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- Data scientists who enter NIJ’s Recidivism Challenge can help improve public safety and build stronger communities. Fair and accurate forecasts can enhance correctional agencies’ ability to supervise those under their care. #DataScientist#DataScience#Forecasting#STEM
- NIJ is seeking applications for funding for research and evaluation projects related to the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly individuals. Applications are due April 20, 2020. #KeepingSeniorsSafe
- With the creation of NIJ in 1968, the federal government committed financial and intellectual resources to reduce violent and nonviolent crimes, and to heal and restore the individuals, neighborhoods, and communities affected. #DOJHistory
- NIJ celebrates 50 years of supporting the criminal justice community through science, as part of @TheJusticeDept. Read a @librarycongress report highlighting key contributions as well as other important milestones in research and development: ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/…#DOJHistory
- An NIJ-supported study looked at how the legalization of marijuana had any influence on crime rates in Colorado and Washington. Results suggest that marijuana legalization and sales have had minimal to no effect on major crimes in Colorado or Washington:
- NIJ & @TheIACP started the LEADS program in 2014 with a handful of officers committed to advancing and integrating science into law enforcement. Flash forward to today and there are over 100 scholars in the network! #IACP2022nij.ojp.gov/funding/nation…
- April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. NIJ supports projects that strive to understand and reduce the occurrence and impact of sex-related offenses. Learn more as we work together to combat #SexualAssault: nij.ojp.gov/topics/crime/s…#SAAM2022
- November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth. NIJ is committed to supporting the advancement of tribal crime and justice, identifying barriers to and possible solutions for dealing with the significant public safety issues facing Native Americans. Learn more: nij.ojp.gov/topics/tribal-…
- It's National Missing Children’s Day—dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers and others concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority. Learn about research and development efforts to find the missing. #NMCD2021nij.ojp.gov/topics/article…
- May 5th is Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Learn more about efforts to advance tribal crime and justice: nij.ojp.gov/topics/tribal-…#MMIP#NationalDayOfAwareness
- Our new guidebook presents a practical framework for understanding evidence-based policing (EBP) that is understandable, feasible, and directly tied to making policing more effective. #NationalPoliceWeek
- Research shows women officers more often engage in de-escalation and help facilitate community cooperation and trust - but agencies are struggling to recruit them. Read how NIJ-funded research by @RTI_Intl addresses how to recruit more women in policing:
- April is #SecondChanceMonth — an effort to raise awareness of the collateral consequences of convictions and focus on second-chance opportunities for people who have completed their incarceration. NIJ's research efforts aim to support successful #reentry: nij.ojp.gov/topics/correct…
