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Research in Brief: Eyewitness Identifications: A National Survey on Procedures

Date Published

September 2013

Publication Type

Survey, Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

From the Deputy Director: Supporting the Effort To Exonerate the Wrongfully Convicted

Date Published

April 2009

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Effects of Wrongful Conviction Cases - Interview at the 2012 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2012

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Presentation (Multimedia), Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Erroneous Convictions in Criminal Justice - Interview With Dr. Jon Gould

Date Published

February 2013

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Interview, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Rising From the Ashes: What We Have Learned From the Cameron Todd Willingham Case - Plenary Panel From the 2010 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2010

Publication Type

Presentation (Multimedia), Conference Material, Case Study

Agencies

NIJ

Exonerees and Original Victims of Wrongful Conviction - Listening Sessions to Inform Programs and Research, February 22-24, 2016

Date Published

February 2016

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent

Closing Date

April 7, 2016

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.

NIJ seeks proposals for funding to assist in defraying the costs associated...

From the Senior Advisor: Systems, Errors, and Ethics

Date Published

December 2015

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Addressing the Impact of Wrongful Convictions on Crime Victims

Date Published

October 2014

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Wrongful Conviction: What Does Science Tell Us About the Causes?

Date Published

2013

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Presentation (Multimedia), Issue Overview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Policing and Wrongful Convictions

Date Published

August 2014

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Instructional Material, Case Study

Agencies

NIJ

Wrongful Convictions: Causes, Prevention, Impact and Outlook for Corrections

Date Published

December 2013

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

2015 Postconviction DNA Testing Program

2015-DY-BX-K001

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$565,639

Achieving Justice in Wisconsin''s Hispanic Community: Post-conviction DNA testing for the Hispanic community

2015-DY-BX-K006

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$633,170

Sentinel Events: A Sustainable Model for System Change

2015-R2-CX-K041

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$724,294

Guilty Plea and Latino Initiatives

2015-DY-BX-K005

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$753,958

Exoneration of the Innocent in the State of Hawaii through Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence

2015-DY-BX-K002

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$410,492

Postconviction DNA Program

2015-DY-BX-K007

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$400,701

Orange County Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent

2015-DY-BX-K003

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$250,000

WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project: Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent in Michigan

2015-DY-BX-K008

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$418,099

Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the InnocentUniversity of Kansas School of Law Multi-State Partnership for Innocence

2015-DY-BX-K004

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$122,994

Potential of Blind Collaborative Justice: Testing the Impact of Expert Blinding and Consensus Building on the Validity of Forensic Testimony

Date Published

August 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Social Science Research on Forensic Science Topical Working Group Meeting, January 2013

Date Published

January 2013

Publication Type

Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Predicting Erroneous Convictions

Date Published

January 2014

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ FY 15 Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent

Closing Date

May 4, 2015

NIJ seeks proposals for funding to assist in defraying the costs associated with postconviction DNA testing in cases of violent felony offenses (as defined by State law) in which actual innocence might be demonstrated. Funds may be used to identify and review such postconviction cases and to locate and analyze associated biological evidence.

Notice

In fiscal 2020, all state and local forensic capacity enhancement programs...