National Institute of Justice Seeks Input Into Research Agenda

NIJ will host a series of technical working groups in cooperation with the Office on Violence Against Women that focus on further developing and modernizing NIJ's research portfolio on intimate partner violence. Participants are invited to share opinions on which IPV research topics are most in need of further examination and expansion, where research gaps exist, emerging topics that most need additional concentrated research, and steps needed to modernize the view and approach to IPV.

You may send feedback and/or questions to vaw_res@ojp.usdoj.gov. Thank you in advance for participating in our efforts to enhance our current research efforts in the field of IPV. To access a questionnaire to help shape the working group agenda, go to https://fsu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cTjnBBpcQdNlZHL

NIJ Director Discusses Building a Future Generation of Researchers

In the latest NIJ Director's Corner message, "Building Our Next Generation of Researchers," Dr. Nancy Rodriguez discusses her high-priority goal of supporting the research activities of new and emerging scholars. NIJ is providing some support to a record number of researchers through both long-standing and newer fellowship opportunities. Read the message at
http://nij.gov/about/director/pages/rodriguez-young-scholars.aspx.

NIJ Funding Opportunities

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has recently issued the following solicitations. Please be aware that you must submit your application electronically using Grants.gov. Instructions for the Grants.gov registration process are available at: www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.

NIJ FY08 Enhanced Tools for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and Vehicle Borne IED Defeat
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1441

Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.

NIJ is seeking applications for funding to enhance the ability of law enforcement personnel to deal with the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs). NIJ is especially interested in proposals for the development and demonstration of new tools in the following areas of urgent concern:

Vehicle bomb confirmation.
Diagnostic tools for bomb disposal.
Enhanced reconnaissance capability for bomb squad robots.
Proposals addressing other areas of response to the suspected presence of explosive devices also will be considered.

Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000758.pdf

NIJ FY08 Research and Development in Forensic Toxicology Grant
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1467

Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance the analytical tools, technologies, and techniques used by crime laboratories to conduct forensic toxicological analyses. This solicitation focuses on:

Advancing research on alternative drug testing matrices and the pharmacokinetic relationship between these alternative matrices and controlled substances.
Improving the specificity and sensitivity of analytical tools and technologies used in forensic toxicological analyses.
Developing new analytical techniques.
Developing nondestructive techniques.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000763.pdf

NIJ FY08 Institutional Corrections Technology
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: 2007-NIJ-1442

Deadline: April 30, 2007, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.

NIJ is seeking applications for funding technology research, development, testing, and technical evaluation projects that address the technology needs of State and local corrections agencies and other criminal justice agencies that collaborate with them. Concepts may address new technologies that support the operations of a correctional facility. Additionally, NIJ may consider the application of new technologies not developed specifically for corrections but which have corrections application. Specific areas of interest include:

Contraband detection.
Data analysis, integration, and sharing.
Duress alarm systems.
Identification and tracking.
Surveillance and monitoring.
Multi-threat biohazard protective apparel for corrections officers.
Download entire solicitation: www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000772.pdf

Article sponsored by criminal justice online leadership as well as police and military personnel who have authored books.

NIJ's 4th Annual Applied Technologies Conference

April 3–5, 2007Orange County, CA
Are you a law enforcement or crime laboratory executive? If so, the sessions at this year's conference will pertain to you!

Topics include:
How the "CSI Effect" is changing the way jurors see evidence
Improving school safety
Using the latest technologies for communications interoperability and for collecting crime scene evidence
Capitalizing on information-led policing
Using crime mapping to identify hot spots
Planning for and handling mass disasters
How to obtain excess government property from DOD
Strategies for solving cold cases

Public Safety demonstrations will be taking place daily. This year registration is free and open to all public safety executives!
Visit NIJ to learn more and register!