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Equipment and technology

NIJ FY 13 National Law Enforcement Corrections and Technology Center (NLECTC) System Small, Rural, Tribal and Border (SRTB) Regional Center

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NIJ seeks proposals to host the Small, Rural, Tribal, and Border (SRTB) Regional Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System. Small, rural, tribal and border agencies represent a particularly underserved community with unique needs. In this solicitation, NIJ seeks innovative solutions to offer a more sustainable, efficient, and effective way to provide them access to relevant technology-related information and resources...

NIJ FY 13 Establishing a National Criminal Justice Technology, Research, and Evaluation Center

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NIJ seeks proposals to establish a Criminal Justice Technology Research, Test, and Evaluation (RT&E) Center within the NIJ-funded NLECTC System. This Center will conduct focused RT&E activities to inform NIJ's non-forensic technology research and development (R&D) efforts. It will also conduct RT&E activities to support NIJ's efforts to inform practitioners, policymakers, and researchers ('the field') regarding technologies or technology-related issues for purposes of improving criminal...

NIJ FY 13 Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs

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NIJ seeks proposals to help inform development of NIJ's technology research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) investments. Many different considerations shape the goals and objectives of NIJ's technology RDT&E programs. The most important are the technology needs of the criminal justice practitioner. This solicitation seeks applications to assist NIJ in identifying and assessing the highest priority technology needs of law enforcement, courts, and corrections agencies...

NIJ FY 13 The Impact of Safety Equipment Modalities on Reducing Correctional Officer Injuries

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NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research on differences in safety equipment modalities; that is, policies and practices among correctional agencies regarding what safety equipment staff may use, when and how it may be used, and how those modalities affect officers' physical safety. For the purpose of this solicitation, safety equipment is defined as equipment used by correctional officers to protect them from assaults and to...