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Recidivism Forecasting Challenge

Opportunity ID
nij-recidivism-forecasting-challenge
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2020
Closing Date
Posting Date
Solicitation Type
Competitive

Awards

Number of Awards: 27
Total Amount Awarded: $723,000

Date Modified: May 17, 2021

NIJ has updated the Challenge to:

  • Add missing deadlines under section X: Other Rules and Conditions.
  • Provide a sample submission file.
  • Updated the scoring section by adding:
    If an applicant fails to provide a probability for an individual in the test dataset it will be considered an incorrect forecast (i.e., if the individual did recidivate, it will be scored as though you forecasted a 0 probability; and, if the individual did not recidivate, it will be scored as though you forecasted a 1 probability). 
  • Correct incorrect variable names in the data file:
    • _v1  becomes Prior_Arrest_Episodes_PPViolationCharges
    • _v2 becomes Prior_Conviction_Episodes_PPViolationCharges
    • _v3 becomes Prior_Conviction_Episodes_DomesticViolenceCharges
    • _v4 becomes Prior_Conviction_Episodes_GunCharges
Date Modified: May 24, 2021

NIJ Has updated the Challenge to clarify:

  • That the team roster must include to which category the submitter is applying
  • What files types are allowable. 
Date Created: April 30, 2021