This issue of the NIJ Journal features articles containing research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.
In this issue, the NIJ Journal features articles on the criminal justice system, including topics such as reentry research, courts research, structural racial inequality, collection of digital evidence, technology implementation in science, and “evidence to action,” or the translation of evidence into actionable information. The NIJ Journal, published several times a year, features articles to help criminal justice policymakers and practitioners stay informed about new developments. The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system. Each issue of the NIJ Journal focuses on a single theme, allowing the articles to dive into one specific topic from different scientific points of view. In this issue, scientists share some of the latest research on justice systems.