Evaluation Techniques

The Evaluation of Alternative Sample Preparation Techniques for Use in Forensic Laboratories, Final Summary Overview

Date Published

April 2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

TECHBeat, December 2017

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program: A Phased Evaluation Approach, Fiscal Year 2020

Closing Date

May 26, 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.

Leveraging Technology To Enhance Community Supervision: Identifying Needs To Address Current and Emerging Concerns

Date Published

November 2019

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Case Deconstruction of Criminal Investigative Failures

Date Published

January 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Researcher-Survivor-Ally Evaluation of the Mayor's Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking, Final Summary Report

Date Published

August 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Researcher-Survivor Formative Evaluation of San Francisco's Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces: Levels of Collaboration

Date Published

August 2018

Publication Type

Test/Measurement, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluability Assessment of a Metropolitan Network Service Delivery Model to Connect Trafficked Persons with a Full Range of Victim Services

2019-VT-BX-0036

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$294,221

Improving Results from Touch DNA Evidence with Optimized Direct PCR Methods

2019-DU-BX-0009

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$453,146

Experimental Test of Rehabilitative Field Work for Moderate-to-High Risk Adults

2019-R2-CX-0012

Open

Funding First Awarded

2019

$1,465,043

A Law Enforcement Pathway to Treatment: A Multi-Site Evaluation of Self-Referral Deflection Programs

2019-75-CX-0011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2019

$990,808

Evaluation of a Service Provision Program for Victims of Sex Trafficking

Date Published

March 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluating Reentry Programs Using Data and Science

Date Published

August 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Harnessing the Power of Technology in Institutional Corrections

Date Published

November 2016

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Case Study

Agencies

NIJ

What Is Research and Evaluation Evidence and How Can We Use It?

June 2010

This NIJ Conference Panel will explore the development and use of evidence-based policies, programs and technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiencies related to government. Through casual observation, practices and programs may appear to be effective, but under closer scrutiny the results may look much different.

Domestic Violence Research 15 Years After VAWA

June 2010

Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, a majority of the more than 250 research and evaluation studies funded by NIJ examined domestic violence issues. This research has been collected in the Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, which includes an abstract of each grant and the results of completed studies.

Evaluation of Sample Preparation Techniques for Matrix Effects and Absolute Recovery using UPLC-MS/MS using Opiates and Liver Tissue Specimens as the Model and Application to Post-Mortem Toxicology

Date Published

June 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Safety and Accountability Audit

Date Published

October 2004

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

A FOUNDATIONAL STUDY OF FIRE DEBRIS INTERPRETATION USING QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC FEATURES WITH THE APPLICATION OF ACE-V METHODOLOGY

2018-DU-BX-0174

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$176,490

Setting Up for Success: Improving Defendant's Court Appearance Rates with Behaviorally-Informed Pretrial Notification Protocols

2018-R2-CX-0029

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$249,071

Combating the Use of Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities: A Multisite Technical Assessment and Evaluation of Interdiction Technologies

2018-75-CX-K005

Open

Funding First Awarded

2018

$999,841

Establishing and Sustaining Law Enforcement - Researcher Partnerships: Guide for Researchers

Date Published

January 2007

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Reference Material, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evidence-Based Policing: The Importance of Research and Evidence

July 2018

Series

Research for the Real World

NIJ’s two Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science programs encourage law enforcement officers and agencies to use data and research to inform their policies and practices. This panel convened leading practitioners and researchers to discuss evidence-based policing for an audience that includes the next generation of U.S. policing leadership. Panelists come from a variety of backgrounds and will draw from on-the-ground experience to discuss evidence-based policing as it relates to law enforcement training curriculums, practitioner-led trials, research clearinghouses, and other topics.

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