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Doing Prison Time

Date Published
January 2007
Publication Type
Report (Technical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, November 2017

Date Published
November 2017
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, November 2018

Date Published
November 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Newsletter, News and Announcement, Instructional Material
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, April 2018

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

Cold Case Investigation Units and Advances in Investigative Techniques

March 2020

Sergeant Jason Moran of the Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Office discusses the current situation of cold cases in the United States, why it’s important to establish cold case units, how current tools and technology can help solve cold cases, and what National Institute of Justice resources are available to assist in solving cold cases.

Sergeant Moran was a participant on an NIJ Saturday Session panel at IACP 2019.

Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool, Fiscal Year 2020

Closing Date

With this funding opportunity, NIJ seeks review and revalidate on an annual basis the risk assessment tool developed in response to the First Step Act (FSA). The risk assessment tool, the Prisoner Assessment Tool Targeting Estimated Risk and Needs (PATTERN), will be implemented and used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to predict the likelihood of general and violent recidivism for all BOP inmates.