Latest National Institute of Justice Stories
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) today released the bulletin Effects and Consequences of Underage Drinking. It presents findings on the potential neurological damage, social and emotional consequences, health and safety risks and academic problems the underage drinker may experience. OJJDP works with states to eliminate underage consumption of alcohol and created the new...
EDEN, N.C., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KDH Defense Systems, Inc. (KDH), a leading manufacturer of American-made custom body armor solutions for military, law enforcement and federal agencies, today announced that four new ballistic models have been certified by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, under the new NIJ Standard-0101.06. These new models are available for immediate purchase in...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs: National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies 40th Conference and Training Institute, August 21-Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary delivers remarks emphasizing the Department of Justice's and OJP's efforts to improve pretrial services. In addition to highlighting OJP's historical involvement in expanding pretrial...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today announced new partnerships formed to fight consumer fraud and reduce the number of unsafe or stolen vehicles being retitled or sold. Data provider companies, Auto Data Direct, Inc., Carco Group, Inc., CARFAX, CVR, Experian Automotive, Mobiletrac, LLC., Motor Vehicle Software Corporation, RigDig, VINAudit.com, LLC., and VINSmart, have joined BJA's effort...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the end of 2009, the nation's publicly funded crime labs had an estimated backlog of 1.2 million requests for forensic services, relatively unchanged from the backlog at yearend 2008, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. A request was defined as backlogged if it had not been completed within 30 days. In 2009, the 411 federal, state, county and municipal labs began the year with more than 1.0 million backlogged...
Yankee Legend Joe Torre Describes Impact of Witnessing Violence as a Child WASHINGTON, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- During a briefing with Congress on Attorney General Eric Holder's Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence today, Justice Department officials and task force co-chairs Joe Torre and Robert Listenbee, Jr. described their comprehensive work since the task force launch in October 2011 and discussed lessons learned through four public hearings held across the...
New Resource Provides an Overview on Using the Science of DNA in the Courtroom. WASHINGTON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs has announced the availability of DNA for the Defense Bar. Specifically designed as a resource for criminal defense attorneys, DNA for the Defense Bar offers a primer on using the science of DNA, from collection at a crime scene to laboratory analysis and findings. It provides general discussions...
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs: NIJ Studies Examine Preventing and Prosecuting Human Trafficking - Two recent studies sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice explore the prevention and successful prosecution of human trafficking cases centered on prostitution. The first, A National Overview of Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Demand...
WASHINGTON, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- John H. Laub, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), issued the following statement today on the findings from an NIJ-funded retrospective DNA testing of physical evidence in cases where there was a conviction of a serious violent crime and physical evidence was retained. "The Urban Institute study on post-conviction DNA testing is one important piece of a growing body of evidence that explores the role of...
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released a pamphlet that summarizes the science behind actions law enforcement agencies can take to improve officer safety and wellness. The pamphlet provides specific life-saving, evidence-based tips for the people who need it most: police officers on the street. Each year, nearly 200 officers are killed in the line of duty. Last year, 177 officers lost...
