Justice system reform

Confirmation Bias and Other Systemic Causes of Wrongful Convictions: A Sentinel Events Perspective

NCJ Number

254021

Journal

Northeastern University Law Review

Date Published

2019

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Publication Type

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Some Observations: Pretrial Hearings Before and After the PFA

NCJ Number

311631

Date Published

May 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

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Reducing Biases in Joined Criminal Offenses

NCJ Number

96029

Date Published

February 1985

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Reducing Biases in Joined Criminal Offenses - Executive Summary

NCJ Number

95985

Date Published

December 1984

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Justice Today Podcast: Redesigning Life in U.S. Prisons

NCJ Number

309285

Date Published

July 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The Law-Before: Legacies and Gaps in Penal Reform

NCJ Number

311244

Journal

Law & Society Review

Date Published

January 2024

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Legislation/Policy Analysis

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A Little Bit of Time in Jail

NCJ Number

311633

Date Published

January 2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

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Petitions to Detain for Domestic Violence Cases

NCJ Number

311632

Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

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Legislation/Policy Analysis

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Short-Term Trends in Jail Bookings & Populations After the Pretrial Fairness Act

NCJ Number

311630

Date Published

March 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

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The Diversity of Decarceration: Examining First-Year County Realignment Spending in California

NCJ Number

311215

Journal

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Date Published

April 2016

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Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

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Assessing Triangulation Across Methodologies, Methods, and Stakeholder Groups: The Joys, Woes, and Politics of Interpreting Convergent and Divergent Data

NCJ Number

311571

Journal

American Journal of Evaluation

Date Published

November 2018

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Qualitative fieldwork within the criminal justice system: Emotions, advocacy, and the pursuit of social justice for untested sexual assault kits (SAKs)

NCJ Number

311175

Journal

Qualitative Psychology

Date Published

2017

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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False Rape Allegations: Do they Lead to a Wrongful Conviction Following the Indictment of an Innocent Defendant?

NCJ Number

311351

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

November 2018

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Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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A Turning Point in Mass Incarceration? Local Imprisonment Trajectories and Decarceration under California's Realignment

NCJ Number

311224

Journal

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Date Published

February 2016

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Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Criminal Investigative Failures: A Network Analysis

NCJ Number

310865

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

December 2025

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Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Understanding the Needs of Victims of Criminal Justice System-Related Harms

NCJ Number

310839

Journal

Crime & Delinquency

Date Published

November 2025

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Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Augmenting, Analyzing, and Archiving Criminal Trajectories in Four Birth Cohorts from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, 1995-2023

NCJ Number

310656

Date Published

September 2025

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Incentivized Informants and Wrongful Convictions: Understanding the Risks and Mitigating the Effects

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Funding First Awarded

2024

$1,133,976

The Ecology of Resilience: Examining Impacts of Service Engagement, Facility Safety, and Trauma History on Positive Life Trajectories in Justice-Involved Youth

15PNIJ-24-GG-01580-RESS

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$88,304

FY23 OJP Correctional Education Evaluation Package

NCJ Number

309403

Date Published

August 2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

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Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate

NCJ Number

308928

Journal

Corrections Today

Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Five Things to Know About Women and Reentry

NCJ Number

308698

Date Published

April 2024

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NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Issue Overview

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Webinar Transcript: NIJ FY 2024 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics

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This webinar will provide an overview of the NIJ FY 2024 Research and Evaluation on Youth Justice Topics solicitation. In collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, NIJ seeks applications for research and evaluation projects that inform policy and practice in the field of...

Key Points in Preparation for Oregon Legislative Session (2024): Examining the Multifaceted Impacts of Drug Decriminalization on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Prosecutorial Discretion

NCJ Number

308255

Date Published

December 2023

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Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Impacts of Successive Drug Legislation Shifts: Qualitative Observations from Oregon Law Enforcement, Interim Report: Year One

NCJ Number

308256

Date Published

2023

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NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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