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                            Events
 Research Meetings and Workshops June 14, 2021
NIJ learns from the people who work day-to-day with the issues. We sponsor meetings, workshops, and working groups that bring together researchers, policymakers, technologists, and practitioners.

These meetings generate a rich exchange of ideas. They guide future research and help ensure that NIJ's research, development and evaluation activities meet real-world needs.

Review the summaries or transcripts available for many of these meetings:

Corrections Meetings
	Courts Meetings
	Crimes and Prevention Meetings
	Drugs and Crime Meetings
	Forensic Sciences Meetings
	Justice System Meetings
	Law Enforcement Meetings
	School Safety Meetings
	Tribal Crime and Justice Meetings
	Violence and Victimization MeetingsSee also the reports generated under NIJ's Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative.

Corrections

Countering Threats to Correctional Institution Security: Identifying Innovation Needs to Address Current and Emerging Concerns, 2019
	Managing the Seriously Mentally Ill in Corrections, 2019
	Leveraging Technology to Enhance Community Supervision: Identifying Needs to Address Current and Emerging Concerns, 2019
	Building a High-Quality Correctional Workforce: Identifying Challenges and Needs, 2018
	Caring for Those in Custody: Identifying High-Priority Needs to Reduce Mortality in Correctional Facilities, 2017
	Envisioning an Alternative Future for the Corrections Sector Within the U.S. Criminal Justice System, 2017
	Fostering Innovation in Community and Institutional Corrections, 2015
	Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for the U.S. Corrections Sector, 2015
	Topical Working Group on the Use of Administrative Segregation in the U.S., October 2015. Meeting notes (pdf, 39 pages), white paper Administrative Segregation in U.S. Prisons (pdf, 42 pages), executive summary of the white paper (pdf, 8 pages).
	Expert Working Group on Trafficking in Person Research Meeting, April 2014 (pdf, 34 pages)
	Fostering Innovation in Community Corrections: Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for the U.S. Corrections Sector, 2015 (pdf, 161 pages)
	Panel on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Heroin and Other Opioid Abusing Offenders - Summary and Presentations, October 3, 2007 (pdf, 56 pages)Courts

Prosecutor Priorities, Challenges, and Solutions, 2019
	Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of Electronic Communication and Electronic Devices on the Right to a Fair Trial, 2018
	Fostering Innovation in the U.S. Court System: Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for Improving Court Operations and Outcome, 2016
	Exonerees and Original Victims of Wrongful Conviction: Listening Sessions to Inform Programs and Research, February 2016 (pdf, 28 pages)
	White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable: Civil Legal Aid Research Workshop Report, February 2016 (pdf, 62 pages)
	NIJ Topical Working Group Meeting on Right to Counsel and Indigent Defense: Notes and Presentations, March 2015 (pdf, 101 pages)
	Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Roundtable Summary, June 2011 (pdf, 42 pages)
	Expert Working Group Report: International Perspectives on Indigent Defense, January 2011 (pdf, 58 pages)
	International Perspectives on Wrongful Convictions: Workshop Report, September 2010 (pdf, 77 pages)
	National Symposium on Indigent Defense: Looking Back, Looking Forward, 2000-2010, February 18-19, 2020 (pdf, 586 pages)
	Workshop on Sentencing and Other Federal Case Data Analysis, July  2009
	Postconviction DNA Case Management Symposium, January 2009
	Pretrial Research Meeting, May 22-23, 2007(pdf, 155 pages)
	Proceedings From the Policing Research Institute Meetings, November 1995 and May 12 and December 4, 1996Crimes and Prevention

The Criminal Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Violence Victims: Developing a Research Agenda, March 2016 (pdf, 38 page)
	Radicalization and Violent Extremism - Lessons Learned From Canada, the U.K. and the U.S. Meeting Summary, July 28-30, 2015
	Expert Working Group on Trafficking in Person Research Meeting, April 2014 (pdf, 34 pages)
	Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination Research Forum, March 2012
	Firearms Topical Research Working Group - Summary and Presentations, December 2011 (pdf, 173 pages)
	Neighborhoods & Crime Research Working Group Meeting, April 2011
	Gangs Research Working Group Meeting, February 2011 (pdf, 14 pages)
	Connecting International Organized Crime Research to Policy and Practice: The Strategic Context in the U.S. and the U.K., November 2010 (pdf, 10 pages)
	Crime Prevention Research Working Group Meeting: Research Issues, Questions and Gaps, October 2010 - Summary and Presentations (pdf, 154 pages)
	International Working Group on International Organized Crime, January 2010 (pdf, 36 pages)
	Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosures and Neighborhood Decline Meeting Summary and Presentations, March  2000 (pdf, 235123555 pages)
	International Law Enforcement Forum for Minimal Force Options, May 2008
	Global Response to Terrorism, January  2006 Proceedings published in the Journal of National Defense Studies, no. 6, November 2007 (pdf, 176 pages), National Defense College, Israeli Defense Force.
	Trafficking in Persons Summary of Focus Group, April 2001 (pdf, 7 pages)Drugs and Crime

Law Enforcement Efforts to Fight the Opioid Crisis: Convening Police Leaders, Multidisciplinary Partners, and Researchers to Identify Promising Practices and to Inform a Research Agenda, 2019
	Meeting on Leveraging Technology to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Criminal Justice Populations
	Drug Recognition and Impairment Research Meeting, August 24, 2015
	Improving Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Data Collection, multiple dates throughout 2010 (pdf, 302 pages)
	Panel on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Heroin and Other Opioid Abusing Offenders, October 2007
	Toward a Drugs and Crime Research Agenda for the 21st Century, April 2001
	Methamphetamine Interagency Task Force, throughout 1996 to 1998Forensics

Operational Requirements

NIJ's Forensic Science Technology Working Group meets annually to develop a list of operational requirements.

Learn more about this group and review the operational requirements.2016 Crime Laboratory Directors Meeting, August 29-30, 2016
	Digital Evidence and the U.S. Criminal Justice System Identifying Technology and Other Needs to More Effectively Acquire and Utilize Digital Evidence, 2016
	Forensic Science Research Evaluation Workshop: A Discussion on the Fundamentals of Research Design and an Evaluation of Available Literature (pdf, 122 pages)
	Forensic Optical Topography Working Group Meeting-Final Report, Spring 2015
	National Institute of Justice Crime Laboratory Director’s Meeting: Strengthening Forensic Science Services through the DNA Capacity Enhancement & Backlog Reduction Program and Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants, September 2014 (pdf, 27 pages)
	Social Science Research on Forensic Science Topical Working Group Meeting, January 2013 (pdf, 16 pages)
	Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination Research Forum, March 2012
	Postconviction DNA Testing Assistance Program Roundtable Summary, June 2011 (pdf, 42 pages)
	Trace Evidence Symposia: August 2009
	Forensic Death Investigation Symposium, June 7-9, 2010 (pdf, 11 pages)
	International Perspectives on Wrongful Convictions: Workshop Report, September 2010 (pdf, 77 pages)
	Postconviction DNA Case Management Symposium, January 2009
	NIJ Summit on Forensic Science Services, May 2004
	Status and Needs of Forensic Science Service Providers: A Report to Congress
		Preliminary Report on America's Medicolegal Offices
	DNA Initiative Meeting Transcripts: March 4, 2002 (pdf, 98 pages); October 21, 2002 (pdf, 76 pages); October 22, 2002 (pdf, 82 pages)
	Elder Justice Roundtable: Medical Forensic Issues Concerning Abuse and Neglect - Summary, Papers and Transcript, October 18, 2008 (pdf, 183 pages)
	National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Meeting Transcripts, throughout 1998-2000:
	April 2000, January 2000, September 1999, July 1999, May 1999, March 1999, November 1998, June 1998, March 1998.Justice System

Future-Proofing Justice: Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights 2017Future-Proofing Justice: Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights, 2017
	Justice-Involved Young Adults Research Planning Meeting, December 2016 (pdf, 37 pages)
	Building a Research Agenda to Address the Effects of Technological Change on the Protection of Constitutional Rights, 2016
	Environmental Scan of Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults, Webinar, September 20, 2016
	Exonerees and Original Victims of Wrongful Conviction: Listening Sessions to Inform Programs and Research, February 2016 (pdf, 28 pages)
	The Criminal Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Violence Victims: Developing a Research Agenda, March 2016 (pdf, 38 page)
	White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable: Civil Legal Aid Research Workshop Report, May 2015 (pdf, 62 pages)
	The Sentinel Event Initiative: Proceedings from an Expert Roundtable (pdf, 32 pages)Law Enforcement

Identifying Law Enforcement Needs for Conducting Criminal Investigations Involving Evidence on the Dark Web, 2019
	Law Enforcement Efforts to Fight the Opioid Crisis: Convening Police Leaders, Multidisciplinary Partners, and Researchers to Identify Promising Practices and to Inform a Research Agenda, 2019
	Fostering Innovation to Respond to Top Challenges in Law Enforcement: Proceedings of the National Institute of Justice's 2018 Chiefs' Panel on Priority Law Enforcement Issues and Needs, 2019
	Using Video Analytics and Sensor Fusion in Law Enforcement: Building a Research Agenda That Includes Business Cases, Privacy and Civil Rights Protections, and Needs for Innovation, 2018
	Using Social Media and Social Network Analysis in Law Enforcement: Creating a Research Agenda, Including Business Cases, Protections, and Technology Needs, 2018
	Identifying Law Enforcement Needs for Access to Digital Evidence in Remote Data Centers, 2018
	Wearable Technologies for Law Enforcement: Multifunctional Vest System Options, 2017
	Fostering Innovation in U.S. Law Enforcement: Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for Improving Law Enforcement Operations and Outcomes, 2017
	Officer Health and Organizational Wellness, Officer Safety and Wellness Group Meeting Summary, October 2017 (pdf, 52 pages)
	Using Future Broadband Communications Technologies to Strengthen Law Enforcement, 2016
	Improving Information-Sharing Across Law Enforcement: Why Can't We Know?, 2015
	Visions of Law Enforcement Technology in the Period 2024-2034: Report of the Law Enforcement Futuring Workshop, 2015
	High-Priority Information Technology Needs for Law Enforcement (pdf, 95 pages)
	Predictive Policing Symposia, November 2009 and October 2010 (pdf, 20 pages)
	Geospatial Technology Working Group: Meeting Report on Predictive Policing, October 2009 (pdf, 16 pages)
	Police Recruitment and Retention in the Contemporary Urban Environment A National Discussion of Personnel Experiences and Promising Practices from the Front Lines, June 2008 (pdf, 49 pages)
	Community Acceptance Panel – Riot Control Agents, August 2007 (pdf, 10 pages)
	Policing Research Workshop: Planning for the Future - Summary and Commissioned Papers, November 2006 (pdf, 116 pages)
	Workshop on Safety and Accountability Audits: Future Initiatives, October 2004 (pdf, 25 pages)
	See also a background paper prepared for this meeting (pdf, 12 pages).
	Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosures and Neighborhood Decline Meeting Summary and Presentations, March  2000 (pdf, 555 pages)
	Measuring What Matters: Proceedings From the Policing Research Institute Meetings (pdf, 224 pages), 1995-1996
	Policing in Emerging Democracies, December 1995School Safety

The Role of Technology in Improving K–12 School Safety, 2016
	States' Roles in Keeping Schools Safe: Opportunities and Challenges for State School Safety Centers and Other Actors, July 2017Tribal Crime and Justice

Violence Against Indian Women (VAIW) Pilot Study Research Workshop Meeting Summary, March 2012 (pdf, 18 pages)
	Section 904 Violence Against Indian Women In Indian Country Researchers' Workshop Meeting Summary, April 2009 (pdf, 17 pages)Violence and Victimization

Advancing Knowledge To Reduce Gangs and Gang Violence: Perspectives From Researchers and Practitioners, May 2020 (pdf, 15 pages)
	The Criminal Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Violence Victims: Developing a Research Agenda, March 2016 (pdf, 38 page)
	Children Exposed to Violence Meeting, notes and presentations, October 20-21, 2015 (pdf, 192 pages)
	Teen Dating Violence Measurement Meeting Summary May 5-6, 2015 (pdf, 26 pages)
	Technical Working Group on Violent Victimization Research, December 2-3, 2014
	Elder Mistreatment: Using Theory in Research, June 2, 2014 (pdf, 24 pages)
	Sexual Violence Research Roundtable — with the Office on Violence Against Women, September 2011 (pdf, 36 page)
	Longitudinal Data on Teen Dating Violence, June 2011 (pdf, 9 pages)
	Stalking Research Workshop Meeting Summary (pdf, 31 pages), June 2010
	Batterer Intervention: Doing the Work and Measuring the Progress - A Report on the December 2009 Experts Roundtable
	Sexual Violence Research Workshop, June 2008 (pdf, 28 pages)
	Elder Abuse Workshop, February 2008 (pdf, 48 pages)
	Teen Dating Violence: Developing a Research Agenda to Meet Practice Needs, December  2007 (pdf, 23 pages)
	Teen Dating Violence Workshop, July  2006 (pdf, 29 pages)
	Workshop Addressing Predisposition Revictimization in Cases of Violence Against Women, January 2005 (pdf, 17 pages)
	NIJ Hate Crime Workshop Proceedings, November 2005 (pdf, 11 pages)
	Addressing Violence in Criminal Justice Practice Workshop, January 2004, (pdf, 25 pages)
	Violence Theory Workshop, December 2002 (pdf, 21 pages)
	Batterer Intervention: Where Do We Go From Here?, January 2002 (pdf, 21 pages)
	Broadening Our Understanding of Violence Against Women Among Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Minorities, October 2001 (pdf, 28 pages)
	Workshop to Evaluate the Impact of Programs Violence Against Women Act Programs, December 15, 2000 (pdf, 28 pages)
	Gender Symmetry Workshop, November 20, 2000 (pdf, 19 pages)
	Elder Justice Roundtable: Medical Forensic Issues Concerning Abuse and Neglect, October 2000 - Summary, Papers and Transcript (pdf, 183 pages)
  
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