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- A -
Action Research, and Gun Violence Prevention
Administrative Segregation, see
Restrictive Housing
Aftercare/reentry
Agroterrorism (from the
NIJ Journal Article)
Aircraft, Types of Low Cost
Alternative Genetic Markers, Forensic DNA Research and Development
Ammunition, Criminal Purchase of
Anthropology, Forensic
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Programs
Arrestees, Collection of DNA from
Arson and Fire Investigation
Assistance, Technology
Autopsy, see Can CT Scans Enhance or Replace Medicolegal Autopsies?
Aviation Technology
- B -
Backlogs, DNA Evidence
Ballistic Resistance,
see Body Armor
Ballistic matching, see Law Enforcement Use of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network
Batterer Intervention
Biometrics
Body Armor
Body-worn Cameras
Bomb Suit Standard, NIJ Standard-0117.00
Bombing and Explosion Scene Investigation Guide
Boot Camps (Lessons From a Decade of Research, NIJ Research for Practice)
Bulletproof Vests,
see Body Armor
Bullying, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​
Bullying, Cyber​
Burglary, see
Rated Programs and Practices on ​CrimeSolutions.gov
- C -
Cameras, Body-worn
Campus, Sexual Assault on
Cellular Digital Packet Data, Migrating
Challenges, see Using Challenges to Find Solutions
Children Exposed to Violence, (See also Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSoluctions.gov:
Children Exposed to Violence​,
Child Abuse and Maltreatment)
CIRCLE Project, Evaluation of the Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law Enforcement Project
Collective Efficacy, See
Neighborhoods and Crime: Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion in Miami-Dade County
Cold Case, Solving with DNA
Community Corrections (See also Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov:
Community Corrections,
Parole, and Probation)
Community Crime Prevention, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov
Community Policing, see
Publications on Community Policing,
Rated Programs on CrimeSolutions.gov
Compromised DNA Evidence
Computer Crime, see Digital Evidence and Forensics
Computer Forensics, see Digital Evidence and Forensics
Conducted Energy Devices
Contraband Detection
Controlled Substance, Analyzing
Convictions, Inventory of Collateral Consequences of Convictions
Convictions, Wrongful (See also Postconviction DNA Testing)
Cooperative Agreements, see
Comparing Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Corrections, Technology
Corruption, International (See
Transnational Organized Crime)
Courtroom, Digital Evidence in the
Courts, (see also Rated Programs and Practices ​on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Courts, Specialized and Problem Solving​, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​)
Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
Crime Mapping, see
Mapping and Analysis
Crime Prevention, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​)
Crime Prevention Research Working Group
Crime Scene Investigation
Cyberbullying
Cybercrime, see Digital Evidence and Forensics
- D -
Data Resources Program
Dating Violence, and Teens
Death Investigation, Scene Investigation Guide
Delinquency, Prevention, (See also NIJ Research in Brief
Toward Safe and Orderly Schools—The National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools, and Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Dentistry, Forensic (Odontology)
Digital Evidence and Forensics
Directed Police Patrols, to Prevent Gun Violence
Displacement (See
Do Prevention and Deterrence Programs Displace Crime to Other Areas?)
DNA, Forensic
Domestic Violence,
see Intimate Partner Violence (See also Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)​
Domestic Violence Courts
Drugs and Crime, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​)
Drug and Alcohol Related Offenses, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov
Drug Courts (See also
Rated Programs and Practices from CrimeSolutions.gov)
Drug Detection, on Surfaces in Correctional Facilities
Drug Markets, see NIDA-NIJ Joint Initiative for Research on Retail Drug Markets (pdf, 2 pages)
p
Drug Markets, Illegal Prescription Drug Market Interventions
Drug Treatment, Medication Assisted (See also
Rated Programs and Practices from CrimeSolutions.gov)
Drug Use Forecasting, see
Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Programs
Du Bois,W.E.B., Fellowship Program
- E -
Economic Distress and Intimate Partner Violence
Electro-muscular Disruption Technology, (See
Conducted Energy Devices)
Electronic and Internet Crime
Electronic Monitoring
Elder Abuse
Evaluations, Programs (See NIJ Journal article "Maximize Your Evaluation Dollars")
Evidence, Types of
Exonerations, Postconviction DNA Testing Program
Explosion and Bombing Scene Investigation Guide
Expert Systems (See
NIJ Journal article "Expert Systems Help Labs Process DNA Samples")
Eyewitness Identification
- F -
Facial Recognition
Familicide, Murder-Suicide in Families
Family violence (See Children Exposed to Violence, Elder Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Violence Against Women & Family Violence)
Fatigue, Stress and Work Hours
Fellowship Programs
Fingerprints
Fingerprint, Capture Technology
Fire and Arson Investigation
Fire Scene Investigation Guide
Firearms Violence
Firearms Violence Prevention
Firearms Violence, Publications
Foreclosures, Using Geographic Information Systems to Assess Influence on Crime
Foreclosures, Mortgage Fraud and Neighborhood Decline Meeting
Forensic DNA
Forensics Laboratories
Forensic Laboratories, Technology Transition Workshops
Forensic Sciences
Funding
- G -
Gangs (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​)
Gateways, interoperability (See
Interoperability Gateways/Interconnects)
Geographic Data Sources for Criminal Justice Analysis
Global Positioning Systems, Evaluation Use in Community Corrections
Graduate Research Fellowships (see also
Research Assistantship Program)
Grants (see
Funding)
Grants Management System (GMS), Training and Technical Assistance
Gun Markets
Gun Violence
Gun Violence Prevention (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
- H -
Handcuffs, see
Criminal Justice Restraints Standard NIJ Standard-1001.00
Hate crime
Homicide, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov.
Hot Spots Policing, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Human trafficking
- I -
Impression Evidence
Incentives, Policy for Use in NIJ-funded Research
Indian Country (See
Tribal Crime and Justice)
Indigent Defense (See National Symposium on Indigent Defense: Looking Back, Looking Forward, 2000-2010
or
Expert Working Group Report: International Perspectives on Indigent Defense, September 2011 [pdf, 58 pages])
Industries, Prison (See NIJ Journal article "Factories Behind Fences: Do Prison ‘Real Work’ Programs Work?
Integrity, Police
Internet and Electronic Crime
Intimate Partner Violence
- J -
Judicial Oversight in Domestic Violence Courts, Preventing Pretrial Abuse
Juvenile Justice, (See
NIJ publications on juvenile justice or the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
Juveniles, Transition from Juvenile Delinquency to Young Adult Offending
- K -
Knives, Protection Against (see
Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor [NIJ Standard-0115.00])
- L -
Labor Trafficking
Laboratory, Enhancement Funding
Law Enforcement, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Legitimacy, Police
Less-lethal Technologies
Lineups, simultaneous vs. sequential
- M -
Mapping and Analysis
Megan's Law,
Evaluation of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws in New Jersey
Mental Health Screens (NIJ Research for Practice)
Methamphetamine Abuse (from the NIJ Journal)
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains
Mitochondrial DNA
Monitoring, Electronic
Monitoring, Inmates
Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosures and Neighborhood Decline Meeting
Murder-Suicide in Families
- N -
Narrowbanding, Understanding FCC Requirements
National Criminal Justice Reference Services
National Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program
National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), Law Enforcement Use of
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Exit Notice.
Native Americans (See
Tribal Crime and Justice)
Neighborhoods and Crime, Research Working Group Meeting Summary
Non-Human DNA
- O -
Odontology, Forensic
Offendor Monitoring (See
Electronic Monitoring Technologies)
Officer Work Hours, Stress and Fatigue
Operation Ceasefire
Organized Crime, Transnational
Over-the-Air (OTA) Communications Improvements
- P -
Pathology, Forensic
Patrol, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov
Pattern Evidence
Peer Review, Applications​
Policing, see Law Enforcement
Policing Strategies, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov
Policing Research Platform — A Foundation for Policing Research
Postconviction DNA Testing
Postconviction, Recommendations for Handling Postconviction DNA Testing Requests
Postconviction, Funding for Testing
Predictive Policing
Prescription Drugs, Research on Illegal Prescription Drug Market Interventions
Pretrial Domestic Violence Abuse, Preventing
Pretrial Release Hearings, Videoconferencing
Prison Rape
Prisoner Reentry
Probation/Parole (See
Community Corrections​; see also Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov: Community Corrections, Parole,
Probation​)
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Prison Closing, National Study of
Property Crime (See also
Rated Crime Prevention Programs and Practices from CrimeSolutions.gov​)
Property Crimes, and Forensic DNA
Property Rooms, Unanalyzed Evidence in Law Enforcement Custody
Prostitution
Pursuit Management
- Q -
Quality Assurance Standards, for Forensic Laboratories (DNA.gov)
Quality Documents, for Forensic Laboratories (DNA.gov)
Questioned Documents
- R -
Racial Profiling
Radios, Smart/Software Defined
​Radio Spectrum
Radio, Voice Encryption
Rape and Sexual Violence (See also
Rated Programs on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Rape Kits, Solving the Problem of Untested Evidence in Sexual Assaults (from
NIJ Journal)
Recidivism (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Reentry (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Research Assistantship Program
Restorative Justice
Restraints,
Criminal Justice Restraints Standard NIJ Standard-1001.00
Restrictive Housing
Roadside Safety, Police
- S -
School Safety, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​)
Science/technology
Scientific Working Groups (SWGs), Forensic Standards Development
Sedative, Less-Lethal Option (from the NIJ Journal)
Sentencing and Sactions, see
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov​
Sentencing, Truth in (from the
NIJ Journal)
Sentinel Events and the Criminal Justice System
Sex Offenders, Evaluation of Registration and Notification Laws (Megan's Law) in New Jersey
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions and Mapping
Sexual Assault on Campus
Sexual Assault Investigations
Sexual Assault Kits, See:
Sexual Violence, and Rape
Shelters, for Domestic Violence Victims
Shift Work, 10-Hour Shifts Offer Cost Savings and Other Benefits to Law Enforcement Agencies
Sleep Disorders, and Law Enforcement Officers
Social Cohesion, See
Neighborhoods and Crime: Collective Efficacy and Social Cohesion in Miami-Dade County
Software, Databases and Apps
Solicitations (See Current Funding, Forthcoming Solicitations or Expired Solicitations)
Solitary Confinement, see
Restrictive Housing
Specialized Courts
Sperm Detection and Separation
Stab, Resistance (See
Body Armor and
Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor [NIJ Standard-0115.00])
Stalking
Stalking, Intimate Partners
Statistics — NIJ does not collect national or local crime statistics. See
Bureau of Justice Statistics A-Z Topic List,
Uniform Crime Reports (FBI), or
National Incident-Based Reporting SystemExit Notice.
Standards and Testing Program
Standards, Active
Standards, Inactive
Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI)
Stress, Fatigue and Work Hours
Suicide Watch Technology
Surveillance, Video Surveillance Equipment Selection and Application Guide
Surveillance, Through-the-Wall (from the
NIJ Journal)
- T -
Taser (See
Conducted Energy Devices)
Technology Assistance
Technology; Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation Process
Technology, Working Groups
Technology Transition Workshops, Adopting New Technologies in Forensic Laboratories
Teen Dating Violence (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Terrorism
Through-the-Wall Surveillance
Toxicology, Forensic
Trace Evidence
Translational Criminology
Through-the-Wall Surveillance (from the
NIJ Journal)
Traffic Safety, Using Geographic Information Systems to Analyze
Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
Trafficking in Persons (see
Human Trafficking)
Training
Transnational Organized Crime
Tribal Crime and Justice
- U -
Unidentified Remains and Missing Persons
Unmanned Aircraft System, see How Law Enforcement Can Harness the Benefits of an Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program
Untested Evidence in Law Enforcement Custody
Use of Force (See also
Deciding When and How to Use Less-Lethal Devices)
- V -
Validation Information for Public DNA Laboratories
Vests, Bullet Resistant, see
Body Armor
Victims and Victimization, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Video Analytics
Video Visitation, Evaluation in Correctional Facility
Videoconferencing Pretrial Release Hearings
Visibility and Roadside Safety, Police
Violence Against Women
Violent Crime, (See also
Rated Programs and Practices on CrimeSolutions.gov)
Visiting Fellowship Program
Voice Encryption for Radios
Voice over Internet Protocol
- W -
W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program
Weapons, Less-Lethal
Weapons, Detecting Concealed Weapons (from the
NIJ Journal)
Women, Violence Against
Wrongful Convictions (See also Postconviction DNA Testing)
- X -
X-Ray Systems (See the NIJ Guide
Portable X-Ray Systems for Use in Bomb Identification and the
NIJ Journal article
Detecting Concealed Weapons: Directions for the Future)
- Y -
Y Chromosome DNA
Young adults, Justice-involved (See
Programs and Legislation Targeting Justice-Involved Young Adults or
From Juvenile Delinquency to Young Adult Offending)
Youth gangs, firearms (See
Youths, Gangs and Guns)
- # -
911, to Detect Terrorism Threats (See NIJ Journal article
Using 911 Calls to Detect Terrorism Threats)
Date Modified: December 16, 2016​​