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The NIJ Journal features research-based articles to help criminal justice policymakers and practitioners stay informed about new developments.
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Current Issue: No. 284, Justice System

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No. 283, Children and Youth

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No. 282: Violent Crime

In this issue, our scientists share some of the latest evidence on violent crime. 

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No. 281: Celebrating NIJ's 50th Anniversary

NIJ has played a critical role in informing criminal justice policy and practice since its inception in 1968. This special edition of the NIJ Journal commemorates the Institute’s 50th anniversary. The articles highlight the history, evolution, and role of NIJ research over the past half-century across the full spectrum of criminal justice issues and look ahead to the next 50 years of rigorous research.

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No. 280, Law Enforcement and Policing

In this issue, our scientists and staff share some of the latest developments in policing and law enforcement.

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Issue No. 279, Forensic Sciences

In this issue, our scientists share some of the latest evidence on forensic science and its impact on the justice system. 

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Issue No. 278, May 2017

In this issue, our scientists have partnered to share some of the latest evidence and thinking about issues within institutional corrections. 

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Issue No. 277, September 2016

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Issue No. 276, December 2015

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Issue No. 275, September 2015

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Issue 274, December 2014

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Issue 273, March 2014

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No. 272, September 2013

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No. 271, February 2013

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No. 270, June 2012

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No. 269, March 2012

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No. 268, October 2011

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No. 267, March 2011

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No. 266, June 2010

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NIJ Journal No. 265, April 2010

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NIJ Journal No. 264, November 2009

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NIJ Journal No. 263, June 2009

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NIJ Journal No. 262, March 2009

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NIJ Journal No. 261, October 2008

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NIJ Journal No. 260, July 2008

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NIJ Journal No. 259, March 2008

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NIJ Journal. 258, October 2007  

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NIJ Journal No. 257, June 2007

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NIJ Journal No. 256, January 2007

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NIJ Journal No. 255, November 2006

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NIJ Journal No. 254, July 2006

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NIJ Journal No. 253, January 2006

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NIJ Journal No. 252, July 2005

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NIJ Journal No. 251, July 2004

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NIJ Journal No. 250, November 2003

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NIJ Journal No. 249, July 2003

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NIJ Journal No. 248, March 2002

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NIJ Journal No. 247, April 2001

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NIJ Journal No. 246, January 2001

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NIJ Journal No. 245, October 2000

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NIJ Journal No. 244, July 2000

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NIJ Journal No. 243, April 2000

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NIJ Journal No. 242, January 2000

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NIJ Journal No. 241, October 1999

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NIJ Journal No. 240, July 1999

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  • Job Placement for Offenders: A Promising Approach to Reducing Recidivism and Correctional Costs
  • Therapeutic Jurisprudence and the Emergence of Problem-Solving Courts
  • Private Funding for Criminal Justice Initiatives: What You Should Know About the Grantseeking Process

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  • The Public Health and Law Enforcement Stress
  • International Drug Use: Comparing British and American Arrestees

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NIJ Journal No. 239, April 1999

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  • Community Policing: Chicago’s Experience
  • Drug Use Measures: What Are They Really Telling Us?
  • Can Telemedicine Reduce Spending and Improve Prisoner Health Care?
  • Race, Crime, and the Administration of Justice

NIJ Journal No. 238, January 1999

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  • NIJ’s Locally Initiated Research Partnerships in Policing—Factors That Add up to Success
  • Going Mobile in Law Enforcement Technology
  • Forensic DNA Evidence: National Commission Explores Its Future
  • Research Preview: Information Information Sharing Among Police Agencies

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NIJ Journal No. 237, October 1998

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  • Addiction Is a Brain Disease—And It Matters
  • Crime’s Decline—Why?
  • The IDENT System: Putting “Structure to the Chaos of the Border”
  • Reducing Crime by Harnessing International Best Practice
  • Using City-Level Surveys to Better Understand Community Policing

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NIJ Journal No. 236, July 1998

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  • Pulling Levers: Getting Deterrence Right
  • Breaking the Cycle of Abuse in Birmingham
  • The Impact of the Opportunity to Succeed Program on Employment Success
  • Smart Cards: An Information Tool for the Future

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NIJ Journal No. 235, March 1998

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  • Crime in Public Housing: Clarifying Research Issues
  • Restorative Justice: An Interview with Visiting Fellow Thomas Quinn
  • Protecting Public Transportation from Terrorists
  • Research Preview: Sentencing Guidelines: A State Perspective

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NIJ Journal No. 234, December 1997

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  • Suppose We Were Really Serious About Police Departments Becoming “Learning Organizations”?
  • Drug Testing in Criminal Justice: Evolving Uses, Emerging Technologies
  • The Unrealized Potential of DNA Testing
  • Looking Backward to Look Forward: The 1967 Crime Commission Report in Retrospect
  • Research Preview: Comparing Drug Purchase and Use Patterns in Six Cities

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NIJ Journal No. 233, September 1997

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  • Probation in the United States: Practices and Challenges
  • American’s Views on Crime and Law Enforcement: Survey Findings
  • Who Wrote It?: Steps Toward a Science of Authorship Identification
  • Research Preview: Civil Protection Orders: Victims’ Views on Effectiveness

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NIJ Journal No. 232, June 1997

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  • Crime and Illegal Immigration: Emerging Local, State, and Federal Partnerships
  • Applying Technological Advances to Criminal Justice
  • Crime and Justice Series: Annual Research Reviews for Criminal Justice
  • Research Previews:
    • Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Local Corrections
    • Court Security and the Transportation of Prisoners

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  • Events, Solicitations, NIJ in the Journals, Publications, New Titles, New & Noteworthy, and NIJ Awards

NIJ Journal No. 231, August 1996

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  • Linking Community-Based Initiatives and Community Justice: The Office of Justice Programs
  • Grassroots and Persistent: The Chicago Alliance for Neighborhood Safety
  • Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Savannah and Baltimore
  • Crime Prevention Through Neighborhood Revitalization: Does Practice Reflect Theory?
  • The Federal Role in Revitalizing Communities and Preventing and Controlling Crime and Violence
  • The Community’s Role in Community Policing
  • What Is Community Prosecution?
  • Community Defense and the Challenge of Community Justice
  • Community Courts: Prospects and Limits
  • Toward a Corrections of “Place”: The Challenge of “Community” in Corrections

NIJ Journal No. 230, February 1996

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  • Thinking Globally To Act Locally: NIJ Improves Worldwide Access to Criminal Justice Information
  • The Crime Act One Year Later: NIJ’s Role
  • Prison-Based Therapeutic Communities: Their Success with Drug-Abusing Offenders
  • Violence Against Women: Reflections on NIJ’s Research Agenda
  • Street Gang Migration: How Big a Threat?
  • Rethinking Criminal Justice Policy: A View from the Research Community
  • Update on CALEA Study

NIJ Journal No. 229, August 1995

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  • Violence by Young People: Why the Deadly Nexus?
  • Controlling Crime Before It Happens: Risk-Focused Prevention
  • Partnerships Against Violence: Reducing Youth Violence Through Information Sharing
  • The Anatomy of Fraud: Report of a Nationwide Survey
  • Technology Transfer From Defense: Concealed Weapon Detection
  • The CALEA Standards: What Is the Fit with Community Policing?

NIJ Journal No. 228, November 1994

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  • Health and Criminal Justice: Strengthening the Partnership
  • Doctors Focus on the Threat to Health From Violence
  • Understanding the Roots of Crime: The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
  • Adopting the Health Care Model to Prevent Victimization
  • The Health-Justice Interface: A New Arena for Police
  • Expanding the Role of the Local Prosecutor
  • Health Care Needs in Corrections: NIJ Responds
  • Questions Most Frequently Asked About the ADA by Criminal Justice Professionals
  • You People, Violence, and Guns — What NIJ Is Doing
  • NIJ Grants Other Awards in Health and Justice
Date Published: January 10, 2023