National Institute Of Justice (Noun)
Meaning
The law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The National Institute of Justice provided grants for researchers to study the effectiveness of body-worn cameras in police departments.
- A team from the National Institute of Justice traveled to several states to assess the results of the pilot program on DNA evidence management.
- In 2014, staff at the National Institute of Justice assessed a novel approach to preventing the misuse of prescription drugs and medicines.
- The conference on domestic violence was organized by a partnership between an advocacy group and the National Institute of Justice.
- To advance understanding of victimization, teams conducted surveys for the National Institute of Justice, working in close collaboration with scholars from sociology and legal research.