A new Research Preview highlights a recent evaluation of an innovative drug enforcement strategy in Jersey City, New Jersey that focused on hot spots of drug activity. The study found consistent and strong effects of the strategy on disorder-related emergency calls for service. There was little evidence of displacement of drug activity to nearby areas. State Laws on Prosecutors' and Judges' Use of Juvenile Records Knowledge of defendants' juvenile records may help prosecutors and judges to determine appropriate sentencing for offenders ages 18-24, the age group most likely to be involved in violent crime. A recent Research in Brief discusses the findings of an NIJ-sponsored study by Neil Miller to review State laws as they pertain to the role of juvenile records in criminal court sentencing.
Findings indicate significant differences among the State statutes.
Although conventional management thinking assumes that middle managers will subvert organizational strategic change, middle managers are the ones responsible for converting leaders' words into organizational action. Evaluation of Family Violence Training Programs Between 1986 and 1992, the Office for Victims of Crime funded 23 law enforcement training projects to train 16,000 police officers, other justice system staff, and community service providers. The programs were initiated to improve responsiveness to victims of family violence. An NIJ- sponsored study found that training programs appeared to have brought more uniform and progressive domestic violence policies in participating jurisdictions. Mental Illness and Violent Crime John Monahan, Ph.D., professor of Psychology and Legal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Law, discussed his research on mental illness and violent crime as part of NIJ's Research in Progress Seminar series.