Events
2012 NIJ Conference
June 18-20, 2012
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Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Va.
The theme for 2012:
Turning to Science:
- Enhancing justice
- Improving safety
- Reducing costs
NIJ hosts and co-sponsors events about relevant and timely issues in criminal justice and technology research.
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| Event | Registration | When | Where | Cost |
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| Seminar: Microbial DNA and Population Gentics in Forensic Science Forensic Technology Center of Excellence |
Open | June 5, 2012
June 6, 2012 June 7, 2012 |
Online | Free |
| Seminar: Research in Mass Disaster Identification Tools Forensic Technology Center of Excellence |
Open | May 24, 2012
May 30, 2012 May 31, 2012 |
Online | Free |
| Seminar: The Science of Identifying Ancestry and Origin: Part II Forensic Technology Center of Excellence |
Open | May 23, 2012
May 24, 2012 |
Online | Free |
| Seminar: The Science of Identifying Ancestry and Origin: Part I Forensic Technology Center of Excellence |
Open | Recorded version forthcoming
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Online | Free |
| Impression and Pattern Evidence Symposium Forensic Science Center of Excellence |
Opens | Aug. 6-9, 2012 | Clearwater Beach, Fla. | Registration is free. |
| NIJ Conference | Open | June 18-20, 2012 | Arlington, Va. | Registration is free. |
| Crime Mapping Research Conference | Closed | TBD | TBD | Registration is free. |
| Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Expo (held annually) | Closed | TBD | TBD | Registration is free. |
| Trace Evidence Symposium National Forensic Science Technology Center See presentations from the 2011 symposium. |
Closed | TBD | TBD | Registration is free. |
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| Violent Repeat Victimization: Prospects and Challenges for Research and Practice NIJ Research for the Real World Seminar April 2012 Janet L. Lauritsen, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis Research tells us that a relatively small fraction of individuals experience a large proportion of violent victimizations. Thus, focusing on reducing repeat victimization might have a large impact on total rates of violence. However, research also tells us that most violent crime victims do not experience more than one incident during a six-month or one-year time period. As a result, special policies to prevent repeat violence may not be cost-effective for most victims. Dr. Lauritsen summarizes existing research on repeat violent victimization, both here in the United States and abroad. She provides new findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey about the potential impact that reducing repeat victimization might have on rates of violence in the U.S. She discusses possible factors that can be used to predict whether victimization is likely to be repeated and suggest how such information can inform policy and practice. She also discusses several factors, such as persistent exposure to offenders, that appear to be unique to repeat victimization and most relevant to developing effective policies and practices. We also captured an interview with Dr. Lauritsen in which she discusses in three short segments:
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 Presentation (1:25:18) Transcript of the presentation Interview with Janet Lauritsen (3 segments) Transcript of the interview |
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Addiction, the Brain, and Evidence-Based Treatment
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 Presentation (01:22:20) Transcript of the presentation Interview with Redonna K. Chandler (3 segments) Transcript of the interview |
