the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Full list of the Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) results

• Pa. models a streamlined approach to inmate management

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  In Pennsylvania, the Department of Corrections found a better way to assign inmates among its 25 facilities

• Inmates dismantle a prison – with admin approval

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  In addition to the savings in cost and to the environment, the project provided inmates with job-training skills

• Greening corrections impacts more than the environment

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  In the field of “green corrections,” the triple winners of saving money, developing inmate job skills and helping the environment drive administrators’ interest

• How a New York prison is using UAS detection tech

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  The facility is using the tech to thwart any attempts to use drones to deliver illicit items

• Officer-worn cameras expand point of view

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  Seeking to keep costs down and reduce liability while improving officer safety, some law enforcement departments are turning to officer-worn video cameras as an additional crimefighting tool.

• Mapping parole caseloads in R.I. and Colo.

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  Corrections departments in Colorado and Rhode Island are finding that mapping software is making their jobs much easier and efficient as well as allowing better supervision of offenders.

• Hear it with your bones: Tactical headsets for clear communications

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  From TechBeatWhat could an orthopedic surgeon, a manufacturer of hearing equipment, an engineer from Ireland, and a former patrol officer possibly have in common? Three things. They developed techn...