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Committee on Law and Justice

The Committee on Law and Justice’s (CLAJ) mission is to improve government decision making and public policy and promote the understanding and dissemination of research in matters involving law and justice.

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Projects

Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Homeland Security Statistics

Consensus/Advisory Activity

K-12 Threat Assessment Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation Research: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Crime Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Facial Recognition: Current Capabilities, Future Prospects, and Governance

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Evaluating Success among People Released from Prison

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Evidence to Advance Reform in the Global Security and Justice Sectors

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Reducing Racial Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Best Practices for Implementing Decarceration as a Strategy to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Correctional Facilities

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Effects of Juvenile Justice System Involvement on the Health and Well-Being of Adolescents, Families, and Communities of Color: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Global Violence Prevention Planning Meeting

Program Development Activity

Completed

Improving Collection of Indicators of Criminal Justice System Involvement in Population Health Data Programs: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Effects of Drug Control Policies on the Health of Individuals and Communities of Color: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Mental Health and Violence: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Intervention: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Means of Violence: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed
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