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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Workshop
·2025
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Law and Justice hosted a two-day workshop on September 24-25, 2024 to explore models of prosecutorial programs and practices, implications for public policy, and priorities for future research. The workshop showcased practice...
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Recent Publications
School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health
Consensus
2025
Cybercrime Classification and Measurement
Consensus
2025
Examining Prosecution: Proceedings of a Workshop
Workshop
2025
Law Enforcement Use of Predictive Policing Approaches: Proceedings of a Workshop
Workshop
2025
Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop
Workshop
2024
Law Enforcement Use of Probabilistic Genotyping, Forensic DNA Phenotyping, and Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Technologies: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Workshop_in_brief
2024