Resource Results
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will transition recipients of human trafficking grants from an evaluation model to an action research model. Prior to FY 2018, OVC required human trafficking grantees to include an evaluation research component in their grant program activities. After a detailed review of this process, OVC has determined that an action research model is a better fit. This fact sheet is intended to help you transition to the new action… Read More
An ongoing concern of today's law enforcement agencies is how to manage officers' increasingly frequent contact with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis and how to do so safely, effectively, and with compassion. To identify best practices, the COPS Office provided funding to the Park Ridge (Illinois) Police Department to pilot a whole-community approach to mental health that extends efforts beyond crisis intervention team training.
This article highlights findings from a study that grew out of NIJ's interest in better comprehension of the types of technology law enforcement was acquiring in the new century and the extent to which those technology decisions were tied to strategy development and broader organizational change.
Research on a risk screening program for victims of domestic violence shows that the program can increase help seeking and safety planning, and decrease violence. But it showed mixed results on predicting lethal violence.
The methodology and findings are reported for research to date that is examining the changes in the local corrections populations across two major reforms in California that sought to reduce the number and types of offenders incarcerated in state prisons while using the cost savings to supervise more offenders in their communities, with an emphasis on rehabilitative services.
The report found that numerous systems-level improvements were attributed to SCA funding, and that AORDP enrollment increased access to services, with the greatest impact found for pre- as opposed to post-release services.
However, the treatment group did not appear to have better rearrest or other reentry outcomes than the comparison group, although they had more positive trajectories over time for housing independence and employment.
No clear pattern of… Read More
This brief presents an overview of drug courts across the country.
This resource highlights services available through the BJA-supported Law Enforcement Cyber Center (LECC).
Collaboration is fundamental to effective law enforcement in the 21st century, but community-police collaboration is not a new concept. As long ago as 1829, Sir Robert Peel, who created the first professional police force in London, England, viewed collaboration as critical to policing and included it among his nine principles of law enforcement…
This report aims to improve legitimate law enforcement access to and use of remotely held digital evidence in a manner that is legal, effective, timely, and understandable, with a focus on the discussion of the expert panel that addressed this issue.
