W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System

January 24, 2023

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NIJ has released the solicitation "NIJ FY23 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System." Deadlines are:

Grants.gov Deadline: April 10, 2023, 11:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline: April 24, 2023, 8:59 pm Eastern

Read a transcript from a webinar for more insight into the program and application process.

The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research on Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System supports quantitative and qualitative research that furthers the Department’s mission by advancing knowledge regarding the intersections of race, crime, violence, and the administration of justice within the United States.

The program funds of investigator-initiated research examining how observed racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system might be reduced through public policy interventions at any point during the administration of justice. NIJ seeks applications for funding from two categories of researchers:

W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars – Researchers who are advanced in their careers may apply for grants for research, evaluation, and mentoring less-experienced researchers.
W.E.B. Du Bois Fellows – Researchers who are early in their careers may apply for grants for research and evaluation.

About W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was an early leader in the struggle for racial equality in the United States. As a social scientist, Du Bois used objective methods to challenge discriminatory ideologies and institutions to advocate for social change. His classic study "The Philadelphia Negro," published in 1899, was a groundbreaking sociological study of the city's Black community, and one of the first research projects to combine urban ethnography, social history, and descriptive statistics.

W.E.B. Du Bois Fellows and Scholars

Fellows and Scholars
Year and Award Number	Fellow or Scholar (linked to biography if available)	Project Title (links to description or final report if available)	Amount
2018-R2-CX-0022	Joseph R. Cohen, University of Illinois	A Novel, Trauma-Informed Screening Approach for Teen Dating Violence Perpetration in Racially Diverse Adolescents: A Multi-Site Study	$1,013,422
2018-R2-CX-0020	Joel Capellan, Rowan University	Does the Detention and Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Reduce Crime? A Nationwide Examination of the Impact of 287(g) agreements on Violent and Property Crime	$248,077
2018-R2-CX-0023	Bradley Ray, Indiana University	Improving the Accuracy and Fairness of Pretrial Release Decisions: A Multi-Site Study of Risk Assessments Implemented in Four Counties	$77,768
2018-R2-CX-0021	Ojmarrh Mitchell, University of South Florida	Understanding Prosecutorial Discretion in Florida Criminal Courts	$438,152
2017-IJ-CX-0116	Brian Renauer, Portland State University	Assessing the Impact of Pre-Adjudication Assessment Approaches on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Oregon	$360,620
2017-MU-MU-0055	Kimberly Bernard, County of Multnomah	Disrupting the Pathways to Gang Violence for Youth of Color	$468,740
2017-IJ-CX-0044	Mona Lynch, The Regents of the University of California, Irvine	Can Jury Instructions Have an Impact on Trial Outcomes	$489,085
2017-IJ-CX-0033	Amy Lerman, University of California, Berkeley	The Downstream Effects of Prison Reform	$500,000
2016-R2-CX-0004	Brandi Blessett, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Camden; Tia Sherèe Gaynor, Marist College	Intersectional Subjection and Law Enforcement: Examining Perceptions Held by LGBTQ People of Color in New Orleans, LA	$150,000
2016-R2-CX-0055	Rodney Green, Howard University	Do DOJ Intervention and Citizen Oversight Improve Police Accountability	$292,979
2016-R2-CX-0045	Christina Campbell, University of Cincinnati	The Influence of Race/Ethnicity on Disparities in Correctional Dispositions: Examining How Risk Assessment & Neighborhood Socioeconomic Context Affects Sentencing Decisions of Adjudicated Juveniles	$134,762
2016-R2-CX-0042	Shamena Anwar, RAND Corporation	Racial Disparities in Virgina Felony Court Cases	$99,517
2016-R2-CX-0043	Melinda Tasca, Sam Houston State University; Jillian Turanovic, Florida State University	Examining Race and Gender Disparities in Restricted Housing Placements	$100,000
2016-R2-CX-0041	William Horrace, Syracuse University	Police Officer Learning, Mentoring, and Racial Bias in Traffic Stops	$279,810
2016-R2-CX-0044	Maria João Lobo Antunes, Towson State University; Eileen Ahlin, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg	Moving to Collective Efficacy: How Inner-City Mobility Impacts Minority and Immigrant Youth Victimization and Violence	$99,993
2015-IJ-CX-0003	Kevin H. Wozniak, University of Massachusetts Boston	Racialized Cues and Support for Justice Reinvestment: A Mixed-Method Study of Public Opinion	$144,329
2014-IJ-CX-0031	Kevin Drakulich,Northeastern University	Implicit Racial Bias, Community Context, and Perceptions of Crime and Justice	$49,279
2013-IJ-CX-0021	Irshad Altheimer, Rochester Institute of Technology	Enhancing Knowledge of Dispute-Related Violence	$99,727
2013-IJ-CX-0022	Callie Burt, Arizona State University	Racial Discrimination, Racial Socialization, Gender, and Crime: Understanding Mechanisms and Developmental Pathways	$98,120
2013-IJ-CX-0020	Charles F. Klahm, IV, and Yuning Wu, Wayne State University	Victimization and Fear of Crime among Arab Americans in Metro-Detroit	$99,788
2012-IJ-CX-0004	Jana Arsovska, John Jay College, City University of New York	Culture, Migration and Transnational Crime: Ethnic Albanian Organized Crime in New York City	$99,868
2012-IJ-CX-0003	Anthony A. Peguero, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Social Bonds Across Immigration Generations and the Immigrant School Enclave	$99,122
2011-IJ-CX-0004	Ojmarrh Mitchell, University of South Florida	Race and Drug Arrests: Specific Deterrence and Collateral Consequences	$93,553
2011-IJ-CX-0002	Bianca Bersani, University of Massachusetts, Boston Stephanie DiPietro, University of Missouri, St. Louis	An Examination of the "Marriage Effect" on Desistance from Crime Among U.S. Immigrants	$99,149
2010-IJ-CX-0005	Hung-En Sung, John Jay College of Criminal Justice	The Forsaken "Out-Laws": Crime and Justice Among Undocumented Migrant Workers in Palisades Park, New Jersey	$99,843
2008-IJ-CX-0003	Chris Gibson, University of Florida Holly Ventura Miller, University of Texas, San Antonio	Crime and Victimization Among Hispanic Adolescents: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study of Acculturation and Segmented Assimilation	$74,934
2007-IJ-CX-0032	Cynthia Lum, George Mason University	The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Composition on Police Decision Making Pathways in African, Asian, Hispanic and Immigrant Communities	$74,872
2006-IJ-CX-0009	Amy Farrell and Geoff Ward, Northeastern University	The Contextual Significance of Courtroom Workgroup Racial Diversity to Crime Case Outcomes	$75,523
2005-IJ-CX-0035	Eric Stewart, University of Missouri, St. Louis	The Impact of Race, Structure, Discrimination and Culture on Youth Violence: A Multilevel Longitudinal Investigation	$75,237
2004-IJ-CX-0043	Johnna Christian, Rutgers University	Exploring the Factors Influencing Family Members' Connections to Prisoners	$78,767
2003-IJ-CX-1006	Ivory Toldson, Southern University	Evaluating the Predictive and Structural Validity of an Actuarial Method for Screening Civil Liabilities Among Police Officer Candidates	$74,815
2003-IJ- CX-0002	Valli Kalei Kanuha, University of Hawaii	Exploring the Construction of Violence Against Women and Children in an Indigenous Cultural Context: Applications of Alternative Justice Strategies in Contemporary Society	$76,488
2001-IJ-CX-0012	Ramiro Martinez, Florida International University	The Impact of Immigration in Ethnic-Specific Violence: Identifying Individual and Community Characteristics in Miami	$61,997
2000-IJ-CX-0032	Becky Tatum, Georgia State University	The Role of Social Support on Adolescent Crime: Identifying Race, Class and Gender Variations	$45,343

Date Published: January 24, 2023