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The subjects below are NIJ's primary areas of focus.

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Corrections

Prison Rape

Recidivism

Reentry
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Restorative Justice

Technologies

* Body Armor
* Community Corrections
* Institutional
* Less-Lethal Technologies
* Technology Standards
* Equipment Testing

All publications related to Corrections

Statistics on Corrections (from BJS)

Statistics on Criminal Offenders (from BJS)
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Crimes (types of)

Child Abuse and Maltreatment

Elder Abuse

Hate Crime
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Human Trafficking

Identity Theft

Intimate Parnter (Domesitic) Violence

Organized Crime, Transnational

Rape and Sexual Violence

Sex Offenders

Stalking

Terrorism

Violence Against Women

All publications related to types of Crime

Statistics on Crime Characteristics (from BJS)

Incident-based Statistics (NIBRS stats from BJS)
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Crime Prevention

Gun Violence Prevention

Delinquency Prevention

Recidivism
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Hot Spots

Prostitution

School Safety

Sex Offender Laws

Tribal Justice Systems

Terrorism Assessing High-Risk Targets

All publications related to Crime Prevention
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Law Enforcement

Eyewitness Identification

Information-Led Policing

Officer Stress & Fatigue
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Pursuit Management

Technologies

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Aviation Technology
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Biometrics
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Body Armor
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Communications Technology
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Less-Lethal Technologies
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Technology Standards
* Equipment Testing
* Technology Assistance

Traffic Safety

All publications related to Law Enforcement

Statistics (from BJS)
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Tribal Crime and Justice

Crime Prevention

Law Enforcement

Public Law 280
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Research Challenges

Social and Legal Contexts

Violence and Victimization
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Courts

Domestic Violence Courts

Drug Courts

Pretrial Research
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Restorative Justice

All publications related to Courts

Statistics on Courts and Sentencing (from BJS)

Prosecution Statistics (BJS)
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Drugs and Crime

What Research Has Found

NIJ's Research Program

Drug Courts
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Publications related to Drug Crime

Publications related to Drug Treatment

Drug Facts (from ONDCP)

Statistics on Drugs and Crime (from BJS)
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Forensic Sciences

DNA (DNA.gov)

Expert Systems (NIJ Journal)
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Laboratory Enhancement Funding

Prioritizing Research

All publications related to Forensics

Statistics on Forensic Laboratories (from BJS)
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Technology and Tools

Aviation Technology

Biometrics

Body Armor
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Communications Technology

Corrections Technology

Less-Lethal Technologies

Technology Standards

Equipment Testing

DNA (DNA.gov)

Electronic Crime/Diginal Forensics

Forensic Sciences

Less-Lethal Technologies

Research and Development Process

Technology Assistance

Technology Standards

Equipment Testing

Technology Assistance

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Victims and Victimization

Effects of State Legislation

Gun Violence Victims

Victimization Rates
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