tapping Into Artificial Intelligence

Specialized Smartphones Could Keep Released Persons on Track for Successful Reentry

Experts Identify Priority Needs for Addressing Correctional Agency Security Threats

Rigorous Multi-Site Evaluation Finds HOPE Probation Model Offers No Advantage Over Conventional Probation in Four Study Sites

Corrections Strategic Research Plan 2018-2023

Executive Session on Community Corrections

Meeting on Leveraging Technology to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Criminal Justice Populations

Automated Kiosks Can help Community Supervision Agencies Manage High caseloads of Low-risk Clients

Date Published

January 25, 2017

Automated kiosks can provide cost-efficient, effective support in managing those at low risk for offending.

How NIJ Is Advancing Technology in Corrections

Data Analysis Has Potential to Improve Community Supervision

Service Specification Package Addresses Agencies’ Need to Automatically Transfer Tracking Data When Changing Service Providers

Identifying Technology Needs and Innovations to Advance Corrections

Evaluating the Use of GPS Technology in the Community

History of GPS Monitoring Policies in California