Social and Behavioral Science
Predicting Crime Through Incarceration: Assessing The Impact Of Rates Of Prison Cycling On Rates Of Crime In Communities
2009-IJ-CX-4037
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$298,490
Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant
2009-CD-BX-4019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
$521,412
Multi-site Evaluation of SVORI: Summary and Synthesis
Date Published
December 2009
Publication Type
Report (Summary),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Economic Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
Date Published
December 2009
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prisoner Reentry Experiences of Adult Males: Characteristics, Service Receipt, and Outcomes of Participants in the SVORI Multi-site Evaluation
Date Published
December 2009
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Eyewitness Identification Procedures
Closing Date
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research to improve understanding of current eyewitness identification practices and advance the current body of knowledge regarding how law enforcement policies and operations at the state and local levels may impact eyewitness identification outcomes. Eyewitness evidence plays a critical role in the criminal investigation process. Eyewitness evidence is not infallible, however, and the methods employed to obtain it and use...
NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Demonstration Field Experiment Sites: A Test of What Works in Reentry Research
Closing Date
As part of a collaborative effort with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to implement and rigorously test important criminal justice interventions and programs, NIJ seeks proposals to support a randomized controlled trial program evaluation as part of a multi-site Demonstration Field Experiment (DFE) on prisoner reentry. The rigorous multi-site DFE is part of NIJ's reentry evaluation activities supported with funding under the Second Chance...
NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act: FY2010 State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts Program
Closing Date
NIJ seeks applications for a multi-site process and outcome evaluation of the State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts Program to be funded by BJA in FY2010 under the Second Chance Act of 2007 (SCA). The SCA supports a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from jail and prison into communities and the subsequent challenges communities face as offenders attempt to...
NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of National Institute of Corrections Evidence-Based Decision Making Framework for Local Criminal Justice Systems
Closing Date
NIJ seeks applications for an evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) evidence-based decision making framework for local criminal justice systems. The primary objective of the evaluation will be to assess the connections between evidence-based court decisions and supervision options that break the cycle of criminal recidivism, protect the public, and assist offenders reentering the community from incarceration.
NIJ FY 10 ORE Evaluation of Programs to Reduce Gang Membership, Crime and Violence
Closing Date
NIJ is seeking proposals to conduct process and outcome evaluations on programs aimed at reducing gang membership and gang-related crime and violence for both adults and juveniles. Since 2000, there has been a steady increase in gang membership and in gang-related crime and violence (Dinkes, Cataldi, Kena et al., 2006). Faced with increasingly limited resources, many communities are struggling to address this problem. Although there...