Mental health
Defining Late-Life Poly-victimization and Identifying Associated Mental and Physical Health Symptoms
2017-VF-GX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$271,822
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Correctional Officers: A Biopsychosocial Approach
2017-R2-CX-0035
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$677,990
The Impact of Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training on Stress-Related Biological, Behavioral, and Health-Related Outcomes in Law Enforcement Officers
2017-R2-CX-0033
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$616,198
Physiological and Psychological Responses to Critical Incidents among Correctional Officers
2017-R2-CX-0032
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$787,907
Addressing Sentencing-related Changes in Correctional Health Care: Building a Practitioner-Researcher Partnership, Final Project Report
NCJ Number
197354
Date Published
March 2001
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
The Youth Bias Victimization Survey (YBVS): Instrument Development and Outcomes from At-Risk Youth in Three U.S. Communities
2015-R2-CX-K127
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$99,233
Evaluating Promising School Staff and Resource-Officer Approaches for Reducing Harsh Discipline, Suspensions and Arrests
2017-CK-BX-0014
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$2,977,876
An Ecological Model of Risk and Protection for Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Involvement Among Maltreated Youth: A Longitudinal Study
2017-JF-FX-0050
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$124,652
Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness — What We Learned from the Research Literature
Date Published
July 23, 2017
A new NIJ-supported paper identifies risks officers confront, assesses officers’ perspectives on workplace risk, notes key limitations in the research literature, and recommends policies designed to enhance officer well-being.
Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness Literature Synthesis
NCJ Number
250484
Date Published
July 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Literature Review,
Issue Overview,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
The Use and Impact of Correctional Programming for Inmates on Pre- and Post-Release Outcomes
NCJ Number
250476
Date Published
June 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Description
Publication Link
Improving Officer Safety in Interactions With Citizens Suffering From Mental Illness
May 2017
Cara Altimus, former ASSS Fellow with NIJ, discusses the importance of law enforcement and first responders understanding mental illness, its causes, and how it affects the brain. She speaks about the correlation between drug addiction and mental illness. Altimus also addresses establishing procedures and systems so that police officers and first responders can safely and successfully interact with individuals with drug addiction and/or mental illness.
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Impact of Incarceration on Families: A Single-Jurisdiction Pilot Study Using Triangulated Administrative Data & Qualitative Interviews
NCJ Number
250657
Date Published
February 2017
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Impact of Community Treatment and Neighborhood Disadvantage on Recidivism in Mental Health Courts
NCJ Number
250535
Date Published
December 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Thesis/Dissertation
Publication Link
Creating a Culture of Safety: Sentinel Event Reviews for Suicide and Self-Harm in Correctional Facilities
NCJ Number
250521
Date Published
December 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Exploring the Use of Restrictive Housing in the U.S. Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions
Date Published
November 14, 2016
Building an Innovation Agenda for Corrections
NCJ Number
250386
Journal
Corrections Today
Date Published
October 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Publication Link
Teen Dating Violence Victimization in an Urban Sample of Early Adolescents: Measurement, Prevalence, Trajectories, and Consequences
NCJ Number
250291
Date Published
October 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Publication Link
Programs and Legislation Targeting Justice-Involved Young Adults
Date Published
July 20, 2016
Assessing a Trauma-Informed Decision Protocol for Juvenile Justice Practitioners
2016-CV-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$499,999
Examining the Use and Impact of Restrictive Housing
2016-IJ-CX-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$452,452