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Wellness

Safeguarding Forensic Science Professionals

Date Published
November 21, 2024

The field is just beginning to acknowledge the unique need for a better scientific understanding of the impact of trauma exposure on forensic professionals.

NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in the Criminal Justice System

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NIJ is seeking an application for funding to support the project— Expanding Mental Health Diversion Opportunities: A Prospective Evaluation of the Los Angeles County Intake Booking Diversion Program. This project seeks to assess the development and implementation of the Intake Booking Diversion program (IBD) for individuals presenting with mental illness.

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Correctional Culture and Climate

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NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform our understanding of the impact of culture and climate on the ability of correctional agencies to achieve their missions—most fundamentally to maintain a safe, humane and secure environment for both staff and incarcerated individuals in the institutions that they manage; to recruit and retain staff; and to promote and sustain needed changes in their...

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Policing Practices, Accountability Mechanisms, and Alternatives

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With this solicitation, NIJ seeks rigorous, applied research and evaluation projects examining the impact of: (1) police accountability practices; (2) the shifting and sharing of police functions; (3) police training; and (4) police officer health and wellness programs on an array of police performance outcomes (e.g., officer intervening and reporting of misconduct, excessive or unnecessary use of force, civilian complaints, officer and civilian injuries, police...