From The Director: NIJ's Role in Strengthening Policing Science - Part II
Date Published
August 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
School safety
NIJ FY17 Research, Development, and Evaluation of Technologies to Improve School Safety
Closing Date
This solicitation will support projects that (1) demonstrate and evaluate existing technologies, or that (2) develop, demonstrate, and evaluate innovative technologies. Potential applicants will be directed to NIJ-funded reports published in 2016 that describe current uses of and identified needs for school safety technology. Key findings from these reports will be presented in the solicitation as will key findings from recent literature reviews commissioned by...
NIJ FY17 Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
Closing Date
The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI) funds rigorous research to produce practical knowledge that can improve the safety of schools and students. The initiative is carried out through partnerships between researchers, educators and other stakeholders, including law enforcement and mental health professionals. Projects funded under the CSSI are designed to produce knowledge that can be applied to schools and school districts across the nation for...
Comprehensive Report on School Safety Technology
Date Published
October 2016
Publication Type
Report (Technical),
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Reference Material,
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men
October 2016
This video describes the findings of a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) supported study on the prevalence of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women and men. Specifically, the study provides estimates of sexual violence, physical violence by intimate partners, stalking, and psychological aggression by intimate partners over the lifetime of American Indian and Alaska Native women and men as well as victimization estimates over of the past year (based on 2010 data).
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Find School Safety Programs on CrimeSolutions
October 2016
Dr. Stephanie Gerstenblith, Development Services Groups, discusses how to use CrimeSolutions to find evidence-based programs and practices that can improve school safety. Many of these programs were added to CrimeSolutions under NIJ’s Comprehensive School Safety Initiative.
Dr. Gerstenblith also addresses the lack of strong evaluations of school safety programs that schools are implementing and invested in; and the opportunity that presents for the research community.
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Making U.S. Schools Safer Through Scientific Research
Date Published
March 2015
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An Investigation of School Resource and Safety Programs Policy and Practice in Virginia
2016-CK-BX-0021
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$689,416
Evaluation of a Principal Training Program to Promote Safe and Civil Schools
2016-CK-BX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,135,418
Examining the School and Community Contexts that Contribute to the Root Causes and Prevention of School Violence in Rural, Urban, and Large County School Districts in California. - Category 4
2016-CK-BX-K001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,964,124
Mapping Decisions Points from School Based Incidents to Exclusionary Discipline, Arrest and Referral to the Juvenile Justice System
2016-CK-BX-0018
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$240,000
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Comprehensive, Research-Based Framework for Implementing School-Based Law Enforcement Programs
2016-CK-BX-0003
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,315,804
The Consequences of School Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
2016-CK-BX-0012
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$446,679
Research on the Effects of an Anonymous Tip Line and Multidisciplinary Response Teams in Schools across the State of Nevada
2016-CK-BX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,835,367
Understanding the Adoption, Function, and Consequences of School Resource Officer Use in Understudied Settings
2016-CK-BX-0020
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$623,047
Assessing a school, justice, and behavioral health collaborative approach to improving school safety
2016-CK-BX-0010
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$2,985,543
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Participatory Peace Circles in New York City Schools
2016-CK-BX-0023
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,181,239
Cultivating Healing by Implementing Restorative Practices for Youth (CHIRPY)
2016-CK-BX-0008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,196,537
School Climate, Student Discipline, and the Implementation of School Resources Officers
2016-CK-BX-0017
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$370,307
Assessing the Role of Immigration in the Linkage between School Safety, Education, and Juvenile Justice Contact
2016-CK-BX-0015
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$776,949
Understanding the Causes of School Violence Using Open Source Data
2016-CK-BX-0013
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$699,629
A Comprehensive Longitudinal Study of School Violence and the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Root Causes and Consequences of and Implications for Restorative Justice Approaches
2016-CK-BX-0014
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$499,863
Project SECURE: Keeping Kids Safe in San Francisco Unified School District.
2016-CK-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$4,641,134