1990NIJ Tracking an Era
A Transformation in Criminal JusticeThe Third Decade -- 1990-'99
- National Center for State Courts publishes Trial Court Performance Standards.
- National Conference held on Intermediate Punishments as Sentencing Options.
- NIJ and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation join to develop the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, to examine the social developments of 7,000 individuals from birth to age 24 and gauge influences on delinquency and crime.
1991
1992
- NIJ studies and technical assistance to link jails and prisons to private sector for expanded prison industry programs.
- Research on intensive supervision for probationers.
- "Cycle of Violence" research shows abused, neglected children more likely to be involved in later criminal behavior.
- PERF and INSLAW issue money laundering reports.
1993
- "3 Strikes" laws enacted.
- More than 90 percent of large U.S. police departments are using computers.
- Understanding and Preventing Violence - National Academy of Sciences Panel Report.
1994
- NIJ creates National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center system.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act signed.
- Research develops hand-held tool for gathering fingerprints at crime scenes.
1995
- Violence against women research agenda developed by National Academy of Sciences.
- U.S. prison population exceeds one million.
- Major research and evaluation begun on Crime Act program areas: community policing, violence against women, sentencing and corrections, drug courts.
- Research on less-than-lethal weapons.
1996
- The National Academy of Sciences confirms reliability of DNA evidence.
- NIJ and ONDCP launch Breaking the Cycle program to learn impact of early identification, treatment, drug testing, and sanctions on reducing drug abuse by offenders.
- Boston justice coalition launches data-driven initiative against youth violence.
- Police-Researcher Partnership Grants awarded.
- Federal agency consortium issues joint solicitation on violence against women/family violence research.
- NIJ issues first annual report to Congress on stalking and domestic violence in response to Congressional mandate.
1994-96
- Violent crime begins to decline.
1997
- Crime Mapping Research Center established at NIJ; major police departments are using crime mapping.
- Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) evaluations begun.
- Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising published in response to congressional mandate.
- NIJ creates its International Center.
- Congress appropriates funds for NIJ violence against women research program.
- Research on concealed weapons detection devices begins.
- Science magazine publishes findings on the influence of neighborhood "collective efficacy" on crime prevention by Earls and associates at the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods.
1998
- ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring) program refines and expands NIJ's Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) program.
- National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence established.
- Findings from the NIJ/CDC-sponsored National Survey of Violence Against Women published.
1999
- Evaluation of Community Policing in Chicago results published.
- Results of NIJ-CDC survey of violence against women published.