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NIJ FY 09 Evaluation of OVC's FY 09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

Closing Date

NIJ seeks proposals to conduct an evaluation of human trafficking demonstration programs that will be funded by the Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC) under a concurrent FY09 solicitation. Specifically, the successful grantee will conduct a participatory process evaluation of two OVC demonstration programs that will be chosen based on their promising strategies to deliver a comprehensive array of services to child victims (i.e., under...

Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Us

June 2009
Series
Research for the Real World

Experts discuss cases of domestic violence that escalate to homicide followed by suicide. Although the economy and unemployment are risk factors, prior domestic violence is by far the number one risk factor. The men usually display possessive, obsessive and jealous behavior, and they typically use guns to threaten and terrorize before they use them to kill.

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NIJ FY09 Building and Enhancing Research Researcher-Practitioner/Policymaker Partnerships

Closing Date
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to support criminal justice researcher-practitioner collaborations. Such partnerships have frequently been encouraged in solicitations for research. However, there is a need for intentional activities that effectively use lessons learned from previous partnerships to provide opportunities for creating, enhancing, and improving criminal justice researcher-practitioner partnerships. This solicitation is aimed at developing existing partnerships, establishing new partnerships, and capturing significant lessons...

NIJ FY09 Evaluation of the Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN)

Closing Date
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to evaluate the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification (SAVIN) Program. As of Fiscal Year 2008, the SAVIN program has provided funding for 33 States and Puerto Rico for the development, implementation, and/or enhancement of a victim notification system. Funding through this solicitation is intended to support a national evaluation including State-level analyses of the...