Mentoring Information and Resources Available
During National Mentoring Month (January), see the Mentoring Special Feature for information about the impact mentoring can have on a child and how to get involved in mentoring activities.
Announcements
Publications
- Mortality in State Prisons, 2001-2014 - Statistical Tables
- Reforming Sentencing and Corrections Policy: The Experience of Justice Reinvestment Initiative States
- Arrest-Related Deaths Program Redesign Study, 2015-16: Preliminary Findings
- Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Guidelines
- Mortality in Local Jails, 2001-2014 - Statistical Tables
Looking at the Impact on Policing of Body Worn Cameras
Watch as Dr. Craig Uchida, who leads an NIJ-supported project on the topic, discusses the importance of using research to examine the impact of body-worn cameras.
Funding
- National Anti-Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement Task Forces Program
Deadline: 3/9/2017 - Smart Reentry: Focus on Evidence-based Strategies for Successful Reentry from Incarceration to Community
Deadline: 3/14/2017 - Research and Evaluation on Domestic Radicalization to Violent Extremism
Deadline: 3/22/2017 - W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Race and Crime
Deadline: 3/31/2017
See the OJP Current Funding Opportunities page for more.
Online Resources
- See what is being done to prevent stalking, improve justice system response, and enhance services to victims
- New video, Partners in Justice—BIA Victim Specialists, highlights program successes and challenges
- Success Story: See how Pennsylvania is using Justice Assistance Grant funds to improve records management and information sharing across agencies
- Access the Human Trafficking Special Feature for resources during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month