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DuBois Fellowship

NIJ FY 09 ORE W.E.B. DuBois

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The W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program seeks to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts. The Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts within the United States.

NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement

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With this solicitation, NIJ is seeking proposals from States and units of local government for novel and innovative methodologies for improving the efficiency and capacity of public forensic DNA laboratories through the development and adoption of an improved laboratory process, which may involve the purchase of LIMS systems, additional equipment or robotics, an expert system, or hiring additional personnel and/or contractors to help implement the...

NIJ FY 07/08 ORE W.E.B. DuBois

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NIJ is soliciting applications for funding research to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture, particularly in diverse cultural contexts. Du Bois Fellows will focus on policy-relevant questions in a manner that reflects their saliency as an integral part of the American past, present, and, increasingly, the future. Topics of interest include immigration, crime, and victimization; transnational crime; trafficking in human beings...