Advancing Science — Newsletter from the NIJ Director

OJP Communications sent this bulletin at 10/23/2024 10:30 AM EDT
Public Access Plan

NIJ is calling for public comment on a new plan to expand open access to data and findings resulting from NIJ-sponsored research. It's imperative that we hear directly from the field, and particularly current and prospective grantees, to ensure we’re hitting the mark with this plan.

Join me Friday, October 25, for an interactive webinar where we’ll share our goals and provide details on the types of feedback that would be most helpful to us.

WEBINAR REGISTRATION
Forensic Science Awards

NIJ awards season is here! I’m pleased to share that we’ve funded $13.6 million to support 24 forensic science research and development projects and $1.1 million for three new projects to enhance publicly funded labs research and evaluation efforts. These projects will continue to drive innovation and enhance forensic capabilities integral to many disciplines across the justice system.

FORENSIC SCIENCE R&D AWARD

PUBLIC FORENSIC LABS AWARD
Conference Plenaries

If you missed out on the 2024 NIJ National Research Conference, sorry for your FOMO 😉. But don’t fret - we’ve published several recordings of the plenary panels, as well as my remarks addressing how NIJ is committed to taking on issues facing the CJ field and research community.

ACCESS CONFERENCE VIDEOS
Domestic Violence Awareness Month

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I want to flag all the work we do preventing, protecting, and assisting survivors of crime in receiving the justice they deserve through the research we support and disseminate. Here are a couple of recent NIJ-sponsored study findings related to DVAM that address this difficult issue:

• A recent NIJ Journal article highlighting a research project investigating methods to improve the way forensic practitioners can detect drugs used for sexual assault.

• Research findings exploring how strangulation is an often overlooked predictor of much more serious subsequent victimization.

We have been busy at work over here at NIJ! It's my pleasure to introduce our newest research assistants who have recently joined this October.

Angelia Delacruz Headshot

Angie Delacruz, M. A., is a doctoral candidate in the industrial/organizational psychology program at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. During her time there, she participated in research projects on selection and assessment, gender issues in the workplace, personality assessment, and machine learning methods. Angie is also interested in gender-based violence and police research.
Rosheka Faulkner Headshot

Rosheka Faulkner, M.S., is a third-year PhD student in the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University-Newark. Her research focuses on implementation science, particularly in the areas of restorative and transformative justice. Rosheka has engaged in research on community-based violence intervention, opioid court implementation, the relationship between state characteristics and passage of restorative justice legislations, and treatment differences among women with co-occurring substance use disorders, mental illness, and trauma. She’s also passionate about qualitative methods.
Morgan Stutts Headshot

Morgan Stutts, M.S., is a fifth-year doctoral student in the clinical-community psychology program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research examines risk and resiliency factors related to mental health for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

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