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Community corrections

NIJ FY 11 Location and Tracking Technologies for Corrections Applications

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NIJ is seeking applications for funding to evaluate tracking devices currently used to monitor the location of offenders under community supervision or devices used to monitor staff and detainees in correctional institutions. NIJ is also seeking applications for funding research and development of new and improved alternatives to the devices currently used to monitor the location of offenders under community supervision that provide one or...

NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Demonstration Field Experiment Sites: A Test of What Works in Reentry Research

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As part of a collaborative effort with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to implement and rigorously test important criminal justice interventions and programs, NIJ seeks proposals to support a randomized controlled trial program evaluation as part of a multi-site Demonstration Field Experiment (DFE) on prisoner reentry. The rigorous multi-site DFE is part of NIJ's reentry evaluation activities supported with funding under the Second Chance...

NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Sentencing and Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration

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NIJ seeks applications for funding for research on sentencing and community corrections policies and practices that promote effective and cost-efficient community-based alternatives to jail and prison without jeopardizing public safety. Priority research questions include what policies and practices promote effective and cost-efficient alternatives to incarceration for alcohol and other drug-involved offenders, including those with mental health (i.e., comorbid) issues; and what technological applications and protocols...