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The National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions website uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in crime victim services, as well as criminal and juvenile justice. Visit the Victims & Victimization section of the site to view research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by CrimeSolutions Researchers and Reviewers.

Also visit the Office for Victims of Crime-funded Center for Victim Research. The Center provides access to victim research and data and seeks to improve the utility of research and data collection to crime victim services.

Agencies that receive Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds also have complimentary access to the Center's collection subscription-based journal articles. Visit the Center for Victim Research Registration page and then click on “VOCA-Funded Agencies.” Once you are registered as a VOCA-Funded Agency, you will be able to search for both open-access and subscription resources.

Visit the Victims of Crime section of our site for additional publications and resources.

The Offender Reentry section of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) website and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)-supported National Reentry Resource Center website capture a number of resources, articles, and more related to offender reentry. Also visit the Reentry/Release section of NIJ's CrimeSolutions website for access to important research on the effectiveness of a variety of reentry programs and practices.

For information about juvenile reentry, see these resources from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:

In Focus: Juvenile Reentry
Reentry Starts Here: A Guide for Youth in Long-Term Juvenile Corrections or Treatment Programs
Model Programs Guide: Implementation Guide: Juvenile Reentry Programs

You can find additional information and resources in our Reentry Special Feature.

See the School Safety Special Feature for resources on bullying and bullying prevention and visit the following websites for resources on how students, parents, educators and others can help prevent bullying:

StopBullying.gov
National Crime Prevention Council: Bullying
Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking section of our Internet Safety Special Feature

Evaluations of programs aimed at preventing bullying can be located on the National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions website. See the Juveniles page to view information about these and other juvenile-related programs.

Statistics on child abuse and neglect are available in the Department of Health and Human Services' annual Child Maltreatment reports. For additional information, see our Child Abuse Special Feature.

The Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS, blends forensic science and computer technology into a tool for linking violent crimes. It enables federal, state, and local forensic laboratories to exchange and compare DNA profiles electronically, thereby linking serial violent crimes to each other and to known offenders. Using the National DNA Index System of CODIS, the National Missing Persons DNA Database also helps identify missing and unidentified individuals.

Learn more on the CODIS section of the Federal Bureau of Investigation website.

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Twice monthly JUSTINFO newsletter - Access information about publications, events, funding and training opportunities, and web-based resources available from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
Weekly Funding News email - Receive solicitation releases and updates and learn about funding-related webinars from OJP.
Funding Tips - Get online tools and help as you apply for OJP funding opportunities.

Visit the Grants and Funding section of our site for additional information and resources.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) resource, Children's Exposure to Violence, Crime and Abuse: An Update provides data on this topic. You can also view additional resources from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence Series on the OJJDP website. To learn more about the prevalence and prevention of children being exposed to violent activities, as well as the treatment of those who have already experienced such exposure, see the Children Exposed to Violence Special Feature.

Information about funding for officers to purchase a police canine (K9) can be obtained through the National Association of Chiefs of Police K-9 Placement Program. Additionally, the National Police Dog Foundation funds programs for law enforcement agencies, handlers, and K9s.

If you would like to receive an email announcement when new grants become available from sponsor agencies, please sign up for JUSTINFO, our bi-weekly electronic newsletter. In addition to providing funding announcements, JUSTINFO also highlights recently released publications and resources from sponsor agencies.

DNA has been used for forensic examinations since the late 1980s, with DNA testing advancing significantly since that time. Please view the following resources and websites to learn more about the use of DNA:

National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Forensic DNA: This section of the NIJ website provides extensive information on DNA, including NIJ-sponsored research and development projects.
Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database (STRBase): This website brings together the abundant literature on forensic DNA.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS): This organization is committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences.
International Association for Identification (IAI): The IAI is the largest and oldest forensic organization.
PubMed: PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950s and includes links to full-text articles and other related resources.

Additionally, our Forensic Sciences Special Feature and a search of the Abstracts Database will also provide you with resources related to DNA and forensics.

Please visit the following websites to view research that has been conducted related to the use of DNA:

National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Forensic DNA: This section of the NIJ website provides extensive information on DNA, including NIJ-sponsored research and development projects.
Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database (STRBase): This website brings together the abundant literature on forensic DNA.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS): This organization is committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences.
International Association for Identification (IAI): The IAI is the largest and oldest forensic organization.
PubMed: PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950s. The PubMed site includes links to full-text articles and other related resources.

Additionally, our Forensic Sciences Special Feature and a search of the Abstracts Database will also provide you with resources related to DNA and forensics.