NCJ Number
237352
Date Published
July 2003
Length
224 pages
Annotation
This document is the program for the 3-day 2003 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation.
Abstract
This document is the program for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation held on July 28-30, 2003, in Washington, DC. The materials provided in the program include the daily agenda for the 3-day meeting, brief discussions of the showcase sessions, a brief discussion of the topic tables, program abstracts, presenter biographies, and a list of attendees. Topics covered over the three days of the conference include: Firearms Violence Research; Illegal Drug Markets: Assessing Past, Present, and Future Research Directions; Violence Theory, Research, and Practice; Recent Findings from OJJDP's Causes and Correlates Program of Research; Evaluating Rural Court-Based Initiatives; Innovations with Domestic Violence Offenders; Drug Testing in the Criminal Justice System; Using Geographic Information Systems Throughout the Justice System; Sex Offender Recidivism; DNA and Privacy Issues; Public Policing and Private Security; What Judges Can Do About Drug Abusing Offenders; How to Find Data for Research on Terrorism; Measuring the Effectiveness of Community-Based Interventions; Translating Social Science Research for Policymakers and Practitioners; Improving Correctional Mental Health Services Delivery; Examining Minority Trust and Confidence in the Police; and Enhancing Practitioner/Researcher Collaborations in Designing, Implementing, and Improving Community Assessment Centers.