Research and development
Community Organizations and Crime: An Examination of the Social-Institutional Processes of Neighborhoods
Hand-Held DNA-Based Forensic Tool
NIJ FY 09 Advancing Criminal Justice Policy, Practice, and Technology
NIJ seeks applications for funding of specific innovative, high-payoff projects and activities fostering the adoption into practice of new, cutting-edge policy, practice, and/or technology related to: courts, crime and crime prevention, drugs and crime, forensic sciences, law enforcement, relevant technology and tools, and victims and victimization.
High-Priority Criminal Justice Technology Needs
NIJ FY 09 Criminal Justice Electronic Crime Technology Center of Excellence
NIJ FY09 Building and Enhancing Research Researcher-Practitioner/Policymaker Partnerships
NIJ FY09 Predictive Policing Analytic and Evaluation Research Support
NIJ FY09 Predictive Policing Demonstration and Evaluation Program
Predictive policing includes strategies and tactics that improve the situational awareness of law enforcement concerning individuals or locations before criminal activity occurs. NIJ seeks qualified applicants to develop and demonstrate predictive policing models that can be subjected to rigorous evaluation for criminal justice outcomes and impacts. Through a companion solicitation, NIJ will seek qualified applicants to act as an independent, multisite program evaluator for this...
NIJ FY 09 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals
NIJ is seeking applications for funding the development and demonstration of a mobile, wireless device for law enforcement application capable of the simultaneous capture of four fingerprints in a manner compliant with the relevant sections of the draft "Mobile ID Device Best Practices Recommendations and Specifications (May 5, 2008)", to include data encryption. NIJ is especially interested in research and development proposals for technology to...
NIJ FY 09 Fundamental Research to Improve Understanding of the Accuracy, Reliability, and Measurement Validity of Forensic Science Disciplines
NIJ seeks qualified applicants to conduct research to improve the understanding of the accuracy, reliability, and measurement validity in the forensic science disciplines within the context of their criminal justice applications. Through this solicitation, NIJ seeks qualified applicants to conduct validation studies and research to improve the scientific foundation of individual disciplines across the following categories. - Firearms and toolmark identification. - Questioned documents. -...
NIJ FY 09 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to research, develop, and demonstrate emerging electronic investigative/forensic and digital evidence recovery technology solutions for law enforcement agencies. Specific areas of interest include cell phone forensics tools, digital evidence forensic examination tools, and computer crime investigative tools.