Evidence-Based Guidance for Justice: The Role of the National Institute of Justice

• In Event: Generating Evidence to Empower Crime and Justice Policy to Reduce Harm: ASC’s Panel from AAAS Meeting

Abstract

Strengthen Science. Advance Justice. This is the goal of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). NIJ is tasked by Congress with producing real-world benefits, through scientific innovation, for justice systems and victim services agencies. NIJ achieves this mission by supporting rigorous research and program evaluations. This discussion will provide examples of how NIJ empowers its constituents with evidence, including promoting replication research, and through CrimeSolutions.gov.

Author

• Kaitlyn Sill, National Institute of Justice