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NIJ FY 12 Replication Research on Sexual Violence Case Attrition

Closing Date

April 24, 2012

NIJ seeks proposals for funding research to replicate the study, "Police Decision Making in Sexual Assault Cases: An Analysis of Crimes Reported to the Los Angeles Police Department, 2006-2008" (NIJ grant 2009-WG-BX-0009) in six to eight sites. Sites should cover urban, suburban, and rural areas. Proposals should, to the extent possible, replicate the mixed-methods design and analytic approach found in the final technical report and...

How Collaboration Between Researchers and Police Chiefs Can Improve the Quality of Sexual Assault Investigations: A Look at Los Angeles - Panel discussion at the 2011 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2011

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Presentation (Multimedia), Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault in Los Angeles City and County: A Collaborative Study in Partnership With the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

Date Published

February 2012

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey: 2010 Summary Report

Date Published

November 2011

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Holographic Optical Trapping in Forensic Research and Development: Application to Rape Kit Analysis

Date Published

January 2010

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Decrease the Number of Contract Laboratory Cases Awaiting Data Review While Improving DNA Analysis Efficiency

Date Published

November 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Megan's Law: Assessing the Practical and Monetary Efficacy

Date Published

December 2008

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Model of Static and Dynamic Sex Offender Risk Assessment

Date Published

October 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking

Date Published

August 2010

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Development of an Automated System to Detect Spermatozoa on Laboratory Slides to Increase Productivity in the Analysis of Sexual Assault Cases

Date Published

November 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Residence Restriction Legislation, Sex Crime Rates, and the Spatial Distribution of Sex Offender Residences

Date Published

2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Development of an Immuno-Magnetic Procedure for the Separation of Spermatozoa from Vaginal Epithelial Cells

2011-NE-BX-K547

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$196,720

Forensic Evidence and Criminal Justice Outcomes in a Statewide Sample of Sexual Assault Cases

2011-WG-BX-0005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$97,519

Rapid and selective extraction of male DNA from rape kits and other forensic evidence using pressure cycling

2011-NE-BX-K550

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$349,130

CMPD Solving Cold Cases with DNA

2011-DN-BX-K525

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$485,777

Automated Sperm Detection in forensic DNA analysis: Implications for Rape Kit Analysis

2011-DN-BX-K562

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$360,748

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) training for 43 federally-recognized Indian tribes in Washington, Oregon and Idaho

2011-NE-BX-K569

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$570,268

The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases

Date Published

May 2011

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It

Date Published

December 2005

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies for Reducing Sexual Violence Against Women, Final Report

Date Published

September 2010

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Four Years Later: Progress on Many Fronts

Adolescent Sexual Assault Victims' Experiences with SANE-SARTs and the Criminal Justice System

Date Published

May 2011

Publication Type

Research Paper

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Detroit Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Action Research Project

2011-DN-BX-0001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$200,000

Action Research to Enhance Investigations and Prosecutions of Sexual Assaults in Houston

2011-DN-BX-0002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$178,076

Extending the Time to Collect DNA in Sexual Assault Cases

Date Published

March 2011

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ