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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

Identifying the Role of Violence and its Prevention in the Post-2015 Global Agenda: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Addressing the Social and Cultural Norms that Underlie the Acceptance of Violence: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Effective Public Policy Solutions for Global Violence Prevention: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Criminal Justice System's Relationship to Social/Legal Inclusion and Exclusion of Racial and Ethnic Populations - A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Evidentiary Protection for Public Transportation Safety Program Information

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Proactive Policing - Effects on Crime, Communities, and Civil Liberties in the United States

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Biological and Psychosocial Effects of Peer Victimization: Lessons for Bullying Prevention

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

A Prioritized Plan to Implement a Developmental Approach in Juvenile Justice Reform

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Modernizing the Nation’s Crime Statistics

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Scientific Approaches to Understanding and Maximizing the Validity and Reliability of Eyewitness Identification in Law Enforcement and the Courts

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Illicit Tobacco Market: Collection and Analysis of The International Experience

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Assessing Juvenile Justice Reform

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed
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