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Research and development

NIJ FY 08 Geospatial Technology: Invited Full Proposals

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NIJ is seeking applications for funding to conduct research, development, testing, and evaluation activities to help address the geospatial technology needs of State and local criminal justice agencies. This includes application of new technologies to criminal justice purposes that were not developed specifically for criminal justice use.

NIJ FY 08 Less-Lethal Technologies: Invited Full Proposals

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NIJ seeks applications for research and development leading to the adoption into practice of safer, more effective less lethal devices by law enforcement and corrections agencies. NIJ is interested in both development of such devices and in necessary underlying research leading to such development.

NIJ FY 08 Biometrics Technologies: Invited Full Proposals

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NIJ is seeking applications for funding the development and evaluation of biometric technologies, or novel applications of biometric technologies, that will reduce crime, enhance law enforcement and corrections officers' ability to correctly identify cooperative and uncooperative individuals, and confirm the identity of individuals in the justice system.

NIJ FY 08 Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery: Invited Full Proposals

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NIJ seeks proposals for funding of research and technology development leading to the introduction of new forensic tools for digital evidence. NIJ is specifically interested in proposals addressing the following topics: 1. Forensic tools for mobile cellular devices. 2. Data forensics in the Internet-based (Cloud Computing) environment. 3. Forensic tools for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications. 4. Forensic tools for vehicle computer systems.

NIJ FY 08 Sensors and Surveillance Technologies: Invited Full Proposals

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NIJ is seeking applications for funding research and development of sensor and surveillance technologies to address specific needs in criminal justice. NIJ is particularly interested in the following three areas: 1. Concealed weapons detection (CWD) at a safe distance. 2. Through-the-wall surveillance (TWS) for locating and/or tracking individuals within buildings. 3. Other novel sensor or surveillance technologies, applications, or support functions for specific criminal justice...

NIJ FY 08 Forensic DNA Research and Development: Invited Full Proposals

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NIJ is seeking is seeking applications for funding for research and development that can enhance the forensic uses of DNA technology in criminal justice settings. This solicitation focuses on development of technologies that result in faster, more robust, more informative, less costly, or less labor-intensive identification, collection, preservation, and/or analysis of biological evidence that has the potential for DNA analysis.

NIJ FY 08 ORE American Indian and Alaska Native Crime and Justice Issues

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Over the years, NIJ has engaged in a number of research and evaluation efforts to better understand the criminal and juvenile justice problems in American Indian Alaska Native communities and the many challenges tribal nations and American Indians and Alaska Natives face. The goal of this solicitation is to fund research and evaluation that will provide much needed practical, measurable, and descriptive information on methods...

NIJ FY 08 ORE Violence Against Women

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NIJ seeks applications to gain research knowledge to increase women's safety and improve the justice system and related responses to intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and teen dating violence perpetrated against women. Research is sought on women victims' safety and protection; programs and policies to hold offenders accountable; law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial responses; coordinated community responses; and effective responses to violence against women...

NIJ FY 08 ORE Social Science Research in Forensic Sciences

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The field of forensic science has experienced numerous advances over the last decade. Improvements in technology have increased capabilities to utilize forensic evidence, both in terms of what can be analyzed and how quickly it can be processed. NIJ is interested in stimulating research to determine how effectively forensic evidence is being used to identify and process criminal offenders and the impact of these advances...