Violent crime
Are Juveniles Driving the Violent Crime Trend?
Fiscal Year 2017 Funding for DNA Analysis, Capacity Enhancement, and Other Forensic Activities
Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Functioning and Effectiveness: Findings From the National SART Project
Supporting States to Test Sexual Assault Evidence
NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Promising Reentry Initiatives
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks to build knowledge on best practices in offender reentry. Specifically, NIJ requests proposals for rigorous research to examine reentry initiatives for adult or juvenile offenders that incorporate promising practices, strategies, or programs. These initiatives may be applicable to institutional or community corrections, or both. Preference will be given to applications that propose to use a randomized controlled trial (RCT). This...
NIJ FY18 Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence-Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting Program (SAFE-ITR)
Notice
In fiscal 2020, all state and local forensic capacity enhancement programs previously managed by NIJ moved to the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The awards made under this solicitation now are being managed by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. To see the complete list of awards, visit the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
The program will fund States, units of local government, and tribal governments...
Environmental Scan of Family Justice Centers, Final Report
Using Brief Interventions to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
Dr. Emily F. Rothman and Ms. Sarah DeCosta will talk about the Real Talk intervention, which is a brief motivational interview intervention designed to stop dating abuse perpetration by youth ages 15-19 years old, and was tested through a randomized controlled trial in adolescent health care settings. Dr. Elizabeth Miller and Ms.
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NIJ FY18 Research on Reducing Violence in Communities
The purpose of this solicitation is to support research to produce sustainable community-level reductions in violence. NIJ seeks to develop scientific evidence and build practical knowledge of the factors that contribute to achieving enduring violence reductions in communities. NIJ is interested in receiving proposals for research with both empirical and theory-building elements that will lead to practical and generalizable recommendations. These recommendations should inform community-focused...
NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications
NIJ FY18 W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Crime
NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Gangs and Gang Violence
NIJ is seeking applications for research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to reduce street gang activity and violence in the United States. Gangs and gang members are responsible for a large amount of crime and violence in many localities, and are responsible for a disproportionate share in those communities most afflicted by crime and violence. NIJ will support scientifically rigorous research and evaluation...
Relationship Dynamics and Teen Dating Violence
Using Brief Interventions to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
Exploratory Research into the Intersection of Forced Marriage, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence
NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Sexual Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Stalking, and Teen Dating Violence
NIJ is interested in supporting research on the criminal justice system's responses to intimate partner violence, teen dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking, generally, and related to violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women.