Research and development
High resolution SNP panels for forensic identification of ancestry, family, and phenotype.
"It''s not all cupcakes and lollipops": An investigation of the predictors and effects of prison visitation for children during maternal and paternal incarceration.
Developing and Testing a Culturally Relevant Practice Model to Understand Financial Maltreatment of Chinese American Elders
Completion of the Development of the Offender Tracking Standard
Review of Gun Safety Technologies
NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Transnational Issues Trafficking in Persons, Transnational Organized Crime and Violent Extremism
NIJ seeks proposals for funding research and evaluation projects that support Federal, State, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies in meeting the challenges posed to them by transnational issues such as transnational organized crime, trafficking in persons, and radicalization to violent extremism. Proposals should develop and analyze information and data that have clear implications for criminal justice in the following focus areas: (1) transnational offenders...
NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Radicalization to Violent Extremism in the United States
NIJ seeks proposals for research on radicalization to violent extremism as it occurs in the United States, and for evaluation of promising practices to prevent or mitigate radicalization in U.S. communities. The goal of this research is to aid State, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies and their attendant communities in implementing programs that prevent or counter radicalization to violent extremism. Proposals should develop and...
NIJ FY 13 Exploratory Research on the Impact of the Growing Oil Industry in the Dakotas and Montana on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct exploratory, mixed-methods research, employing both quantitative and qualitative data collection, related to the impact (if any) of the oil industry on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Dakotas and Montana. Research proposed may be focused at the Federal, State, local, and/or tribal levels.
Identification and Separation of Evidence Mixtures Using SNP-Based FISH Techniques and Laser Microdissection
Identification and Separation of Same Gender Mixtures of Various Cell Types Using Interphase FISH Techniques and Laser Microdissection
NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Policing
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research on policing to promote officer safety and wellness, understand the impact of police technology on crime control and disorder, promote police integrity, and explore the costs and benefits of the consolidation of police agencies at the State, local, and tribal levels. Effective practices in these areas are of critical importance to improving law enforcement operations and ensuring trust and...
NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Justice Systems: Investigator-Initiated
NIJ seeks proposals for social and behavioral science research on, and evaluations related to, justice systems topics relevant to State, local, tribal, or Federal criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice. Application titles should clearly indicate the justice systems focus area selected. Most justice systems topics, including but not limited to general policing, corrections (institutional, community, and offender reentry), and courts (prosecution, defense including indigent...
NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development for Criminal Justice Purposes
NIJ seeks proposals for applied technology research and development projects leading to the introduction into practice of improved technologies for use by law enforcement, courts, and corrections agencies. NIJ is particularly interested in (1) the application of expert systems technologies to enhance the performance of non-expert practitioners and (2) improved devices to locate and track offenders that are under supervision in the community. NIJ will...
NIJ FY 13 Basic Scientific Research to Assess Youth With Sexual Offending Behavior
Standoff Through the Wall Imaging Sensor User Evaluation, FCC Certification and Performance Improvement
NIJ FY 13 Evaluation of the Office on Violence Against Women's Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstrative Initiative
Note: On Page 5 of this solicitation, under the "Amount and Length of Awards" section, the award amount has been changed from $1 million to $1.9 million. NIJ seeks proposals to evaluate the implementation and outcomes of the Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative. Proposals submitted under this solicitation should:Detail research options for conducting both a process and outcome...
NIJ FY 13 Research on Offender Decision-Making
NIJ FY 13 Testing Geospatial Predictive Policing Strategies
NIJ seeks proposals for research that explores the relationship between theory (of any discipline) and geospatial predictive policing strategies. In particular, NIJ is interested in proposals that focus on linking theories to current policing strategies, discerning potential disconnects in the levels of analysis between theory and practice, explicating what effects this may have on findings, and addressing means of adapting theory and practice based on...