Prosecution

NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Prosecution Practice, Justice, Case Tracking, and Workforce

Closing Date

May 22, 2024

Grants.gov Deadline

May 8, 2024

Application JustGrants Deadline

May 22, 2024

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to fund proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects examining the impact of court and other criminal justice tools, practices, and policies on the administration of justice and public safety in state, local, and tribal jurisdictions. In FY2024, the solicitation is focused on four research priorities and their impact on charging, case flow, outcomes, and other prosecution functions: 1) advance...

Investigative Decision-making in Public Corruption Cases: Factors Influencing Case Outcomes

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing the Impact of State Human Trafficking Legislation on Criminal Justice System Outcomes

Date Published

2019

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NIJ-Sponsored

Can Science Enhance Equity? Findings and Implications From a Study To Detect Bruising on Victims with Dark Skin Pigmentation

August 2023

Series

NIJ Research Conference

This plenary panel from the 2023 NIJ Research Conference features fascinating research on a methodology to improve the detection and documentation of bruises on victims of violence who have dark skin pigmentation. This study highlights the intersection between science, justice, and racial equity, featuring practitioner and victims’ advocacy perspectives. The discussion describes the research and its findings and explore strategies to ensure that this particular evidence-based methodology can be widely implemented by nurse practitioners in the field.

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Research Program Plan, Fiscal Year 1988

Date Published

1987

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NIJ-Sponsored

Considering domestic violence victims: Exploring victim-related factors in prosecutor case summaries

Date Published

July 2022

Publication Type

Publication, Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Low Prosecution Rates in Sexual Assault Cases: Can We Make Sustainable Improvements?

Event Dates

April 25, 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

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Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Open

Series

2023 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Webinar Series: Novel Research on Sexual Assault

Are Progressive Chief Prosecutors Effective in Reducing Prison Use and Cumulative Racial/ethnic Disadvantage? Evidence from Florida

Date Published

August 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Drug Overdose Evidence: How Intelligence Collection and Analysis of Drug Overdoses Can Improve Drug Investigations and Lead to Major Drug Traffickers

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Predictors of Prosecutorial Decisions in Reports of Child Sexual Abuse

Date Published

January 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Heroin and Crime Initiative: Informing the Investigation and Prosecution of Heroin-Related Overdose: Summary Overview of the HIDI Protocol and Recommendations for Law Enforcement

Date Published

2022

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NIJ-Sponsored

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Heroin and Crime Initiative: Informing the Investigation and Prosecution of Heroin-Related Overdose: Final Research Overview Report

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Emergence of a Abbreviated Criminal Procedure in the Field of Criminal Law (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice, P 453-463, 2004, Gorazd Mesko, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-207973)

Date Published

September 2004

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Description

Agencies

NIJ

Impact of Methamphetamine Enforcement on the Criminal Justice System of Southwestern Indiana (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice, P 208-219, 2004, Gorazd Mesko, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-207973)

Date Published

September 2004

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

Some Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice, P 17-37, 2004, Gorazd Mesko, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-207973)

Date Published

September 2004

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Conference Material

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NIJ

Just a Prosecutor’s Perspective on At-Home Kits

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Relationship of DNA Evidence to Prosecution Outcomes in Sexual Assault Cases

Date Published

February 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Prosecution of State-Level Human Trafficking Cases in the United States

Date Published

2016

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis

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NIJ-Sponsored

Digital Evidence in Criminal Cases Before the U.S. Courts of Appeal: Trends and Issues for Consideration

Date Published

2020

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NIJ-Sponsored

Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, and Opportunities for Continued Growth

Prosecutors' Perspectives on Biological Evidence and Injury Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases

Date Published

2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods

November 2021

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime, particularly gun crime, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches.

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