Measuring the Impact of Victim Services
2019-MU-MU-K026
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,499,393
Peer reviews
Optimization of Pretreatment Parameters in Hair Analysis for Drugs of Abuse and Understanding Protein-Drug Physicochemical Interactions
2017-IJ-CX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$50,000
Mitigating the Harm of Public Mass Shootings through Situational Crime Prevention
2019-R2-CX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$141,033
Determining Time Since Deposition of Epithelial Cell Samples Using Intrinsic Fluorescence Signatures
2019-DU-BX-0041
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$469,468
Improving Results from Touch DNA Evidence with Optimized Direct PCR Methods
2019-DU-BX-0009
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$453,146
The Effects of Synthetic Cathinone Chirality on Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics and Its Implications for Forensic Toxicology
2019-R2-CX-0046
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$149,960
Applying a Development Evaluation Approach to Address Community Safety and Health Challenges of Reintegration Programs in the USA
2019-ZA-CX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$1,114,933
Probabilistic Genotyping for Microhaplotypes
2019-DU-BX-0023
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$192,764
Identification of Anticoagulant Adulterants in Seized Material and Biological Samples
2019-DU-BX-0020
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$412,100
Estimating the postmortem interval of human skeletal remains using rapid, inexpensive microbiome tools
2019-DU-BX-0010
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$390,748
A Multifactorial Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Hispanics Using Cranial and Dental Data
2019-R2-CX-0050
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$150,000
Design and Testing of a Computational Aid for Fire Debris Data Interpretation
2019-DU-BX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$321,025
Research to Develop Validated Methods for THC Quantification in Complex Matrices by High-resolution DART-MSFocus on Edibles and Plant Materials
2019-DU-BX-0026
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$465,724
Expanding the Knowledge Base about Child Advocacy Centers
2019-V3-GX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$566,261
The Viability of Virtual Peer Review and Microscopic Verification Versus Traditional On-site Review
2019-DU-BX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$611,226
New Approaches to Digital Evidence Acquisition and Analysis
Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
NIJ
Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System: The Role of Data and Research
September 2012
Series
With its criminal justice system in disarray following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans invited the Vera Institute of Justice to examine the city's court and jail operations. For five years, Vera has been tracking arrest-to-first-appearance time, custodial arrests versus summonses, the granting of pretrial release, and many other decision-making points. Based on analysis of these data, Vera is making policy recommendations to assist with the implementation of new procedures and to ensure performance monitoring.
The Evaluation of NIJ by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences: NIJ's Response
June 2011
The National Academies conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the National Institute of Justice. This panel provides an overview of the evaluation and NIJ's response to it. NIJ has accepted many of the recommendations in the NRC report, and you will learn what the agency is doing to implement them. A few of the recommendations were challenging and created considerable debate within NIJ. Plans to address these thorny issues also are discussed.
Impact of Research and Development on Lab Efficiency and Operations
December 2017
Forensic science research and development is critical to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation's crime laboratories. Watch how the National Institute of Justice takes an idea from a need to a reality in the laboratory.
You may also be interested in our video Why Is There an Evidence Backlog?
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Research Assistantship Opportunities at NIJ
December 2016
The NIJ Research Assistantship Program (RAP) is designed to provide highly qualified doctoral students with practical and applied research experience in criminal justice issues. NIJ provides funds to participating universities to pay salaries and other costs associated with research assistants who work on NIJ research activities.
This webinar reviews the opportunities that are currently available for the 2017-2018 academic year and will cover the application process, eligibility requirements and application deadlines.
Presenters include:
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Addiction, the Brain, and Evidence-Based Treatment
March 2012
Series
The criminal justice system encounters and supervises a large number of drug abusing persons. Punishment alone is a futile and ineffective response to the problem of drug abuse. Addiction is a chronic brain disease with a strong genetic component that in most instances requires treatment. Involvement in the criminal justice system provides a unique opportunity to treat drug abuse disorders and related health conditions, thereby improving public health and safety.
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Funding Opportunities for Publicly Funded Crime Labs, Fiscal Year 2017
January 2017
This webinar will inform the audience of the changes to three programs available for publicly funded forensic laboratories and introduce a new program for FY 2017. Changes to existing programs will be highlighted and presenters will discuss the background and goals of the solicitations, recommendations for successful applications, application expectations and requirements, the review process, and the application checklist. There will also be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.
Solicitations discussed include:
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Homicide in the United States
June 2009
The 2009 NIJ Conference kicked off with a blue-ribbon panel of leaders with expertise in urban issues as they relate to homicide. These experts will discuss promising approaches that have resulted in reduced violence and community empowerment.
Transcript
Audio file
1 of 6: Homicide in the United States, Kristina Rose, Acting Director, National Institute of Justice
, 2 of 6: Homicide in the United States, Laurie Robinson, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs
, 3 of 6: Homicide in the United States, James Alan Fox, The Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law and Public Policy, Northeastern University
, 4 of 6: Homicide in the United States, Gary Slutkin, Executive Director, The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
, 5 of 6: Homicide in the United States, M. Kim Ward, Baltimore County Police Department
, 6 of 6: Homicide in the United States, Question and Answer Session
International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research
June 2010
Since 2008, DOJ has been reviewing its policies and programs on international organized crime, with the goal of strengthening law enforcement's response to this threat. In this NIJ Conference Panel, the speakers will explore how DOJ and other U.S. government agencies are responding to it. Attendees will learn more about the Attorney General's Organized Crime Council, the International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center, and the recent National Intelligence Estimate on International Organized Crime.
Audio file
1 of 4: International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research, John T. Picarelli, National Institute of Justice
, 2 of 4: International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research, Jennifer Shaksky Calvery, Senior Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Director of the Attorney General's Organized Crime Council
, 3 of 4: International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research, Lisa Holtyn, Senior Intelligence Adviser, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice
, 4 of 4: International Organized Crime: Recent Developments in Policy and Research, John T. Picarelli, National Institute of Justice