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Strengthening NIJ: Mission, Science and Process

Date Published
November 2, 2011

NIJ endorses the basic principles laid out in the National Research Council's evaluation of the Institute and has already started to implement policies and procedures that address many of the recommendations.

NIJ's Research and Development Process

NIJ’s research and development process helps ensure that projects are relevant to the field and produce valid, actionable results. The process typically includes:

Throughout this process, we follow widely accepted scientific processes and procedures to help ensure the validity and integrity of our research. Learn more about research validity and integrity at NIJ.

We identify the needs of criminal justice fields through engagement...