The Justice Department
COPS Conference 2012 -- Mary Lou Leary
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- COPS Conference 2012 -- Mary Lou Leary
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- 12:10
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice. Speaker at the 2012 National COPS Conference
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- COPS Conference 2012 -- Bernard Melekian
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- 16:47
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Bernard K. Melekian, Director, COPS Office, U.S. Department of Justice. Speaker at the 2012 National COPS Conference
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- Effects of Wrongful Conviction Cases
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- 3:40
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The National Institute of Justice has funded a study examining the impact of wrongful convictions on crime victims. The study is looking at the impact on the original victim of the crime to get a better understanding of what their service needs are, and how we can better serve them both in terms of policy and practice.
In this interview, Erin Williamson, Program Manager from ICF International, discusses the evaluation.
Learn more about other wrongful conviction work at NIJ (http://go.usa.gov/rhrd)
Recorded at the 2012 NIJ Conference (http://go.usa.gov/rhCP)
(Opinions or points of view expressed represent the spearker and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Any product or manufacturer discussed is presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice.)
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- The Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Survey
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The National Institute of Justice has funded an evaluation of the Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification. The program, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, provides funds to states automate and improve how victims are notified about information surrounding their case.
In this interview, Seri Irazola, the Principal Investigator from ICF International, discusses the evaluation.
Learn more about the Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (http://go.usa.gov/rhCz)
Recorded at the 2012 NIJ Conference (http://go.usa.gov/rhCP)
(Opinions or points of view expressed represent the spearker and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Any product or manufacturer discussed is presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice.)
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- Hidden Victims of Human Trafficking
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- 3:32
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The National Institute of Justice has funded a study looking at the barriers that local communities face identifying, investigating and prosecuting human trafficking cases under new state human trafficking laws.
In this interview, Amy Farrell, assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, discusses that study.
Learn more about other human trafficking work at NIJ (http://go.usa.gov/rhjQ)
Recorded at the 2012 NIJ Conference (http://go.usa.gov/rhCP)
(Opinions or points of view expressed represent the spearker and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Any product or manufacturer discussed is presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice.)
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- Ballistic-Resistant Vest Standards
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- In this interview, Deanna Rivard, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis, MN, discusses how agencies can get help funding body armor, work on improving the fit of body armor and the importance of wearing it.
Learn more about body armor (http://go.usa.gov/rhDx) and standards (http://go.usa.gov/rhDV) work NIJ.
Recorded at the 2012 NIJ Conference (http://go.usa.gov/rhCP)
(Opinions or points of view expressed represent the spearker and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. Any product or manufacturer discussed is presented for informational purposes only and do not constitute product approval or enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice.)
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- Director John H. Laub Introduces Joan Petersilia at the 2012 NIJ Conference
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- 8:55
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- NIJ Conference 2012, introduction to the keynote address
This morning's plenary is on a topic that is currently in crisis level in this country: incarceration. It's a topic of great importance to NIJ, as it is, I'm sure, to many of you. And before I introduce our speaker today, I want to tell you a little bit about what NIJ is doing in the area of corrections.
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- Joan Petersilia: Prison Downsizing in America
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- 51:47
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- 2012 NIJ Conference, Keynote Speech
When John invited me to speak here today and told me I could really speak about any topic, I knew I had to accept the invitation, and I knew what topic I wanted to speak about. Something has been bothering me for about the last six to nine months, and I thought this would be exactly the kind of audience to have a frank discussion about kind of what's on my mind.
The title of my talk is called "Looking Back to See the Future of Prison Downsizing in America." I chose this topic because, of course, I think prison downsizing is the most important issue we are now facing — I was here 2 years ago. That wasn't even on the topic of that conference. Now it's everywhere. I mean, in 2 years we have seen a downsizing in the American state prison population unheard of in the previous 40 years.
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- Gary LaFree: 10th Anniversary of 9/11: Advances in Social Sciences
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- 23:58
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Gary LaFree, Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism at the University of Maryland, addresses the 2011 NIJ Conference.
The tragedy of 9/11 posed unprecedented challenges to forensic science, social science, and physical science and technology — the three bedrock sciences at NIJ. Recovering from the attack and preventing another one have became topmost priorities in the 10 years since the attack. As we approach the 10th anniversary, Gary LaFree discusses how that fateful day impacted social scientific priorities and the outcomes from those changes.
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- Lawrence Bobo: The Importance of Research on Race, Crime and Punishment
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- 30:01
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Lawrence Bobo, Harvard University, addresses the 2011 NIJ Conference.
Excerpt: It is frequently said that we live in the post-racial era. If Jim Crow racism and the struggles over the civil rights era defined an earlier period in the American experience, then our own time is said to be defined by a new tolerance, a new commitment to diversity and finally moving beyond race as a line of division and inequality in American society. National survey data show, in fact, that substantial numbers of Americans believe in the post-racial narrative, including an overwhelming majority of white Americans who say that we have already arrived at a racially egalitarian society, and in fact, nearly a full third of African Americans. Yet there is at least one domain that remains a glaring exception to this narrative of hope and progress, and it involves the heavy overrepresentation of minorities, especially African Americans, among those in our jails and prisons. The main message of my remark...
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- Mark Kleiman (2 of 2) Comments on Drugs, Violence and Putting Cartels Out of Businessess
- Runtime
- 6:11
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- My work on crime control draws on two social scientific traditions. One is behavioral economics: how do you do appropriate nudge strategies that push people in the direction you want to push them, adjusting for the fact that they're not perfectly rational? And the other is game theory. Even if people were perfectly rational, in a situation where there are many people breaking the law, then the risk faced by each one of them of being punished depends on how many other people are breaking the same law, how much enforcement we have. And that's what leads me to say: concentrate.
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- Slow Down, Move Over
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- More law enforcement officers die each year in traffic incidents than from any other cause, including shootings. Many of these deaths occur on the roadside as officers perform their duties. This public service announcement reminds drives to slow down and move over when they see a public safety responder on the side of the road. This video was produced by Respondersafety.com with funding from the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, and United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
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- Mark Kleiman (1 of 2) Comments on Drugs, Violence and Putting Cartels Out of Businessess
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Will Rogers once said that "it's not what you don't know that hurts you; it's what you know that ain't so." Everybody knows that drug abuse and crime are sort of the same thing, and therefore fighting the war on drugs is a good way to reduce crime. Unfortunately, that ain't so. And we distinguish sharply between policies to reduce drug abuse and the damage that it does to individuals and the people around them, and policies to reduce predatory crime, which is roughly hurting people and taking their stuff in all its varieties. And yes, drug abuse has a connection with predatory crime, but it's not the same thing, and a lot of the stuff we do that's supposed to control drug abuse actually turns out to increase predatory crime. We can think about not doing that.
In particular, drug law enforcement has a natural tendency to increase the stakes in drug dealing—put more money on the table, put more time behind bars at risk and therefore to increase the value of violence to peo...
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- Frontline Learning Center
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- 1:06
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Frontline is NIC's new training center exclusively for frontline staff in corrections. The video demonstrates the many learning environments, flexibility, and benefits that Frontline can offer to professionals working in prisons, jails, and community corrections. For more information, please visit nic.learn.com/frontline.
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- Closing for Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
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- 1:46
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The online course "Law 101: Legal Guide for Forensic Experts," provides 13 modules and and introduction designed to give user who serve and those who will be serving as expert witnesses vital information to follow when preparing for and testifying in court. Take this free online course provided by the National Institute of Justice at https://law101.dna.gov.
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- Introduction to Law 101: Legal Guide for the Forensic Expert
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- 0:50
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The online course "Law 101: Legal Guide for Forensic Experts," provides 13 modules and and introduction designed to give user who serve and those who will be serving as expert witnesses vital information to follow when preparing for and testifying in court. Take this free online course provided by the National Institute of Justice at https://law101.dna.gov.
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- Reverification
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- 2:16
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- At the time of hire, all employees have a choice of what document(s) to present to establish their identity and authorization to work, when completing the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9. Employees can choose to present one List A document or instead they can present a List B & List C document. Employer's should not restrict this choice and could be committing document abuse if they do restrict a worker's choice of documents. Employers also need to give the employee a choice of document(s) to produce during any reverification (if reverification is warranted).
For more information about the From I-9, please refer to http://www.uscis.gov/I-9Central and for more information about immigration related unfair employment practices, see http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/
To sign up for a free webinar visit http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/webinars.php
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- OSC Webinar
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- This is a PSA from the DOJ's Civil Rights Division. We are the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices, or "OSC," and we want you to be informed about the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") by signing up for a free webinar. Whoever you may be, employer or employee, sign up for a free webinar with OSC. http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/webinars.php
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- Janet Lauritsen (3 of 3): How should victim service providers be evaluated?
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- 1:13
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The National Crime Victimization Survey is a nationally representative survey of victims in the United States that's designed to provide estimates of victimization that are representative of the population for persons ages 12 and older in the U.S.
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- Janet Lauritsen (2 of 3): Why is it so difficult to predict the likelihood of repeat victimization?
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- I think one thing that would be a mistake is for victim service providers who provide mental health services to do so with the expectation that it will necessarily reduce the risk of revictimization. I don't think such programs should be judged on that basis.
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- Janet Lauritsen (1 of 3): What is the National Crime Victimization Survey?
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The National Crime Victimization Survey is a nationally representative survey of victims in the United States that's designed to provide estimates of victimization that are representative of the population for persons ages 12 and older in the U.S. The survey interviews people for a maximum of three and a half years at six-month intervals, so the same person is interviewed multiple times.
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- Eric Martin (5 of 5): What will the site evaluations of HOPE consist of?
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- 1:45
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The evaluation will consist of randomized control trials at each of the four sites. Approximately 200 probationers will be assigned the HOPE treatment condition and 200 probationers will remain what we call "probation as usual." They just receive regular probation.
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- Eric Martin (1 of 5) Testing What Works in Probation: Replicating HOPE - What is HOPE?
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- The Hawaii HOPE Program started in 2004. Judge Steven Alm and Chief Probationer Cheryl Inouye created the program because they saw the same offenders coming before them in the court for the same offenses, mostly drug-involved offenses, missed appointments, dirty urine tests, not meeting with their counselor if they're in some kind of treatment program.
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- Eric Marting (2 of 5): What were the initial findings of the HOPE evaluation?
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- The initial HOPE evaluation, conducted in part by NIJ, looked at drug-involved offenders who were in the HOPE program. They chose to only focus on drug-involved offenders just to make the comparisons between the offenders easier. HOPE is more than just a program for drug-involved offenders.
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- Eric Martin (4 of 5): Is there variation between the Hawaii HOPE program and the evaluation sites?
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- When we had to translate the components of Hawaii HOPE to the four jurisdictions on the U.S. mainland, there was quite a bit of variation. As anyone who's familiar with the system, probation is under the sheriff's office in some localities; it's under the department of corrections in other localities. The courts may or may not have the authority to do certain things. There may be caps on the amount of time you can give a probationer without revoking the probation.
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- Eric Martin (3 of 5): What is NIJ's current involvement with HOPE?
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- NIJ is actually engaged currently in two HOPE projects. One is the HOPE demonstration field experiment with our partner BJA. We're replicating the HOPE program in four different sites on the U.S. mainland.
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- U.S. Department of Justice's Request for Research on Indigent Defense
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- 9:08
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Our mission is to help the justice system efficiently deliver outcomes for individuals regardless of wealth or status, and a necessary component of our work is strengthening and improving indigent defense. How we do that is of course varied, but one important aspect is the research that's needed to identify solutions to indigent defense, and that's why the solicitation is so important.
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- Redonna Chandler (1 of 3): What is Addiction?
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- 2:41
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- Addiction is fundamentally a brain disease. It results in changes that occur within the structure of the brain that are manifested in a functional way, and behaviors, the hallmark feature of which is the compulsive seeking and use of drugs in spite of negative consequences. Addiction occurs because of repeated exposure of the brain to different addictive substances.
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- Redonna Chandler (2 of 3): The Relationship Between Drugs and Crime
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Lots of research shows that drugs and crime are linked, that there are many individuals in the criminal justice system that have substance abuse problems. In fact, over half of those who are involved in federal prisons, state prisons, and jails report regular drug use, and when you look at the diagnosis of substance abuse disorders specifically, you find that within incarcerated populations, a high percentage meet the diagnostic criteria for substance abuse disorders.
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- Redonna Chandler (3 of 3): Drug Abuse as a Chronic Condition
- Runtime
- 3:06
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
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- We know from science that addiction is a chronic condition similar to other chronic conditions, like diabetes, asthma, and hypertension. And what that means is that all of these chronic conditions really require a long-term focus for treatment, where you have individuals who may need multi-pronged interventions—they may benefit from medication as well as behavioral interventions—and they may need multiple courses of treatment over time.
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- Geoffrey Alpert (4 of 4): Lessons for Law Enforcement Executives About Use of Force
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- I think lesson number one is we've got to protect our officers and we've got to provide them with the tools and the training to use those tools so they can reduce any kind of injury as much as possible. But that doesn't mean giving them free rein to injure or abuse citizens and I think they owe the citizens that type of response where they're using the least amount of force necessary.
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- Geoffrey Alpert (3 of 4): Training Is Key to Knowing When to Use a CED (e.g., Taser)
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- 1:22
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- I think officers have to be trained to understand what they're facing. How do you deal with a threat? They've all been through defensive tactics. They've all been through learning how to fight and learning how to use their hands and be able to control a suspect. They've got to understand that the CED is a tool that they bring out when those don't work or when there's a chance that they'll get hurt if the other person is already being aggressive.
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- Geoffrey Alpert (2 of 4): Proper Use of CEDs (e.g., Tasers)
- Runtime
- 2:44
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- A conducted energy device is a wonderful tool for law enforcement if used properly. Having been hit with one, I can tell you it's very painful. It takes away your muscle control. If used properly and when officers are trained to cuff someone under power, if they're trained to reevaluate once they've used it to see if it's really effective and what's next, again it's an innovation in law enforcement that is really a positive one to reduce injuries to officers and the suspects.
Now, the problem comes in when these devices are used improperly, when they're used to punish someone, when they're used when they don't have to.
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- Geoffrey Alpert (1 of 4): What Is Use of Force?
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 14 years ago
- Description
- Dr. Alpert discusses the importance of police use of force policies and procedures
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- 2011 National Intertribal Youth Summit (NIYS) in Santa Fe, New Mexico
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- 7:52
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- The Eight Minute Highlight Video from the 2011 National Intertribal Youth Summit (NIYS) in Santa Fe, New Mexico includes images and activities of the week-long event. Youth, government officials, sports and entertainment leaders, and non-profit representatives who attended the NIYS speak about its impact and future work to be done with and for American Indian and Alaskan Native Youth.
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- Translational Criminology: A Message from the Director
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- 5:05
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- This is the third in a series of conversations with John Laub, Ph.D., Director of the National Institute of Justice. Dr. Laub dicusses "Fusing NIJ's Dual Mission Through Translational Criminology," "Questions That Guide NIJ's Approach to Translational Criminology" and "The Role of 'Trust' in Translational Criminology"
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- Body Armor Video for Procurement
- Runtime
- 11:09
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- When it comes to saving an officer's life, nobody can hold back. NIJ's National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center has created a video that can help procurement officials find the right vest for the right officer.
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- Body Armor Video for Officers
- Runtime
- 19:18
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- Law Enforcement officers need proper equipment when they go to work. NIJ and National Law Enforcement Technology Center work together to ensure that body armor standards help officers do their jobs. A new video is available for officers.
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- Video Evidence from U.S. vs. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab: 200 grams
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- Video Evidence from U.S. vs. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Demonstrating 200 grams of PETN on Aluminium.
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- Philip Cook (3 of 3): The Role of Private Action in Crime Reduction
- Runtime
- 2:57
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- This interview followed the presentation "Economical Crime Control: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Ledger" given as part of NIJ's Research for the Real World Seminar Series by Philip J. Cook, PhD, ITT/Sanford Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics and Sociology, Duke University.
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- Philip Cook (2 of 3): Crime Control Today: The Good Guy/Bad Guy Framework
- Runtime
- 5:10
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- This interview followed the presentation "Economical Crime Control: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Ledger" given as part of NIJ's Research for the Real World Seminar Series by Philip J. Cook, PhD, ITT/Sanford Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics and Sociology, Duke University.
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- Philip Cook (1 of 3): The Normative Economistic Framework of Crime Control
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- This interview followed the presentation "Economical Crime Control: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Ledger" given as part of NIJ's Research for the Real World Seminar Series by Philip J. Cook, PhD, ITT/Sanford Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics and Sociology, Duke University.
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (1 of 9), Introduction
- Runtime
- 5:45
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice. This video is the first of nine showing the entire plenary session.
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (2 of 9), David Chambers
- Runtime
- 7:26
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice. This video features David Chambers, Ph.D., Associate Director for Dissemination and Implementation Research, National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is the second of nine showing the entire session.
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (3 of 9), John Easton
- Runtime
- 8:30
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice. This video is the first of nine showing the entire plenary session. This video features John Easton, Ph.D., Director, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and is the third of nine showing the entire session.
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (5 of 9), Linda Mellgren
- Runtime
- 13:14
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice. This video features Linda Mellgren, Senior Social Science Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is the fifth of nine showing the entire session.
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (4 of 9), Patrick Gallagher
- Runtime
- 5:44
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice. This video features Patrick Gallagher, Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and is the X of nine showing the entire session.
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- Attorney General Holder Addresses the 2011 NIJ Conference
- Runtime
- 10:51
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- We now find ourselves in the midst of what some are calling a "golden age of research." That's certainly true in today's Justice Department. In fulfilling our most important responsibility — that is protecting the American people — we are committed to identifying and to implementing evidence-based solutions; an approach that allows us to be tough and — yes, as Laurie said, and I'll say it again — "smart on crime."
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (7 of 9), Q&A cont.
- Runtime
- 5:26
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice. This video features the panel addressing the question "How do we prepare for the future?"
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- Translating Science: A Town Hall on the Challenges (6 of 9), Q&A
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 15 years ago
- Description
- At the 2011 NIJ Conference we brought together the leaders of several federal science agencies for a discussion about the challenges of using scientific discoveries to shape policy and practice.
