Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Overview of Gangs and Gang Crime
What Is a Gang? Definitions
Setting the Teen Dating Violence Research Agenda
Impact of Prison Experience on Recidivism
NIJ Journal Issue 268, October 2011
Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
Responding to Transnational Organized Crime - Supporting Research, Improving Practice
The U.S. government looks to research from home and abroad as it reformulates its law enforcement response to transnational organized crime.
Impact of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on Research Agenda
Potential for Redemption in Employment in an Era of Widespread Criminal Background Checks
Neighborhoods, Recidivism and Employment Among Returning Prisoners
Conviction Status Impacts the Employment Prospects of Young Men
Domestic Violence Courts: Batterer Programs, Monitoring, and Assessments
Interagency Coordination: Lessons Learned From the 2005 London Train Bombings
Less-Lethal Technology: Conducted Energy Devices
Overview of Less-Lethal Technologies
Murder-Suicide in Families
NIJ In-Custody Death Study: The Impact of Use of Conducted Energy Devices
Evaluating a Program to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence
Prevalence of Co-occurrence in Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Child Interviews and the Prosecution of Child Abuse
Improving Forensic Death Investigation
The death investigation community searches for solutions for a fragmented system
Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 267
New Technologies Promise Better Future Results
Sidebar to the article Extending the Time to Collect DNA in Sexual Assault Cases by Terry Taylor.
Solving the Problem of Untested Evidence in Sexual Assaults
NIJ's forthcoming special report, The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases, looks into ways to move sexual assault kits forward.
What Is STR Analysis?
Police Use of Force: The Impact of Less-Lethal Weapons and Tactics
Study suggests that less-lethal weapons decrease rates of injuries.