Justice Information Center
The Justice Information Center (JIC) is a searchable database of the research and evaluation work of the Justice Information Resource Network's staff, members, and partners. The JIC also includes other open-access and public-domain research-based materials. The JIC's contents are from the national, state, and local levels covering a range of crime and justice topics grouped into several Communities and Collections based on our projects.
Communities
Select a community to browse its collections.
- This community contains open access and public domain research-based resources about victims of crime.
- This community contains resources related to the Death in Custody Reporting Act Program.
- This community contains state Incident-Based Reporting Systems (IBRS) and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) resources.
- Resources in this collection provide supplemental information to course offerings featured in Justice Information Resource Network's Justice Research Academy.
- This community contains research publications, projects, and activities conducted by state Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs).
Recent Submissions
Emergency alerts: The facts
(Crime Victims' Institute, 2025-04) Williams-Thompson, Tashauna; Hernandez, Cristal N.
The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national public warning system that allows authorized officials to disseminate urgent information during emergencies, such as severe weather events, natural disasters, or imminent threats. There are various types of emergency alerts, several of which are distinguished by a specific color. For example, AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alerts help to find abducted children, Silver Alerts help locate missing adults, particularly seniors with mental impairments, and Blue Alerts assist in apprehending offenders who have seriously injured a law enforcement officer. There are also state-specific emergency alerts. For instance, CLEAR Alerts are used for missing adults in dangerous situations in Texas, Purple Alerts are used for missing adults with cognitive disabilities in Florida, and Feather Alerts are used for missing Indigenous persons in California.
Triad program perspectives on preventing and addressing elder abuse in rural communities
(University Minnesota Rural Health Research Center, 2024-11) Lahr, Megan; Fritz, Alyssa; Jacobson, Ingrid; DeLiema, Marti; Henning-Smith, Carrie
Elder abuse is a widespread issue and rural communities face unique risks to preventing, identifying, and addressing it. This brief shares results from key informant interviews with representatives of rural Triads, multi-sectoral community-based partnerships that address elder abuse, to illuminate rural-specific dimensions of this issue.
Introduction to Latent Class Analysis (LCA)
(JIRN, 2025-04) Wolff, Kevin T.
PowerPoint presentation accompanying the webinar on Latent Class Analysis, available here https://youtu.be/MYdDPx26VYQ.
Conducting culturally responsive evaluation with Tribal and Native communities
(Human Trafficking Policy & Research Analyses Project, 2024-09) Pecos Melton, Ada; Martinez, Rita; Melander, Christina; Tibaduiza, Elizabeth; Pfeffer, Rebecca
Indigenous or Native Tribal governments and organizations are forming and managing programs to address the needs of their citizens experiencing human trafficking and related victimization. As Native governments and organizations initiate and grow programs, there is an expectation that they will achieve their desired goals, objectives, and outcomes. In particular, Native governments, programs, and citizens are interested in how cultural or Tribal-based elements, features, and practices are used to create culturally responsive services, referrals, and delivery systems and then incorporated into policies and procedures. Infusing cultural elements requires program developers to rely on the unique practice-based evidence in Native and Indigenous cultures. Simultaneously, program developers must meet funding agencies’ programmatic requirements and employ evidence-based practices. Different program evaluation methods can help demonstrate how a Native program is doing during phases of formation, implementation, and maturation.
The science of hope: An introduction for victim service providers
(JIRN, 2025-03-12) Center for Victim Research
Slides corresponding with the webinar found here: https://youtu.be/dGlsz8yLIJY?feature=shared