State governments
Comparison of Privately and Publicly Operated Corrections Facilities in Kentucky and Massachusetts - Final Report
Issues in Contracting for the Private Operation of Prisons and Jails - Executive Summary
EASTSIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AWARENESS PROGRAM EVALUATION, 1993
The Daunting Task of Strengthening Medical Examiner and Coroner Investigations Across Hundreds of Jurisdictions
After a five-year fact-finding mission, a multi-agency working group has identified a host of problems in the U.S. medical examiner/coroner system, but solutions remain elusive.
Webinar Transcript: Fiscal Year 2024 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices Solicitation
This webinar provided an overview of the NIJ FY 2024 Evaluating Strategies to Advance the Implementation of Evidence-Based Policies and Practices solicitation, in which...
Research on a 15-Year Statewide Program to Generate Enhanced Investigative Leads on Crime Gun Violence
Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety, Part 2
Stacy Lee Reynolds and Christine (Tina) Crossland continue their discussion of tribal crime, justice, and safety, including how Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people and the jurisdictional complexities in responding to tribal crime, justice, and safety. Read the transcript.
Listen to the first half of Stacy and Tina’s discussion.
Reading and Resources from NIJ
Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants
National Juvenile Court Data Archive: Final Technical Report
Tribal Crime, Justice, and Safety, Part 1
Research indicates that Native American persons experience crime victimization at higher rates than non-Native people. Furthermore, the unique position of American Indian and Alaska Native tribes as both sovereign nations and domestic dependents of the U.S. creates jurisdictional complexities in responding to crime, justice, and safety. Senior social and behavioral scientist Christine (Tina) Crossland discusses NIJ’s research on these topics, especially on the prevention of violence towards American Indians and Alaska Natives. Communications Assistant Stacy Lee Reynolds hosts.
Implementing NAGPRA Connecting Medical Examiner and Coroner Offices to Tribal Partners
This project is designed to connect tribal partners to ME/C offices to facilitate successful disposition protocols for non-forensically significant Native American remains that are compliant with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA).
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Obtaining Federal Benefits for Disabled Offenders: Part 2 -- Medical Benefits
CBRNE Up to Standards
Fiscal Year 2017 Report on the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
The National Broadband (Communications) Plan: Issues for Public Safety
The Federal Communications Commission delivered the National Broadband Plan in March 2010. As part of the plan, the FCC proposed a strategy for implementing a national public safety broadband network that would allow public safety responders anywhere in the nation to send and receive critical voice, video and data to save lives, reduce injuries, and prevent acts of crime and terror. How this strategy is implemented will have a significant impact on criminal justice and other public safety agencies nationwide, both with respect to operational capability and to resources.
Funding Opportunities for Publicly Funded Crime Labs, Fiscal Year 2017
This webinar will inform the audience of the changes to three programs available for publicly funded forensic laboratories and introduce a new program for FY 2017. Changes to existing programs will be highlighted and presenters will discuss the background and goals of the solicitations, recommendations for successful applications, application expectations and requirements, the review process, and the application checklist. There will also be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.
Solicitations discussed include:
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What XML Can Do For You: A Better Way To Share Criminal Justice Data - Expert Chat Webinar, NIJ and Harvard's Government Innovators Network
Longitudinal Effects of Prolonged Opioid Use on Cortical Bone Remodeling in a Rabbit Model
Combating the Use of Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities: A Multisite Technical Assessment and Evaluation of Interdiction Technologies
Violence Against Women Act of 1994: Evaluation of the STOP Block Grants to Combat Violence Against Women
A Process Evaluation of the Continuum of Services Model in Virginia's Juvenile Justice System
Intra-Metropolitan Crime Patterning and Prediction, Final Report
Intra-Metropolitan Crime Patterning and Prediction, Executive Summary
What XML Can Do For You: A Better Way to Share Criminal Justice Data