Events
NIJ hosts and co-sponsors events about relevant and timely issues in criminal justice and technology research.
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| The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault: Implications for First Responders in Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and Victim Advocacy Research for the Real World Seminar |
Open, RSVP to yolanda.curtis@usdoj.gov or 202-305-2554 | Oct. 29, 2012, 10-11:30 am ET | Washington, DC | Registration is free. |
| NIJ Conference | TBD | TBD | TBD | Registration is free. |
| Crime Mapping Research Conference | TBD | TBD | TBD | Registration is free. |
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| Looking Back to See the Future of Prison Downsizing in America NIJ Conference Keynote Address June 2012 The recent declines in U.S. prison populations have caused many reformers to suggest that America’s experiment with mass incarceration is ending. But current prison downsizing policies may well backfire if we fail to heed the lessons learned from the intermediate sanctions movement of the 1990s. In the event attendees rated highest, Dr. Petersilia summarizes these lessons and discussed why we must consider them if we want to reverse — for good — four decades of prison expansion. |
 Video of the address (2 segments, 01:00:40) Transcript of the address Download audio files |
| Violent Repeat Victimization: Prospects and Challenges for Research and Practice NIJ Research for the Real World Seminar April 2012 Janet L. Lauritsen, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis Research tells us that a relatively small fraction of individuals experience a large proportion of violent victimizations. Thus, focusing on reducing repeat victimization might have a large impact on total rates of violence. However, research also tells us that most violent crime victims do not experience more than one incident during a six-month or one-year time period. As a result, special policies to prevent repeat violence may not be cost-effective for most victims. Dr. Lauritsen summarizes existing research on repeat violent victimization, both here in the United States and abroad. She provides new findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey about the potential impact that reducing repeat victimization might have on rates of violence in the U.S. She discusses possible factors that can be used to predict whether victimization is likely to be repeated and suggest how such information can inform policy and practice. She also discusses several factors, such as persistent exposure to offenders, that appear to be unique to repeat victimization and most relevant to developing effective policies and practices. We also captured an interview with Dr. Lauritsen in which she discusses in three short segments:
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 Presentation (1:25:18) Transcript of the presentation Interview with Janet Lauritsen (3 segments) Transcript of the interview |
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Date Modified: September 21, 2012
