The Graduate Research Fellowship is an NIJ annual program that provides dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline are encouraged to apply and propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice. NIJ encourages diversity in approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage doctoral students to contribute critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems.
Awards
Number of Awards: 10
Total Amount Awarded: $199,432
An Integrated Microfabricated Sample Cleanup and Electrophoresis Analyzer for High-Performance STR Typing
An Integrated Prespective on Federal Corrections Officers' Perceived Risk
Applications of Molecular Genetics to Human Identity
Automatic Fingerprint Matching Using Extended Feature Set
Biomechanical and Morphometric Body Mass Estimation from the Human Skeleton Employing High Resolution CTs, DEXA Bone Density Scans, Radiographs and Osteological Covariates
Comparative Sentencing: The Effect of Mandatory and Advisory Constraints on Judicial Decision-Making
Determination of Age and Sex from the Human Clavicle: A Geometric Morphometric Approach
From Inception to Implementation: How the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act has affected the case processing and sentencing of drug offenders in one California county
Maintaining Prison Order: An Evaluation of the Effects of the Detection and Processing of Inmate Misconduct Within and Across Ohio Correctional Institutions
The Impact of Incarceration on Young Offender Recidivism
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