Corrections
More than 7 million people — 3.2 percent of all American adults — were imprisoned or on parole in 2006.
NIJ funds efforts to make prisons safer for both inmates and prison staff, to assess alternative sentencing and to help inmates more effectively reenter the outside world.
Finding Information on Corrections
Corrections topics on NIJ.gov are divided into eight main categories and subtopics within each category. Select "Show Subtopics" to find increasingly specific information.
Sex Offender and Residency Restriction Laws
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions: How Mapping Can Inform Policy
Institutional Correction Facilities and Staff
Contraband Control and Detection
Detecting Drugs on Surfaces Quickly and Easily
An Introduction to Portal Contraband Detection Technology (pdf, 4 pages)
Walk-Through Metal Detectors Standard: current NIJ Standard-0601.02, updated standard under development
Hand-Held Metal Detectors Standard: current NIJ Standard-0602.02, updated standard under development
Monitoring Inmates
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Research Findings on Prison Rape
Ongoing Prison Rape Research, Future Directions
Officer Safety and Effectiveness
Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor That Complies With NIJ Ballistic Resistance Standard, 0101.06
Stab-Resistent Body Body Armor That Complies With NIJ Stab Resistance Standard, 0115.00
Research and Evaluation Results on Body Armor
Current and Future Research on Body Armor
Standards and Testing for Body Armor
0101.06, NIJ Standard, Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor
0115.00, NIJ Standard, Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor
Inmate Programs
Prison Industries (NIJ Journal article)
Panel on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Heroin and Other Opioid Abusing Offenders
Corrections Equipment and Technology
Improving Supervision in the Community
Evaluating a Location-Based Offender Monitoring System
Standards & Testing Program for Offender Tracking Technologies
Field Search: A Tool for Monitoring Sex Offenders (NCJRS abstract)
Improving Safety in Institutions with Technology
Contraband Control and Detection
Detecting Drugs on Surfaces Quickly and Easily
An Introduction to Portal Contraband Detection Technology (pdf, 4 pages)
Walk-Through Metal Detectors Standard: current NIJ Standard-0601.02, updated standard under development
Hand-Held Metal Detectors Standard: current NIJ Standard-0602.02, updated standard under development
Monitoring Inmates
Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor That Complies With NIJ Ballistic Resistance Standard, 0101.06
Stab-Resistent Body Body Armor That Complies With NIJ Stab Resistance Standard, 0115.00
Research and Evaluation Results on Body Armor
Current and Future Research on Body Armor
Standards and Testing for Body Armor
0101.06, NIJ Standard, Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor
0115.00, NIJ Standard, Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor
Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
Evaluation of Second Chance Act Demonstration Projects
Research on Reentry and Employment
Publications on Reentry, Parole and Probation
Other Web Resources on Reentry
Recidivism Is a Core Criminal Justice Concern
Impact of Prison Experience on Recidivism
Impact of Drug Courts on Recidivism
