Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool
GS-00F-219CA DJO-NIJ-16-G-0127 FSA2
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$48,100
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool
GS-00F-219CA DJO-NIJ-16-G-0127 FSA1
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$48,100
Hide and Seek
Journal
Techbeat
Date Published
1999
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
From Arizona to South Carolina: Transfer of a Prison Design Model
Date Published
1990
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description
Review and Revalidation of the First Step Act Risk Assessment Tool: A letter to the Research Community
Funding available!
NIJ has released a consultant statement of work under which we seek to review and revalidate on an annual basis the risk assessment tool developed in response to the First Step Act.
Dear Colleague:
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, is pleased to announce the...
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Reentry Discussion: Overcoming Challenges When Leaving Incarceration
Date Published
August 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
NIJ Helps Lay the Groundwork for Implementation of the First Step Act
The First Step Act of 2018 aims to reform the federal prison system and reduce recidivism. A key component of the Act is an assessment of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ existing prisoner risk and needs assessment system. To begin that assessment, NIJ, in accordance with the First Step Act, has selected the...
First Step Act: Best Practices for Academic and Vocational Education for Offenders
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Program/Project Evaluation
NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act
Date Published
January 21, 2021
BetaHub Support for Practitioner-Led Randomized Controlled Trials and Related Research in Correctional Facilities and Law Enforcement Agencies
2018-75-CX-K008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$499,715
Demo of Shielded Micro Jamming (SMJ) in an Inmate Building at the Cumberland FCI
2018-75-CX-K004
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$298,000
Demo of Shielded Micro Jamming (SMJ) in an Inmate Building at the Cumberland FCI
2018-75-CX-K004
Open
Funding First Awarded
2019
$50,000
Meeting on Leveraging Technology to Improve Treatment Outcomes for Criminal Justice Populations
Date Published
September 20, 2017
Retrospective Identification of Synthetic Cannabinoids in Forensic Toxicology Casework using Archived High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Data
2017-R2-CX-0021
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2017
$494,695
Assessing Trends In Deaths Associated With Opioid and Alcohol Withdrawal In Jails
2016-R2-CX-0037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$39,807
Cost, Performance Studies Look at Prison Privatization
Date Published
March 17, 2008
Inventory of Aftercare Provisions for Fifty-Two Boot Camp Programs
Date Published
January 1996
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
An Integrated Prespective on Federal Corrections Officers' Perceived Risk
2007-IJ-CX-0006
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2006
$19,976
Gender Violence and Safety: A contaxtual approach to improving security in women''s facilities
2006-RP-BX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2006
$558,916
Contracting for Imprisonment in the Federal Prison System: Cost and Performance of the Privately Operated Taft Correctional Institution
Date Published
October 2005
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)