Victims and Victimization Research Priorities

The National Institute of Justice has identified high-priority research, development and evaluation to understand victimization and allow the criminal justice system and victim advocates to better serve victims of crime. Those high-priority goals include:

• Develop knowledge of strategies to prevent sexual assaults and victimization of children.
• Develop knowledge of practical approaches to reduce domestic/intimate partner violence.
• Identify ways to prevent repeat victimization.
• Expand knowledge on the nature of white collar crime, identity theft and elder fraud and strategies to prevent victimization.
• Develop practical knowledge of approaches to reduce community violence.
• Evaluate policies and interventions to address crime victims' needs.

These priorities inform decisions about the scope of future work and the dissemination of NIJ-sponsored knowledge and technologies. At the same time, NIJ maintains the flexibility to respond to emerging needs and to consider the merits of individual projects that may contribute to other worthwhile goals.