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Part 1 - NIBRS: Enabling Operational Advantages

September 2018

The future of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is here with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). NIBRS is a more robust database that takes UCR data to the next level by capturing wide-ranging details on crime incidents and separate offenses within the same incident, including information on victims, known offenders, relationships between victims and offenders, arrestees, and property involved in the crimes. Video run time: 5:08 min.

Evidence-Based Policing

July 2018

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has a commitment to evidence-based policing practices using rigorous evaluation methods to determine what works and what doesn't.  NIJ began the Research for the Real World Series to feature research that is changing our thinking about criminal justice policies and practices. This event is the 30th Research for the Real World panel. Video run time: 1 hour 43 min.