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DNA technology is increasingly vital to ensuring accuracy and fairness in the criminal justice system. DNA can be used to identify criminals with incredible accuracy when biological evidence exists, and...

Sexual Violence Research Roundtable: Meeting Summary

Date Published

February 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Strengthening NIJ: Mission, Science and Process

Director's Message - NIJ Journal Issue No. 266

Perspectives on Civil Protective Orders in Domestic Violence Cases: The Rural and Urban Divide

Increasing Sexual Assault Prosecution Rates

Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Grant Program Special Initiative: Faith-Based and Community Organization Pilot Program

Date Published

June 2009

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Judicial Oversight and Reducing Pretrial Domestic Violence

Date Published

July 31, 2009

Judicial Oversight Demonstration: Culminating Report on the Evaluation

Date Published

February 2009

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ

CONTINUATION OF EVALUATION OF THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCEAND CHILD VICTIMIZATION ENFORCEMENTGRANT PROGRAM SPECIAL INITIATIVE:FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONPILOT PROGRAM

2005-IJ-CX-0050

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2008

$202,905

Final Report on the Evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration: Executive Summary

Date Published

June 2007

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

DNA Initiative: Advancing Criminal Justice Through DNA Technology

Al Blumstein: 40 Years of Contributions to Criminal Justice

Funding Resources: Office of Justice Programs, Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, and Office for Domestic Preparedness

Date Published

January 2005

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Progarm Special Initiative: Faith-based and Community Organization Pilot Progarm

2005-IJ-CX-0050

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2005

$797,094

IACP DNA Summit: Victim Issues Component, Part II, OVW Fund Transfer

2003-RD-CX-K011

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2003

$10,000

Enhancements for Firearms, Latents, Trace Equipment and Trai

2003-DN-BX-0016

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2003

$29,178