| Audit of the Office of Justice Programs’ Administration of the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative | Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice | April 2023 |
| Audit of the Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers Grant Awarded to the West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown, West Virginia | Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice | September 2022 |
| DNA Evidence: DOJ Should Improve Performance Measurement and Properly Design Controls for Nationwide Grant Program | Government Accountability Office | May 2019 |
| Audit of the National Institute of Justice’s Management and Oversight of DNA Backlog Reduction Grantees’ Reporting and Use of Program Income | Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice | March 2016 |
| Audit of National Institute of Justice’s Grants Management (pdf, 42 pages) | Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice | February 2019 |
| Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: Opportunities May Exist to Share Information More Efficiently | Government Accountability Office | June 2016 |
| Electronic Monitoring: Draft National Standard for Offender Tracking Systems Addresses Common Stakeholder Needs | Government Accountability Office | November 2015 |
| Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of the National Institute of Justice (2015) | National Research Council of the National Academies | September 2015 |
| Justice Grant Programs: DOJ Could Improve Decision-Making Documentation and Better Assess Results of DNA Backlog Reduction Program Funds | Government Accountability Office | July 2013 |
| Law Enforcement Body Armor: DOJ Supports Its Use and Enhancements, but Could Strengthen Management of Its Related Grant Programs | Government Accountability Office | February 2012 |
Strengthening the National Institute of Justice
Read NIJ's response. | National Research Council of the National Academies | July 2010 |
| Audit of the National Institute of Justice’s Practices for Awarding Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Years 2005 through 2007 | Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice | September 2009 |
| Program Assessment of the National Institute of Justice | Office of Management and Budget, Program Assessment Review Tool (PART) | 2005 |
| Law Enforcement: Better Performance Measures Needed to Assess Results of Justice's Office of Science and Technology | Government Accountability Office | November 2003 |
| Justice Outcome Evaluations: Design and Implementation of Studies Require More NIJ Attention | Government Accountability Office | September 2003 |
| Understanding Crime: An Evaluation of the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (pdf, 261 pages) | National Research Council of the National Academies | 1977 |
