Online Forensic Training Courses Available
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is offering multiple Web training courses in various subject areas related to DNA and forensics. Many of these online trainings are free of charge. Visit NIJ's Training Web page to view available courses and related information.

Web Chat To Address Intimate Partner Violence
Can You Predict Lethal Intimate Partner Violence? will be held November 12, 2009, from 3 to 5 p.m. ET. This free online event, sponsored by NIJ, will focus on best practices to combat intimate partner violence, including use of the Danger Assessment (DA) tool. The discussion will be moderated by Andy Klein, Ph.D., senior research analyst with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.

OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2009
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) bimonthly newsletter features the release of the OJJDP Bulletin "Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey." The issue also includes articles on Recovery Act funds awarded by OJJDP, cciTools for Federal Staff, and "The Model Court Effect: Proven Strategies in Systems' Change." (NCJ 228325)

Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005
This Bureau of Justice Statistics bulletin discusses tort cases concluded by a bench or jury trial in a national sample of jurisdictions in 2005. Topics include the types of tort cases that proceed to trial, the differences between tort cases adjudicated by judges and juries, and the types of plaintiffs and defendants represented in tort trials. (NCJ 228129)

Profile of Intimate Partner Violence Cases in Large Urban Counties
This Bureau of Justice Statistics special report examines the characteristics and processing of 3,750 cases of intimate partner violence, filed in the state courts of 16 large urban counties in May 2002. (NCJ 228193)

Agency Abstract with links to full text report.  

Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin presents findings from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence, the first survey to measure children's exposure to violence in homes, schools, and communities across all age groups. (NCJ 227744)

Full text of the report: PDF