Corrections
Understanding the Impacts of Corrections Officer Suicide
TECHBeat, November 2017
TECHBeat, March 2018
TECHBeat, November 2018
TECHBeat, April 2018
TECHBeat, October 2018
TECHBeat, June 2018
TECHBeat, December 2019
Specialized Smartphones Could Keep Released Offenders on Track for Successful Reentry
Experts Identify Priority Needs for Addressing Correctional Agency Security Threats
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach, Fiscal Year 2020
With this solicitation, NIJ requests proposals for research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Second Chance Act (SCA) grant program in improving reentry and reducing recidivism. To support this effort, NIJ will fund a phased research evaluation strategy that details and measures the implementation, processes, outcomes, costs, and impacts of the grants awarded under the SCA grant program.
Workforce Issues in Corrections
Stakeholder Statements Submitted to NIJ's September Listening Sessions - Comments on the Department of Justice Report, The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System
Notes from the Field: Prison Reform Reducing Restrictive Housing for Improved Prison Outcomes
Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2020
Initiative to Develop Juvenile Reentry Measurement Standards: Final Technical Report
Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool, Fiscal Year 2020
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.