U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice ProgramsNational Institute of JusticeThe Research, Development, and Evaluation Agency of the U.S. Department of JusticeHighlights
Listen: Remaking Prison Life
Listen to a four part interview with Dora Schriro, former Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, as she discusses the Getting Ready Program and the concept of "Parallel Universe."
New Issue of the NIJ Journal
Articles include:
- Getting Ready: How Arizona Has Created a 'Parallel Universe' for Inmates
- 'Redemption' in an Era of Widespread Criminal Background Checks
- Standardizing Parole Violation Sanctions
- Using 911 Calls to Detect Terrorism Threats
- Preventing Neighborhood Crime: Geography Matters
- Ten Ways You Can Use the NCSTL Web Site
Geography and Public Safety Bulletin
The latest issue of Geography and Public Safety — Volume 2, Issue 1, May 2009 — focuses on sex offender residency restrictions including:
- A discussion of whether residency restrictions are a good idea.
- A study of residency restrictions in Minnesota
- A report on the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders in Florida
- A description of a spatial analysis technique for tracking sex offenders piloted by California Department of Corrections data.
Smart Radio for Police
Police departments will soon be able to take advantage of better radios that will help officers in various ways. Learn more about "smart radio" for police.
See this and other publications on communications technology.
High-Priority Technology Needs
High-Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs
Describes how NIJ sets its research agenda; NIJ's research, development, testing and evaluation process and the identified high-priority criminal justice technology needs in these five focus areas:
- Protecting the Public
- Ensuring Officer Safety
- Confirming the Guilty and Protecting the Innocent
- Improving the Efficiency of Justice
- Enabling Informed Decision-Making
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