Criminal Justice Research Podcasts from the National Institute of Justice

In this interview Jon Gould, Ph.D., discusses the bottom line findings from the study Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice.

In this interview Jon Gould, Ph.D., discusses ten statistically significant factors related to wrongful convictions.

In this interview Jon Gould, Ph.D., discusses the role of systemic error and tunnel vision in erroneous convictions.

Watch two experts talk about developing a computerized system that successfully predicts, with a high degree of accuracy, which probationers are likely to violently reoffend within two years of returning to the community.

Drs. Barnes and Hyatt teamed up with the Philadelphia Adult Probation & Parole Department in an NIJ-funded project. Here they discuss:

• Why was the Probation Department interested in exploring a new risk prediction tool?
• How does the random forest prediction tool work?
• Why did the researchers have to work hand-in-hand with the practitioners?
• Why is random forest modeling such an effective tool?

In December 2012, Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University, gave a seminar in NIJ's Research for the Real World series that brought together research on the neurobiology of trauma and the criminal justice response to sexual assault. Before the seminar, we sat down with Dr. Campbell for a three-part interview. In this segment, she covers:

• What changes can improve the investigation and strengthen the case?
• Who benefits from learning about the neurobiology of trauma?
• Describe your current project
• What are the next steps in this field of research?

In December 2012, Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University, gave a seminar in NIJ's Research for the Real World series that brought together research on the neurobiology of trauma and the criminal justice response to sexual assault. Before the seminar, we sat down with Dr. Campbell for a three-part interview. In this segment, she covers:

• What is secondary victimization?
• Differences between victims who report and those who don't
• Benefits of understanding traumatic memory and victim behavior

In December 2012, Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Michigan State University, gave a seminar in NIJ's Research for the Real World series that brought together research on the neurobiology of trauma and the criminal justice response to sexual assault. Before the seminar, we sat down with Dr. Campbell for a three-part interview. In this segment, she covers:

• Trauma versus lying: How can law enforcement tell the difference?
• How did you become interested in this type of work?
• What is the impact of this training on law enforcement?

Interview with Michael Jacobson, Ph.D., President and Director Vera Institute of Justice, in which Dr. Jacobson answers the following questions:

• What is the New Orleans Criminal Justice Leadership Alliance?
• How important is raw data in proposing criminal justice reforms in New Orleans?
• What are some of the new projects and initiatives that are currently being pursued?
• Are you optimistic for New Orleans' future?

NIJ Director John H. Laub introduces the opening plenary at the 2012 NIJ Conference "Game Change: How Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Are Redefining How We Study Crime"

Jeff Rojek, Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina, speaks at the 2012 NIJ Conference as part of the opening plenary "Game Change: How Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships Are Redefining How We Study Crime"