Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
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
Advancing Situational and Developmental Approaches To Prevent Sexual Violence
Growing evidence supports using situational and developmental crime prevention approaches to complement traditional law enforcement and criminal justice interventions to combat sexual violence.
Reducing Gun Violence Through Integrated Forensic Evidence Collection, Analysis, and Sharing
Multi-pronged approach of data integration, collaboration, and intelligence-led policing has helped reduce gun violence in New Jersey.
Five Facts About Mass Shootings in K-12 Schools
Five Things About School-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Programs
International Perspectives and Lessons Learned on Desistance
Executive Summary
Mentoring Programs for Youth: A Promising Intervention for Delinquency Prevention
To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.
At-Risk Youth in Schools: A Wraparound Delinquency Prevention Program Produces Disappointing Results
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.
Video Games Designed To Address Sexual Assault on Campus
NIJ-funded research assessing video games designed to reduce sexual assault on campus yielded some positive results, but showed a lack of sustained benefits on key metrics.
The Importance of Community Policing in Preventing Terrorism
The Value of Threat Assessment Teams
Notes From the Field: Connection to Combat Terrorism
Maintaining Vigilance to Combat Terrorism
Effects of the Second Step Program in Middle School on Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use in High School
NIJ-funded researchers looked at the effect of the program on participants in their high school years.
Tackling Gun Violence as a Community Issue
Changing Course: Preventing Gang Membership
A new book offers evidence-based principles that can halt the cascading impact of gangs on youth, families, neighborhoods and society at large.
Tailored Functional Family Therapy Program Shows Promise for Reducing Subsequent Criminal Activity in a Population at High Risk for Joining Gangs
A rigorous trial application of Functional Family Therapy to youth at risk of gang involvement, or already involved, finds promising outcome and cost advantages.
Research Provides Guidance on Building Effective Counterterrorism Programs
With the support of NIJ, researchers organized the largest known database on individual radicalization in the United States.