NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
Sex trafficking
NIJ-Funded Research on Mass Shootings to Advance Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
November 2021
Mass public shootings continue to threaten communities in the United States, yet research on this criminal phenomenon is limited. In this full thematic panel, renowned experts will present a series of research projects summarizing NIJ-funded research projects’ newest findings on public mass shootings. The discussion will focus on NIJ’s investment to address the phenomenon of mass shootings through innovative study approaches to advance our understanding of mass shootings and inform prevention efforts. The implications of this research to criminal justice will also be discussed.
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Amino Acid Specific Stable Isotope Ratios in Human Keratin Tissue for Region-of-Origin and Residency Determination
15PNIJ-21-GG-04157-SLFO
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$320,732
Federally Backed Human Trafficking Task Force Model Yields Progress, Opportunities for Continued Growth
Date Published
January 2022
Publication Type
Program Description (Demonstrative)
Agencies
NIJ
Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains
15PNIJ-21-GG-03633-MUMU
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2021
$1,000,000
Labor trafficking in construction and hospitality: Analyzing victim recruitment, exploitation, and service needs to identify strategies for prevention and intervention
15PNIJ-21-GG-03632-HT
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2021
$975,209
Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors
15PNIJ-21-GG-03631-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$648,715
Detention Experiences of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Survivors
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation Materials: A Multi-Method, Multi-Informant National Study
15PNIJ-21-GG-02983-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$1,491,313
Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services: Assessment of Program Outcomes
15PNIJ-21-GG-00993-NONF
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2021
$590,041
Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model
15PNIJ-21-GG-00994-NONF
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2021
$600,000
Evaluating Human Trafficking Service Programs: What Can Be Learned from Domestic Violence Service Program Evaluations
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Crime frames and gender differences in the activation of crime concern and crime responses
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Post-implementation of a Safe Harbor law in the US: Review of state administrative data
Date Published
2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Safe harbor law: pre- to post-implementation change in service providers' knowledge and response to sex trafficking of minors
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Ways investigators and prosecutors can better collaborate
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advice for prosecutors to improve their work on stalking cases
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advice for stalking victims from a prosecutor
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
How do prosecutors decide to drop or press charges in stalking cases?
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Obstacles that prosecutors most commonly face in stalking cases
Date Published
July 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
On the Relationships Between Commercial Sexual Exploitation/Prostitution, Substance Dependency, and Delinquency in Youthful Offenders
Date Published
November 2014
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
TraffickCam: Explainable Image Matching For Sex Trafficking Investigations
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Human Trafficking Reporting System (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) was developed in 2007 to collect data on alleged human trafficking incidents from state and local law enforcement agencies. It collected information on incident, suspect, and victim characteristics from 38 human trafficking task forces, funded by the Department of Justice. Incident data include the number of suspects and victims, number of agencies involved in the incident, confirmation of incident...
Survey of State Attorneys General Offices (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
The Survey of State Attorneys General Offices was designed to collect data on special topic areas. The first survey in the series addressed jurisdiction over white-collar crime and the second addressed jurisdiction over human-trafficking offenses. Because the roles and responsibilities of attorneys general vary by state, the White-Collar Crime survey was a census of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; the Human Trafficking...