Events
NIJ hosts and co-sponsors events and trainings about relevant and timely issues in criminal justice research.
Featured Events
Web Forum on Assisting Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
September 10, 2008, 2 p.m. eastern time
Submit questions to experts to discuss how we can assist child victims of commercial sexual exploitation. The Office for Victims of Crime and NIJ will cosponsor a Web Forum on Assisting Child Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation guest hosted by Rachel Lloyd, Executive Director of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, and Jay Albanese, Ph.D., author of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: What Do We Know and What Do We Do About It?
2009 Trace Evidence Symposium — Call for Presenters
Help NIJ and the FBI's Laboratory Division enhance the inclusion of research and casework in the field of trace evidence by presenting at the 2009 Trace Evidence Symposium. Abstracts must be received October 15, 2008 by 5:00 p.m. eastern time.
Series on Sexual Violence
NIJ and the Government Innovators Network are hosting four expert chats June – September. Topics include:
- Sexual assault on college campuses
- Sexual violence: An international perspective
- Sex offender residency restrictions (View recording).
- Sexual violence and evidence collection (View recording).

