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NIJreleasedguidanceforimplementinganinnovativeapproachtocrimeinvestigationforlawenforcementagenciesandforensiclaboratories.Thenewguideoutlinesthefoundationsfordevelopingorenhancingaforensicintelligenceprogramandevaluatingitseffectiveness,includinghelpingagenciesdetectanddisruptpatternsofcrime.
Differentiatingintentionalabusefromaccidentalinjuryinchildrenandinfantsiskeytoadvancingjusticeformedical,medicolegal,andforensicsciencecommunities.NIJhasinvestedmorethan$11millionsince2007instudiesthatmodelskullfractures,identifybruisingpatterns,andaidinotherinjuryidentification.
NIJ’sLawEnforcementAdvancingDataandScience(LEADS)programisdesignedtoincreasetheresearchcapabilitiesoflawenforcementofficersandagencies.Thisyear,weselected13newLEADSscholars.Welookforwardtotheircontributionsacrossthepolicingfield!
Bloodstainpatternanalysisisaforensicdisciplinethatreconstructsabloodsheddingeventbyexaminingandinterpretingtheattributesofbloodstains.Itcanprovidecrucialevidenceinsomelegalcases,supportingorcontradictingwitnesstestimony.
TheNationalArchiveofCriminalJusticeDataarchivesdataoncrimeandjusticeandcontainsdatafromover2,700curatedstudiesorstatisticaldataseries.Thewebsiteishometoseverallarge-scaledatasets,includingtheNationalCrimeVictimizationSurvey,FBI'sUniformCrimeReportsandNationalIncident-BasedReportingSystem,andtheProjectonHumanDevelopmentinChicagoNeighborhoods.
NIJcertifiestorso-wornballisticresistantbodyarmorforlawenforcementthatcomplieswiththerequirementsourComplianceTestingProgram.Ifyou’reinthelawenforcementprofession,reviewanewlyupdatedlistofallcompliantarmor,searchingbymanufacturingcompany,gender,threatlevels,andotherfactors.
Thisisanindividualcompassion-focused,therapy-basedinterventionadaptedfromtraditionalcompassionate-focusedtherapytoreducepsychopathictraitsinyouthinacorrectionalsettinginPortugal.
Thisinvolvespoliceofficerswearingcamerasontheiruniformstoimprovethecivilityoftheirinteractionswithcitizens.
Thisinvolvesprisontimeforindividualswhohavecommitteddrunk-drivingoffensestoreducetheirriskofrecidivismupontheirrelease.
TheFirstStepActof2018aimstoreformthefederalprisonsystemandreducerecidivism.NIJisworkingtoassessanddevelopanexistingriskandneedsassessmentsystemforincarceratedindividuals,anddeveloprecommendationsregardingeffectiveevidence-basedrecidivismreductionprogramsandactivities.