This webinar by the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence will begin with contextual information about prosecution case outcomes in sexual assault cases of adult victims. The challenges in tracking the criminal case outcomes will be discussed. Dr. Valentine will introduce the National Institute of Justice Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Practitioner Toolkit as a means of […]
The second in a series of webinars by the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. Presenter: Rebecca Fix, PhD, is an assistant professor working in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health within the Department of Mental Health, and a faculty affiliate of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child […]
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence's (NRCDV) Safe Housing Capacity Building Center will present its bi-annual Policy and Research Briefing. Dr. Funmi Ayeni, Director of Research and Evaluation will share study findings from a flexible funding pilot project with the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania (PA) Lavon Morris-Grant, Director of Community Engagement, will facilitate […]
The final webinar in a series by the Moore Center on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse. Presenters: Amanda E. Ruzicka, MA, is a senior research associate at the Department of Mental Health and deputy director of the Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her […]
During this FREE event, the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC) at Rutgers will present over 30 gun violence prevention research studies funded by the GVRC. Hear from GVRC leadership, grant awardees, and community leaders as they present evidence-based, equitable policies and programs that will prevent gun violence in our communities. This conference is not looking to engage with simply an […]
The National Institute of Justice research conference is returning in 2023. This practitioner-friendly conference will feature NIJ-sponsored research findings and discussions about evidence-based policies and practices. Topics will include preventing community-based violence, supporting victims of crime, building a stronger forensic evidence base, enhancing accountability in policing, and promoting more equity in our nation’s justice system. […]
Join statisticians from the Bureau of Justice Statistics for a webinar featuring updates on BJS’s efforts to redesign the entire National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument. Presenters will describe additional findings from a large-scale national field test of the NCVS Instrument Redesign, specifically the improvement of victimization measures in the new survey instrument, and the […]
This webinar is intended to provide an introduction to Hope Science and the vast research about how finding, enhancing, and modeling hope can transform clients, employees, and stakeholders in your work. As Dr. Chan Hellman has said, “Hope is the belief that the future will be better than today and that I have the power […]
In the last decade, cross-sector efforts to prevent human trafficking have expanded in both knowledge and effectiveness. The HHS-hosted National Human Trafficking Prevention Summit will bring together leaders across federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial governments; business, industry, and other private sector entities; nonprofits and NGOs; and philanthropic, faith-based, and research organizations to inspire and […]
The Kempe Center's annual one-week in-person Summer Interdisciplinary Research Institute in Aurora, Colorado, will feature intensive teaching and dedicated mentoring by national and international experts. One of the Center's primary goals is to expand the pool of scholars trained to conduct child maltreatment research. The Center is actively recruiting participants for our Course 2: Challenges […]
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender Based-Violence at the University of Delaware is hosting its inaugural national conference in Newark, Delaware. The “Equitable Approaches” conference centers the experiences of marginalized peoples through keynote speakers, plenary sessions, and “conversations that matter,” which are designed as intimate spaces where participants can engage with high-impact […]
Homicide, motor vehicle theft, carjacking, and shoplifting are grabbing headlines across the country. But what do the latest data show about what happened in 2023? How have trends changed since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what are cities doing to address them? Join the Council on Criminal Justice to explore trends in 12 […]