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Adjudication: Courts and Sentencing Corrections: Incarceration and Supervision Crime: Causes, Trends, and Prevention Delinquency: Prevention, Intervention, and Justice Domestic and Personal Security: Terrorism and Cyber Security Evaluation: Programs and Policies Investigation and Enforcement: Policing, Forensics, and Regulations Research: Data and Measurement Victims: Vulnerable Populations and Family Violence
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Overview Established in 1975, the Committee on Law and Justice’s independent, expert reports and other scientific activities identify new areas of research; assist in resolving scientific controversies; extend the research agenda in established areas; promote theory development; and advance research-based policies. The committee accomplishes these tasks through presentations, workshops, seminars, symposia, and studies on various topics of interest to the field. The topics explored by the committee include: - Crime: Causes, Trends and Prevention
- Investigation and Enforcement: Forensics, Policing and Regulation
- Adjudication: Courts and Sentencing
- Corrections: Incarceration and Supervision
- Delinquency: Prevention, Intervention and Justice
- Victims: Vulnerable Populations and Family Violence
- Domestic and Personal Security: Terrorism and Cyber Security
- Research: Data and Measurement
- Evaluation: Programs and Policies
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