NIJ RESEARCH CONFERENCE AGENDA

May 23 – 25, 2023

Day 1: May 23, 2023

9:00-9:45AM: Opening Ceremony: Remarks from DOJ, OJP, and NIJ Leadership (30 min)

09:45-11:00AM: Opening Plenary: Embodying Evidence to Action: Tracking the Impact of Key NIJ 

Research Investments (immediately following Opening Ceremony) (75 min)

o DNA for Case Clearances and Wrongful Convictions

o Body Armor Standards: Saving Officers’ Lives

o Spatial Analysis of Crime: Promoting Community-based Safety

11:00-11:15AM: Break (15min)

11:15 AM-12:30PM: Parallel Sessions (75 min)

• Technology-Facilitated Abuse: What Do We Know Now and Where Do We Go From Here? 

• Preventing Recidivism Among People Who Served Time for Terrorism

• Progressing From Evidence to Action: Strategies to Promote Science-Based Practice 

• Examining the Relationship Between Immigration and Crime in Arizona and Texas 

• Advancing the Collection and Use of Data To Inform Improvements in Juvenile Corrections Policy 

and Practice

• The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Stress-Related Outcomes in Law Enforcement Officers 

and Correctional Professionals

12:30-1:15PM: Lunch (on your own, 60 min)

1:15-2:15 PM: Fireside Chat: OJP Component heads will discuss how they infuse data and evidence into 

their work and that of their grantees (45 min)

2:15-2:30PM: Break (15 min)

2:30-3:45PM: Parallel Sessions (75 min)

• Do Violence Against Women Laws and Programs Prevent Harm and Secure Safety for Victims?

• Harnessing Technology To Support Successful Reentry: Findings From the Field

• Learning from a New Generation of Police "Pracademics”: The NIJ Law Enforcement Advancing 

Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program

• Advancing Evidence on Firearm Violence With Practical Implications for Policy and Practice 

• School Safety Research and Evaluation: What Have We Learned and What Questions Remain? 

• Understanding Narcotics Markets To Advance Investigations Through Researcher-Practitioner 

Partnerships 
• Employing Developmental and Life-Course Criminological Research To Advance Policy and 

Practice

3:45-4:00PM Break (15 min)

4:00-5:15PM: Parallel Sessions (75 min)

• Meeting People Where They Are: Addressing Individual Needs Within an Institutional Setting

• Artificial Intelligence: Improving Criminal Justice Efficiencies and Mitigating Biases

• Examining the Impact of Organizational Stressors on Police Officer Health and Wellness 

• Promoting Evidence-Based Youth Mentoring: The Benefits of Researcher-Practitioner 

Collaborations

• What Works in Community-Based Violence Intervention Strategies: Lessons Learned and 

Implications for Practice

• The Problem with Cannabis: Hemp, Marijuana, Legalization, and the Farm Bill of 2018

• Getting to know NIJ’s Grant Managers: Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships

Day 2: May 24, 2023

09:00-10:15AM: Parallel Sessions (75 min) 

• Hate Crimes: Understanding Perpetrators, Addressing Victims’ Needs, and Preventing Future 

Harms

• Police Body-Worn Cameras: Lessons Learned and Future Directions 

• Applying Research Evidence To Prevent Targeted and Mass Violence 

• Alternative and Co-Responder Approaches: How Can Data Science Guide Better and More 

Equitable Public Safety and Community Trust Outcomes?

• Progressing from Evidence to Action: Strategies to Promote Science-Based Practice 

• Getting to Know NIJ's Grant Managers: Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships

• Reducing Violence and Misconduct in Prison: Evaluation Findings from the Restoring Promise 

Initiative and Implications for Transforming Correctional Environments

10:15-10:30AM: Break (15min)

10:30-11:45AM: Second Plenary (75 min): Inclusive Research: How Engaging People Closest to the Issue 

Makes for Better Science and Greater Impact

11:45AM-12:45PM: Lunch (60 min)

12:45-2:00PM: Parallel Sessions (75 min) 

• What Works in Preventing the Abuse of Older Adults?

• Federal Prison Reform and the First Step Act: Challenges and Next Steps

• Gunshot Detection Technology Research Findings: Implications for Law Enforcement and 

Community Engagement
• Overcoming Barriers to Reporting Loved Ones on the Trajectory Towards Extremist and Targeted 

Violence: Learning from Transnational Research

• Improving Victim Contact and Criminal Justice Response: The Impact of Law Enforcement and 

Victim Assistance Training

• Examining and Mitigating Correctional Officer Workplace Stressors

• Evidence-Based Prosecution: Using Data to Improve Prosecutorial Equity and Effectiveness 

2:00-2:15PM: Break (15 min)

2:15-3:30PM: Plenary: De-escalation Training: What Works, Implementation Lessons, and Taking it to 

Scale (75 min)

3:30-3:45PM: Break (15 min)

3:45-4:45PM: Meet the OJP Science Directors: A Conversation with Nancy La Vigne and Alex Piquero

(60min)

4:45-5:00PM: Break (15 min)

5:00-7:00PM: Poster Session (60 min)

Day 3: May 25, 2023

09:00-10:15AM: Parallel Sessions (75 min)

• Unlocking the Mysteries: Securing Funding and Support From the U.S. Department of Justice’s 

Two Science Agencies

• Women in Policing: Overcoming the Barriers to Recruitment and Retention

• Leveraging Data Science for Criminal Justice Purposes 

• Protecting Students From Sexual Assault on College Campuses

• Reducing Violence and Misconduct in Prison: Evaluation Findings from the Restoring Promise 

Initiative and Implications for Transforming Correctional Environments

• Supporting the Next Generation of Scholars: Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) Showcase 

• Under Paid and Under Threat: Advancing Our Understanding of Labor Trafficking in the United 

States

10:15-10:30AM: Break (15 min)

10:30-11:45AM: Plenary: Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect 

Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation (75min)

11:45AM-12:00PM: Break (15 min)

12:00-1:15PM: Parallel Sessions (75 min)

• Advancing Research-Based Practices for Gang Violence Prevention and Intervention

• Combating Drones Used for Criminal Purposes: A U.S. Department of Justice Perspective
• Developing Rigorous Evaluations of Technology-Based Services for Victims: Illustrating the Value 

of Formative Evaluation

• Emerging Drug Crises in America: A Criminal Justice and Public Health Nexus

• Bridging the Researcher-Practitioner Divide: BJA’s Smart Suite Research