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Fingerprints in crime

NIJ puts science to work for justice system stakeholders

Nancy La Vigne PhD, Director of the National Institute of Justice, shares perspectives on how the Institute advances justice across the nation and beyond, strengthening the scientific tools and discoveries that support justice system stakeholders.
Law statue, balancing scales

Honouring the social contact: Toward ending the “Awful but Lawful” era

Charles E. “Chuck” MacLean, J.D., PhD1, walks us through his research about honouring the social contract toward, in his opinion, ending the “awful but lawful” era when it comes to criminal justice in the United States.

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