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Juvenile justice system

Collecting DNA from Juveniles

Date Published
April 2011
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems

Closing Date

This solicitation seeks proposals to examine topics relevant to State and/or local criminal and juvenile justice systems policy and practice. Specific focus areas under this solicitation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 include: research on District Attorneys’ pretrial diversion programs (anticipates one award of up to $1 million); a pilot study on the impact of incarceration on families (anticipates one award of up to $500,000); and...

NIJ FY 11 Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems

Closing Date

Note: This description and the solicitation were modified on Jan. 26, 2011. The changes are noted below in italics. NIJ is seeking applications to examine issues related to the criminal justice system, specifically events that occur post-arrest. This solicitation seeks proposals to examine topics relevant to State and/or local criminal and juvenile justice systems policy and practice. Specific focus areas under this solicitation for FY...

NIJ FY 11 Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships

Closing Date

NIJ is seeking applications for funding multiple projects in support of criminal justice researcher-practitioner partnerships, as well as capturing, in detail, relevant accounts of these collaborations. This solicitation specifically aims to support activities that capture and build on these efforts and that provide opportunities for creating, enhancing, and sustaining criminal justice researcher-practitioner partnerships that will lead to better criminal justice policy, practice, and research. Projects...