NIJ Awards in Fiscal Year 1997. Series: Research in Brief Author: National Institute of Justice Published: June 1998 Subject: Program evaluations, funding resources 66 pages 94,000 bytes U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice National Institute of Justice Jeremy Travis, Director Research in Brief June 1998 NIJ Awards in Fiscal Year 1997 This list presents the grants, interagency and cooperative agreements, contracts, and fellowships awarded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) during fiscal year 1997. The awards reflect research, evaluation, training, dissemination, and technical support projects, including those supported by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (the Crime Act) and those conducted in partnership with other Federal agencies. An annual open solicitation for proposals invites investigators to initiate research and evaluation in broadly defined topic areas; more focused solicitations are issued throughout the year on specific topics and programs, including those emphasized by the Crime Act. Organization of the Awards List The awards are listed alphabetically by project title within five major topic areas and additional subcategories. Each award lists the title of the project, the principal contact with affiliation, dollar amount, and the grant or proposal application number. Grant numbers beginning with a number other than 97 are supplements to previous years' awards. Grant numbers starting with 98 were selected in fiscal year 1997 but processed after October 1. (Projects with application numbers rather than grant numbers were being processed as the list went to the printer.) Awards made with funds appropriated under the Crime Act are identified with an asterisk (*) before the project name. 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For online access to this Research in Brief as well as other NIJ publications, connect to NIJ's Web page at http://www.ojp.gov/nij or the Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org. ----------------- Contents Criminal Behavior Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) Drugs and Crime Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Violence Crime Control and Prevention Community Policing Crime Mapping Firearms Research Locally Initiated Partnerships--Policing Criminal Justice System Corrections Courts Law Enforcement Family Support Program Technology Research and Development Community-Oriented Policing Technology DNA Identification Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program General Technology Support Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers Less-than-Lethal Technology Information Dissemination and Technical Support ----------------- Criminal Behavior Correlates of Specialization and Escalation in Criminal Careers Pennsylvania State University Chester Britt $23,245 97-IJ-CX-0020 This project is investigating factors that might predict the likelihood that offenders will specialize in a crime type or escalate to more serious forms of crime over the course of their criminal career. Cost Analysis of Day Reporting Centers Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation Amy Craddock $49,998 97-IJ-CX-0006 This analysis is examining whether the benefits of providing day reporting centers exceed the costs and assessing how to increase program efficiency. Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T. University of Nebraska, Omaha Finn-Aage Esbensen $483,204 94-IJ-CX-0058 This project supports the longitudinal evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T) Program, a school-based gang prevention curriculum taught by law enforcement officers. Immigration and Naturalization Service Detention and Removal: A White Paper Yale Law School Peter H. Schuck $32,468 97-IJ-CX-0005 This report examines the limitations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) current detention strategies and explores possible improvements and alternatives. Impact Evaluation of the Opportunity To Succeed Program The Urban Institute Shellie Rossman $101,271 94-IJ-CX-0010 This 4-year evaluation includes a process evaluation, an impact evaluation, and a cost-benefit analysis of the OPTS program, which provides an array of services to probationers and parolees returning to their communities. Drug Use Forecasting (DUF)* *This program was expanded into the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring System (ADAM) in 1997. The Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) program in 23 sites performs drug tests on samples of arrestees brought to booking facilities. The test findings indicate levels of drug use, determine what drugs are used in specific jurisdictions, and track changes in arrestees' drug use patterns. DUF--Statistical Support Aspen Systems Corporation Lilly Gardner $430,333 93-IJ-CX-C002 This award supports data entry, analyses, maintenance of data files, preparation of publications, and periodic training and technical assistance to site personnel. Atlanta DUF Georgia State University Institute of Government Administration Kirk Elifson $73,596 96-IJ-CX-A025 Birmingham DUF City of Birmingham L. Foster Cook $70,003 95-IJ-CX-A005 Chicago DUF TASC of Illinois, Inc. Melody Heaps $58,032 95-IJ-CX-A020 Dallas DUF Dallas County Sheriff's Department Charles Fawn $30,544 94-IJ-CX-A039 Denver DUF Colorado Division of Criminal Justice Kim English $80,444 95-IJ-CX-A010 Detroit DUF Michigan State University Tim Bynum $74,875 94-IJ-CX-A020 Ft. Lauderdale DUF Broward County Sheriff's Office Ron Cochran $49,171 94-IJ-CX-A030 Houston DUF Houston-Galveston Area Council Brett Arkinson $63,930 95-IJ-CX-A008 Indianapolis DUF Marion County Justice Agency Cindy Mowery $11,554 95-IJ-CX-A013 Los Angeles DUF Los Angeles, Inc., Public Health Foundation Karen Garcia $96,315 97-IJ-CX-A007 Manhattan DUF New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services Patricia Thomas $79,768 94-IJ-CX-A013 Miami DUF Metro Dade County Dorothy Fletcher $38,937 95-IJ-CX-A023 New Orleans DUF Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office William C. Hunter $32,820 94-IJ-CX-A014 Omaha DUF Omaha Office of Public Safety Frederick Power $33,387 93-IJ-CX-A023 Philadelphia DUF Temple University Jack R. Green $70,784 96-IJ-CX-A026 St. Louis DUF St. Louis (Missouri) Metropolitan Police Department Scott H. Decker $119,455 97-IJ-CX-A008 San Antonio DUF San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Sergio Soto $70,003 95-IJ-CX-A009 Washington, DC DUF District of Columbia Pretrial Service Janis Bergin $34,266 95-IJ-CX-A024 Drugs and Crime Assessment of the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) BOTEC Analysis Corporation Patricia M. Reinhardt $199,843 97-IJ-CX-0044 Five sites--Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and the Southwest Border--that participated in the High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program are being evaluated to ascertain effectiveness of program implementation, distribution of program resources, and ability to foster interagency cooperation. Cocaine Alternative Treatment Study (CATS) National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University Herbert D. Kleber $100,000 97-IJ-CX-0026 This award assists the Cocaine Alternative Treatment Study in monitoring six data collection sites during the first year of operation through development of a data management system that will track site performance, analyze program and client data, and assess compliance with protocol. Evaluation of Breaking the Cycle The Urban Institute Adele Harrell $599,705 97-IJ-CX-0013 This award supports evaluation of a comprehensive and coordinated program in Birmingham, Alabama, designed to reduce substance abuse and criminal activity and improve the health and social functioning of drug-involved offenders by combining drug treatment with criminal justice sanctions and incentives. *Evaluation of Drug Treatment Courts: Kansas City, Missouri, and Pensacola, Florida Abt Associates Inc. Terence Dunworth $345,236 97-DC-VX-K002 This award supports a process and outcome evaluation of two drug courts. Evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (Testing, Effective Sanctions, Treatment) University of California, Los Angeles, and RAND Corporation Douglas Longshore $748,629 97-IJ-CX-0041 Researchers are conducting a comprehensive impact and outcome evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (Testing, Effective Sanctions, Treatment), a drug testing and monitoring program for pretrial defendants in 22 Federal judicial districts. Homeless and Nonhomeless Persons: Patterns of Arrest and Drug Use California Public Health Foundation Richard Speigelman $24,961 97-IJ-CX-0045 This study is distinguishing patterns of arrest and drug use for homeless versus nonhomeless persons in U.S. cities that participate in the Drug Use Forecasting program. Influence of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Delinquency and Drug Use State University of New York, Albany, Research Foundation Eric P. Baumer $30,485 97-IJ-CX-0028 This award is exploring the effects of individual, family, and neighborhood characteristics on delinquency and drug use among adolescents and young adults and possible indirect effects of neighborhood on key causal paths to delinquency. Life Course Model of Careers in Crime and Substance Abuse University of Minnesota Christopher Uggen $45,903 8-8989-MN-IJ The award examines the effect of employment on drug use and criminal activity. Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Across Five Factors University of Maryland, College Park Andre B. Rosay $12,068 97-IJ-CX-0051 Drug Use Forecasting data are being used to determine statistically significant differences in the validity of self-reported drug use based on gender, ethnicity, age, and offense category. Residential Substance Abuse Treatment *Client Motivation in Therapeutic Community Treatment University of Delaware, Newark Costel D. Denson $50,000 97-RT-VX-K004 This project is evaluating the expansion of Delaware's therapeutic continuum of residential treatment for drug abusing prisoners. *Collaborative Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Program for Drug-Involved Parole Violators Vera Institute of Justice, Inc. Douglas Young $59,952 98-RT-VX-K002 The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and the Vera Institute of Justice propose to collaboratively evaluate the RSAT program as well as conduct research on recidivism and recommitment of technical parole violators to Pennsylvania state prisons. *Evaluation of Florida's RSAT for State Prisoners Program Florida State University Olivia H. Pope $49,998 97-RT-VX-K007 This project is evaluating the implementation and treatment effects of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program at three Florida correctional facilities. *Evaluation of Jail-Based Treatment in Virginia University of Maryland, College Park Faye Taxman $59,982 98-RT-VX-K001 This award supports an evaluation of the implementation of the jail-based program and its aftercare component. Researchers are collecting data about the milieu in both the jail and the community, tracking the treatment, and monitoring the outcome. *Evaluation of RSAT University of Wisconsin, Madison Paul D. Moberg $49,285 97-RT-VX-K001 This project is evaluating local implementation of Wisconsin's program, which is located in a minimum security facility and offers a therapeutic community for prisoners who are dually diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. *Evaluation of RSAT for State Prison Inmates University of New Mexico Robert Wilson $50,000 97-RT-VX-K002 This project is evaluating the "We Are Recovering" therapeutic community at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility and developing a framework for future evaluation of the program's aftercare component. *Evaluation of RSAT for State Prisoners Program University of Missouri, St. Louis Mary Beth Johnson $59,938 97-RT-VX-K013 The Ozark Correctional Center Drug Treatment Program is being evaluated to determine whether participation in the program has resulted in more desirable outcomes for inmates. *Evaluation of Texas Youth Commission RSAT Chemical Dependency Treatment University of Texas, Austin William R. Kelly $58,577 97-RT-VX-K016 The focus of this collaborative effort is an assessment of the relationship between offender characteristics and predictors and treatment progress and completion. *Evaluation of the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center's Treatment of Substance Abusing Juvenile Offenders Virginia Commonwealth University Jill Gordon $59,538 97-RT-VX-K020 The Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center in Virginia is being evaluated to examine the impact this highly structured program for youth with moderate to severe substance abuse problems has had on the development of prosocial attitudes and behaviors. *Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Program University of California, Los Angeles Michael Prendergast $50,000 97-RT-VX-K003 This award evaluates the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program at the California Institution for Women. *Evaluation of the Harris County (Texas) Sheriff's Department "New Choices" Program University of Houston Joseph Caronari $59,739 97-RT-VX-K010 New Choices, a program operated by the Harris County Sheriff's Department in Houston, Texas, is being evaluated to determine the impact of the program on clients. *Evaluation of the Maxey Substance Abuse Treatment Program University of Michigan David Plawchan $49,022 97-RT-VX-K008 This award supports an evaluation of the Maxey Training School for substance abusing youth involved in the Michigan juvenile justice system. *Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Prerelease RSAT Community for Women Washington State University Dretha Phillips $60,000 97-RT-VX-K014 This evaluation is obtaining data on the strengths, weaknesses, and initial effects on participants of the Pine Lodge Prerelease RSAT in eastern Washington State. *Evaluation of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections RSAT Program Brown University Craig Love $44,985 97-RT-VX-K012 The Correctional Recovery Academy, operated by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, is being evaluated to determine the efficacy of this cognitive and behavioral residential treatment program. *Evaluation of the RSAT for State Prisoners Program University of Illinois, Champaign Ernest L. Cowles $59,697 97-RT-VX-K019 A new program located at the Illinois Youth Center at St. Charles is being evaluated to provide detailed information on the program's goals, context, structure, and organizational linkages. *Evaluation of the South Carolina RSAT for State Prisoners University of South Carolina Bill Ruefle $59,746 97-RT-VX-K015 The Correctional Recovery Academy, operated by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, is being evaluated to determine the effectiveness of the Academy and of the related postrelease continuing care program. *Evaluation of the Therapeutic Community Program for Female Substance Abusing Offenders at the Dwight Corrections Center Governors State University Cheryl L. Mejta $60,000 97-RT-VX-K017 This award is a process and impact evaluation of a federally funded project to treat female substance abuse offenders. *National Evaluation of RSAT National Development and Research Institute Douglas S. Lipton $499,960 97-RT-VX-K006 This award supports an evaluation of the implementation of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment program for State prisoners and preliminary data collection for an outcome evaluation. *Ohio RSAT Evaluation Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Richard Mukisa $59,900 97-RT-VX-K011 This partnership between the University of Cincinnati and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services is evaluating all four of Ohio's RSAT programs. *"The Other Way" Program Evaluation University of Iowa Anita Patterson $59,953 97-RT-VX-K009 This award is evaluating the operations and effectiveness of The Other Way, a substance abuse treatment program for adult men at Iowa's Clarinda Correctional Facility. *Therapeutic Milieu in Treatment of Offenders University of Maryland, College Park Faye S. Taxman $50,000 97-RT-VX-K005 This award supports a process and impact evaluation of Maryland's comprehensive strategy for providing treatment services to offenders both during incarceration and upon release through an aftercare component. Violence Adolescent Violence in Schools and Communities Vera Institute of Justice, Inc. Mercer Sullivan $250,000 97-IJ-CX-0050 This award is using a comparative ethnographic approach to examine violence in the lives of adolescents, including the effect of violence on development, the construction of psychological coping mechanisms, the relationship between the fear of being victimized and the propensity to victimize others, and the meaning of violence to adolescents. Adolescent Violence: Lethal and Nonlethal Columbia University, School of Public Health Jeffrey Fagan $175,455 97-IJ-CX-0023 This study of violent incidents among 15-24 year olds living in New York City in 1986-1995 is identifying the individual, social, and economic risk factors that contribute to violence among young people. *Alcohol and Drugs in Domestic Violence: Their Effect on Womens' Utilization of the Police University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ira W. Hutchison $40,571 97-IJ-CX-0047 This study investigates the connections between the use of alcohol and other drugs and women's utilization of the police in domestic violence incidents. *Alcohol Problems and Violence Against Women University of Northern Iowa William R. Downs $86,918 96-WT-NX-0005 This study describes the relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence among two at-risk populations--women in alcohol treatment programs and women receiving services as victims of domestic violence. *Assessing the Use of Medical Records as Legal Evidence in Domestic Violence Cases Northeastern University Nancy Isaac $165,990 97-WT-VX-0008 This researcher-practitioner partnership involving the legal, medical, and victim advocacy communities is evaluating the utility of medical record information as legal evidence of domestic violence. Brooklyn Domestic Violence Experiment Victim Services, Inc. Robert Davis $63,433 94-IJ-CX-0047 This award supports an experimental evaluation of a batterers' treatment program in Brooklyn, New York, to determine rates of new violence. Comparing Adult and Juvenile Homicides in Los Angeles University of Southern California Cheryl Maxson $50,000 97-IJ-CX-0018 This project, part of a series of homicide studies, expands to adult homicides an extensive data collection effort currently under way on juvenile homicides in Los Angeles. Domestic Violence Shelter Population in San Diego San Diego Association of Governments Susan Pennell $39,946 97-IJ-CX-0007 This award supports creation of a central repository of comprehensive information of domestic violence shelters and the types of services needed to improve delivery of services. *Domestic Violence: Understanding the Criminal Justice Support Systems for Women in Rural Communities New Mexico State University Satya P. Krishnan $152,506 97-WT-VX-0003 This award is examining the initial contacts and progressions of 150 women in rural communities through three formal support systems (shelter, law enforcement, and the court system) for a period of one year, the factors involved in a woman's decision to seek and use the three formal support systems, and the services offered by each. Drugs and Alcohol and Their Connections to Domestic Violence University of New Mexico Marjorie Hudson $49,206 98-IJ-CX-0031 This award is collecting urine sample, police, and interview data on 400 domestic violence arrestees in Bernalillo County (Albuquerque), New Mexico, to examine the nexus between substance abuse and domestic violence. Estimating the Population at Risk for Violence During Child Visitation Victim Services Agency Chris O'Sullivan $44,797 98-IJ-CX-0021 The project is examining family court records to determine the extent to which women attempting to separate from a violent partner face risks of violence when fathers exercise child visitation rights. Evaluation of Tribal Stategies Against Violence Initiative Orbis Associates Richard Nichols $239,583 97-DD-BX-0031 The Bureau of Justice Assistance's Tribal Strategies Against Violence initiative is being evaluated to find out what comprehensive strategies have been implemented by selected sites and to analyze how specific characteristics of the reservation have affected development of the initiative. *Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Services in Ohio's Domestic Violence Cases Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services Carol Bohmer $140,038 97-WT-VX-0009 This project assesses the effectiveness of Ohio's advocacy services in helping women to pursue adjudication of perpetrators and achieve goals in personal function. Exploring the Links Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Research Triangle Institute James Collins, NIJ Visiting Fellow $209,301 97-IJ-CX-0009 This award supports a study of programs that integrate domestic violence services and substance abuse treatment for both batterers and victims. From Probable Cause to Beyond Reasonable Doubt Longview (Washington) Police Department Bob Burgreen $104,500 97-DD-BX-0053 This project is linking arrest and final disposition in domestic violence cases through the use of a legal coordinator assigned to assist in all aspects of domestic violence cases. *Impact of Legal Advocacy on Intimate Partner Homicide Carnegie Mellon University Daniel Nagin $191,870 97-WT-VX-0004 This award examines how local policy, social services, and resources committed to legal advocacy effect differences in the rate of intimate partner homicide over time across jurisdictions. Murder in Space City Re-examined: Houston Homicide Sam Houston State University Victoria Brewer $49,824 97-IJ-CX-0014 This award, part of a series of homicide studies, is analyzing data from Houston, Texas, police files to determine factors that correlate with high homicide rates and case dispositions. *National Evaluation of the Violence Against Women Act Grants The Urban Institute Martha Burt $150,032 95-WT-NX-0005 This project continues documentation of the range of programs funded by the Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants under the Violence Against Women Act, including assessment of grantee outcomes, examination of their planning and implementation efforts, and development of a strategy for documenting long-term impacts. Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods Harvard University Felton J. Earls $2,405,295 93-IJ-CX-K005 This longitudinal study, which is sponsored jointly with the MacArthur Foundation, is collecting data over an 8-year period on 7,000 children and youths from birth to age 18, their families, and their neighborhoods to trace the development of delinquent and criminal behavior patterns, including substance abuse. *Richmond (Virginia)-Police Foundation Domestic Violence Partnership Police Foundation Rosann Greenspan $199,098 98-WT-VX-0001 This researcher-practitioner partnership is developing a data system for tracking domestic violence program interventions and assessing and evaluating the outcomes. Risk of Serious Injury or Death in Intimate Violence Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Carolyn R. Block $59,975 96-IJ-CX-0020 This project identifies factors that place battered women in danger of life-threatening injury or death and develops high-risk profiles by analyzing cases in which women and men were killed through intimate violence. *Stalking: Its Role in Serious Domestic Violence Cases University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Cindy B. Kamilar $26,276 97-WT-VX-0002 This award examines the role of stalking in serious cases of domestic violence and the effectiveness of antistalking laws in terms of arrest, conviction, and sanction rates. *Study of the Effectiveness of State Antistalking Efforts Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. J. Thomas McEwen $200,779 97-WT-VX-0007 This national assessment of State antistalking efforts is identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the efforts, describing model practices and procedures, and specifying ways that antistalking initiatives can be strengthened. *Violence Against Women in El Paso, Texas Texas A&M University Andrew Giacomazzi $49,998 97-WE-VX-0131 This award supports a collaboration between the El Paso Police and the University of Texas at El Paso to implement strategies to reduce the occurrence of domestic violence and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies. Crime Control and Prevention *Boston's Safe Neighborhood Initiatives Harvard University Mark Moore $274,223 97-MU-MU-0013 This award assists Boston's Safe Neighborhood Initiatives in developing a model for implementing partnerships among police, prosecutors, and members of the community to prevent and reduce crime and improve the quality of life and in developing appropriate performance measurements for such collaborations. Childhood Victimization and Delinquency, Adult Criminality, and Violent Criminal Behavior: A Replication and Extension Washington Department of Social and Health Services Diana J. English $285,719 97-IJ-CX-0017 This study is comparing substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect to subsequent court records in King County, Washington, to determine the relationship of childhood victimization to delinquency, adult criminality, and violence. *Enhancing Police Integrity University of Delaware, Newark Carl B. Klockars $879,987 97-IJ-CX-0025 This study of three exemplary police agencies is examining the formal and informal mechanisms governing misconduct. *Evaluation of Computers in Patrol Cars San Francisco State University Caran Colvin $255,000 98-IJ-CX-0012 This award is assessing a San Francisco Police Department's strategy to reduce report-writing time. Specifically, the project will address the question: Does the use of a mobile computer terminal save time, and if so, is the time being reallocated to community policing? *Force Factor University of South Carolina Geoffrey P. Alpert $270,173 98-IJ-CX-0018 This award is examining the issue of police use of force through a national survey, development of a standardized definition of force, and a focus on the Miami, Florida, and Prince Georges County, Maryland, police departments. Housing Conditions, Fear, and Victimization University of Utah Barbara Brown $236,195 98-IJ-CX-0022 This award uses baseline data and data from a new housing subdivision in Salt Lake City to test whether proximity to the new subdivision and to scattered site housing rehabilitation has any impact on fear, victimization, or spill-over housing upgrading. Impact Evaluation of the Weed and Seed Program Abt Associates Inc. Terence Dunworth $245,000 95-DD-BX-0134 This impact evaluation is assessing outcomes of the Weed and Seed program in eight sites using a multimethod approach. National Crime Victimization Survey: Survey Attrition, Victimization, and Reporting Crime Arizona State University Sharon Lohr $25,000 97-IJ-CX-0043 Researchers are analyzing data from the National Crime Victimization Survey to explore the probability of nonresponse among crime victims so that partial information in the data can be used. Phoenix Use of Force Project: Predictors of Suspects' Use of Force University of North Carolina, Charlotte David J. Hirschel $24,953 97-IJ-CX-0054 Researchers are reanalyzing the data from the 1994 Phoenix, Arizona, use-of-force study to assess the factors likely to result in a suspect's use of force against police officers initiating an arrest as well as the factors likely to predict suspect compliance during the making of an arrest. *Responding to the Problem Police Officer: An Evaluation of Early Warning Systems University of Nebraska, Omaha Mary Laura Farnham $174,643 98-IJ-CX-0002 Law enforcement agencies have developed early warning systems to identify officers who receive high rates of citizen complaints and to provide remedial intervention to correct their behavior. This award is conducting a national assesment of early warning systems to determine their effects on police officer performance. Role of Local Law Enforcement in Controlling Illegal Immigration and Other Transnational Crimes Georgetown University William McDonald, NIJ Visiting Fellow $22,710 95-IJ-CX-0110 This project studies State and local law enforcement efforts against transnational crime, including illegal immigration, street crime committed by illegal immigrants, organized crime initiated outside U.S. borders, and immigrant involvement in the drug trade. Security Technologies in Schools Sandia National Laboratories Mary W. Green $202,000 97-IJ-CX-A072 This award will develop a guide for law enforcement and public school officials to use in determing the appropriateness, cost, and expected effectiveness of applying security technologies in schools. Tenant Organization and Its Effects on Neighborhood Crime John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Research Foundation of the City University of New York Gary Winkel $49,962 97-IJ-CX-0030 Researchers are investigating the effects of tenant social organizations by examining whether better organized buildings are less prone to neighborhood crime than are less well organized buildings. *Who Gets What in Policing? National Assessment of Police Chiefs' Experiences with Budgets Police Executive Research Forum Clifford L. Karchmer $296,358 97-LB-VX-K005 This award supports a national assessment of police chiefs' concern with issues involved in budgetary decisionmaking, the factors associated with success or difficulty, and innovative approaches to the budgetary process. *Women in Policing: Assessing the Work Environment New Traditions for Women, Inc. Donna Milgram $92,434 98-IJ-CX-0013 This award is developing a "Workplace Environment Assessment Tool" law enforcement agencies can use to determine how receptive their workplace is to women and minority police officers, identify what barriers (if any) exist for women and minority police officers, and pinpoint the barriers with enough specificity that police departments can take action to overcome them. Community Policing *Analysis of the Indirect Impacts of Community Policing Police Foundation David Weisburd $412,011 97-IJ-CX-0055 This award examines the issue of displacement and diffusion in police efforts to reduce crime in Jersey City, New Jersey. Community Policing in a Commercial District Temple University Jack R. Greene $280,699 97-IJ-CX-0049 This award supports an examination of community policing in a commercial district of Philadelphia to better understand how problem-oriented policing efforts address crime, fear, and incivilities in business districts. *Community Variables in Community Policing State University of New York, Albany, Research Foundation David Duffee $468,453 97-IJ-CX-0052 This project is identifying the dimensions of police-community interaction in community policing initiatives. *Computer-Aided Dispatch in Support of Community Policing Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. J. Thomas McEwen $283,818 97-IJ-CX-0048 This study examines how computer-aided dispatch (CAD) systems can be incorporated more effectively into community policing efforts. Effects of Geographical and Staffing Models on Community Policing San Diego (California) Police Department Donna J. Warlick $176,230 98-IJ-CX-0016 From 1994 through 1996, the San Diego Police Department accomplished a massive Department reorganization to support neighborhood policing efforts. This award supports a test of the effectiveness of a modification that incorporates both "beat cops" with team policing features. Evaluation of the Dallas (Texas) Police Department's Interactive Community Policing Program Center for Research, Evaluation, and Technology Charles Mindel $295,570 95-IJ-CX-0070 This evaluation examines implementation of an Interactive Community Policing Model (ICPM) in Dallas, Texas; codifies and measures the ICPM; develops a replicable implementation technology; and assesses the effects of the ICPM on the community and the police department. *Evaluation of the Police Corps Program Westat, Inc. Stephen K. Dietz $250,000 97-IJ-CX-0057 Using a within and cross-site evaluation process, researchers are assessing six demonstration Police Corps sites to determine the impact of training on recruits' attitudes toward community policing. Implementing Community Policing in Los Angeles, California: An Action Science Partnership Training Research Corporation Edward Smith $179,560 95-IJ-CX-0060 This project establishes a partnership between the Los Angeles Police Department and the city's two largest research universities to test whether the implementation of community policing can be accelerated by feeding data into the organization at strategic points and whether such a partnership can be a catalyst in transforming a large and complex police agency. Leaders' Perceptions of Community Policing University of Cincinnati Lawrence Travis $139,052 98-IJ-CX-0005 This award explores the nature and extent of agreement relating to community policing as expressed by police agency executives, police officer association leaders, and union leaders. *Structure of Large Municipal Police Organizations During the Community Policing Era University of Nebraska Mary Laura Farnham $177,159 98-IJ-CX-0003 This award examines the impact of community policing on the structural organization of police agencies. Specifically, does community policing reduce the levels of hierarchy, decentralize decisionmaking, and result in less formalization and fewer special units? Using a High-Definition Geographic Information System to Enhance Community Policing on College Campuses Temple University George F. Rengert $248,662 98-IJ-CX-0001 This award supports a test of a high definition, three-dimensional geographic information system to identify "hot spots" on campus, implement responses, and measure the effectiveness of the responses. Crime Mapping *Demonstrating the Analytical Utility of GIS for Policing Southern Illinois University James LeBeau $200,378 97-LB-VX-K010 Four mapping and geographic information system modules are being developed to demonstrate the utility of different cartographic techniques in the analysis of calls for service, identification of locations particularly dangerous to officers, and predictions of violence. Development of a Geographic Information System Analysis Software Environmental Systems Research Institute John Perry $519,892 97-IJ-CX-0042 This award is developing and field testing geographic information system-based crime analysis application modules to provide a series of tools that can be applied to different patrol beats to facilitate community-oriented policing. Development of a Spatial Analysis Tool Kit for Use in a Metropolitan Crime Incident Geographic Information System Ned Levine and Associates Ned Levine $49,920 97-IJ-CX-0040 This award is testing new methods of spatial analysis for mapping crime patterns, especially break-ins and auto thefts, in Baltimore County. *Enhancing the Design and Analytical Potential of Crime Mapping Southern Illinois University James LeBeau $49,990 97-LB-VX-0002 This award provides training to NIJ's Crime Mapping Research Center staff in the use of cartographic and spatial analytic applications and in the research and development of specific mapping applications. *Innovative Crime Mapping Techniques and Special Analysis Hunter College, Research Foundation of the City University of New York Victor Goldsmith $249,930 97-LB-VX-K013 The City University of New York and the New York City Police Department are expanding their current collaboration to test methodologies that will augment the capacity of individual precincts to analyze crime patterns. Firearms Research Effectiveness of Denial of Handgun Purchase University of California, Davis Garen Wintemute $199,794 98-IJ-CX-0024 This award is assessing the effectiveness of California's criminal history background checks for handgun purchases, which became more stringent in 1991. Handgun Intervention Program Evaluation The Urban Institute Jeffrey A. Roth $25,502 95-IJ-CX-0106 This study is evaluating the Handgun Intervention Program in the 36th District Court in Detroit, Michigan. The goal of the program is to prevent gun violence among defendents charged with carrying a concealed weapon. Illegal Firearms Markets Northeastern University Glenn L. Pierce $499,990 97-IJ-CX-0053 This award is using data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' Youth Handgun Interdiction Initiative to improve understanding of illegal firearms markets targeting juveniles, to understand the utility of firearms tracing, and to identify requirements to more effectively trace firearms. Youth, Firearms, and Violence in Atlanta: A Problem-Solving Approach Emory University Arthur Kellermann $198,015 94-MU-CX-K003 This study employs a problem-solving approach to reduce gun violence among youth in metropolitan Atlanta. The approach involves working with the community and with State and local governments to analyze the magnitude, extent, and characteristics of the problem. Locally Initiated Partnerships--Policing *Development of a Multiagency Police Research Partnership Involving Arizona's Police Departments Arizona State University Vince Webb $113,273 98-IJ-CX-0006 This award establishes a police-researcher partnership to share information about each agency's community policing program and to refine each agency's community policing research agenda. Locally Initiated Research Partnership with Arlington County, Virginia The Urban Institute Elizabeth Langston $133,911 98-IJ-CX-0009 The award supports a partnership between the Urban Institute and the Arlington County Police Department to explore the continued development of community policing. National Evaluation of Locally Initiated Research Partnership Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. J. Thomas McEwen $299,971 95-IJ-CX-0083 This award continues and expands the current evaluation of the 37 projects in the Locally-Initiated Research Partnership Program through case studies, telephone interviews, review of grant products, Internet participation, and interaction at annual cluster conferences. Research Partnership Between Lexington (Kentucky) Police Department and Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University Larry K. Gaines $33,464 98-IJ-CX-0004 This project establishes a research partnership to support one initial research project, plan a second one, and establish a system for soliciting, prioritizing, and supervising subsequent research projects. Criminal Justice System *Analysis of Global Database on Crime and Criminal Justice Robin W. Burnham, NIJ Visiting Fellow $113,615 97-MU-CX-0002 This project is reviewing the history and development of the five waves of the United Nations Crime Survey, addressing its weaknesses and strengths, and developing recommendations to address specific concerns of member nations. Criminal Justice Research Training Program for Graduate Students Howard University Florence B. Bonner $33,300 97-IJ-CX-A087 This training program gives graduate students an opportunity to gain experience in criminal justice research and research administration. Community Justice: A Comprehensive and Analytical Review George Washington University and Florida State University David Karp and Todd R. Clear $52,802 97-IJ-CX-0032 Two prominent researchers are examining the core elements of community justice, including current practice, analytic framework, distinctiveness relative to other approaches, and justification based on contemporary political philosophy. Developing an Internet Model for Cross-National Information Sharing and Dissemination Sergey S. Chapkey, NIJ Visiting Fellow $49,550 95-IJ-CX-0033 This project further develops the Institute's cross-national information sharing and dissemination capabilities. *Development of a National Study of Victim Needs and Assistance Sought Victim Services, Inc. Robert Davis $204,329 98-VF-GX-0011 This award involves a pilot study of methodological approaches for a national effort to identify crime victims and their needs, sources of assistance, and services received. *Evaluation of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program Cosmos Corporation Robert Yin $749,981 97-LB-VX-0013 This award examines how State and local governments are using Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Programs, analyzes the decisionmaking models they use to allocate funds, evaluates the process used to identify an innovative project, and evaluates BJA's electronic application process and monitoring processes. *Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Through a Team Approach Wayne State University Arlene N. Weisz $153,491 97-WT-VX-0006 This award evaluates the services provided by advocates in police and prosecutor offices to examine the effectiveness of advocacy on the type of prosecution, rate of repeat victimization, and satisfaction with services offered. Investigating Repeat Victimization with the National Crime Victimization Survey American University Peter Koutsandreas $50,000 97-IJ-CX-0027 National Crime Victimization Survey data are being analyzed to ascertain the contribution of repeat victims to the annual victimization rate and determine predictors of the transition to repeat victim status, thus providing insight into who will become a repeat victim. *Linguistic Methods of Determining Authorship Carole E. Chaski, NIJ Visiting Fellow $79,000 97-LB-VX-0011 This project is developing, demonstrating, and testing a technique that uses the language of a document to provide evidence of an author's identity. *Lummi Automated Case Tracking and Management System Lummi Indian Nation Darrell Hillaire $63,941 97-LB-VX-K016 This project is developing and implementing an automated case tracking and management system that will electronically connect data on a criminal incident, arrest, adjudication, and sentence to a unified database that can be accessed by criminal justice agencies. *Police Response to Officer-Involved Shootings University of Houston David A. Klinger $49,332 97-IJ-CX-0029 This award is examining how shootings affect police officers and developing techniques to enhance the capacity of police administrators and mental health professionals to develop procedures that will minimize negative consequences for officers involved in such incidents. Psychological and Behavioral Effects of Hate Crimes on Victims Boston (Massachusetts) Police Department Luis Garcia $97,478 97-IJ-CX-0011 This project is examining the lingering effects of hate violence on victims and assessing the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in meeting the needs of such victims. *Public Attitudes Concerning the Use of New Technologies To Detect Weapons Johns Hopkins University Daniel W. Webster $266,945 97-LB-VX-0012 This study is examining public attitudes toward new law enforcement weapons detection and surveillance technologies and intervention strategies. Public Responses to Vermont's Experiment with Restorative Justice Doble Research Associates, Inc. John Doble $94,757 98-IJ-CX-0028 This award is surveying the opinions of Vermont's citizens about and experience with the State's system of "restorative justice" and the views of criminal justice officials about the new system and its effectiveness. Sex Offender Notification in Wisconsin Communities Marquette University Richard G. Zevitz $49,972 98-IJ-CX-0015 This award examines the effectiveness of various approaches to notifying citizens that a sex offender is living in their community. *Sex Offenders in the Community: The Value of Polygraphs Colorado Division of Criminal Justice Kim English $252,231 97-LB-VX-0014 Researchers are exploring the value of and ethics surrounding polygraph data in monitoring, treatment, and prevention of sexual assaults by sex offenders who have been released to the community. Toward Common Sense in Sentencing Thomas J. Quinn, NIJ Visiting Fellow $163,000 95-IJ-CX-0016 This project examines the emerging interest in restorative justice from the perspective of State and local criminal justice officials and policymakers. Workshop on Longitudinal Surveys of Children National Science Foundation Cheryl Eavey $80,000 97-IJ-CX-A061 This award supports efforts to collaborate and share information among investigators and funders of current and future longitudinal surveys of children. Corrections Analysis of Post-Prison Employment of the Herman Toulson Boot Camps Prerelease Employment Program Coppin State University Sherrise Y. Truesdale $15,000 97-IJ-CX-0037 This award compares the employment success of graduates of the Herman Toulson Boot Camp Prerelease Employment program to offenders who were placed on probation or parole. Case Classification in Community Corrections: A National Survey University of Cincinnati Edward Latessa $59,556 98-IJ-CX-0008 This award is surveying community corrections agencies to describe the nature and extent of these agencies' use of case classifications. Evaluating the Impact of Alternative Housing and Programming Policies in Adult Prisons Abt Associates Inc. Terence Dunworth $208,146 98-CE-VX-0003 This award is examining the issue of waived juveniles sentenced to adult prisons to determine the number of waived juveniles admitted to adult prisons in 1997 in each State, to identify the characteristics of these juveniles, and to describe how prisons respond to their needs. *Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Correctional Options Demonstration Program National Council on Crime and Delinquency James F. Austin $200,000 95-DD-BX-K009 This award supports continued evaluation of cost-effective alternatives to traditional incarceration. Fifteen sites that operate boot camps and other intermediate sanctions programs are being evaluated. Evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections' Criminal Justice System Project Policy Studies, Inc. David Price $499,949 97-IJ-CX-0056 This process evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections' Criminal Justice System Project (CJSP) is assessing the ability of new correctional policymaking structures to work collaboratively, generate long-term strategies for systemwide change, and develop sanctioning options that meet policy goals. *Executive Seminar Series on Sentencing and Corrections University of Minnesota Michael Tonry $498,812 97-MU-MU-K006 This project supports five seminars involving researchers and practitioners with expertise in sentencing and corrections to identify significant issues and discuss how those issues can be addressed through sentencing policies and correctional practices. *Government Management of Correctional Privatization and Its Impact on Public Administration Abt Associates Inc. Terence Dunworth $247,438 98-CE-VX-0002 This award examines issues related to the privatization of correctional initiatives, including the experience to date of Federal, State, and local governments in managing private correctional firms and an evaluation of contracting approaches. Health Status of Soon-To-Be-Released Inmates National Commission on Correctional Health Care Robert Greifinger $500,000 97-IJ-CX-K018 Panels of experts in correctional health care are identifying interventions for the diagnosis and treatment of communicable diseases, chronic diseases, and mental illnesses in soon-to-be released inmates. *Impact of Truth-in-Sentencing on Length of Stay in Prison The Urban Institute William J. Sabol $212,491 98-CE-VX-0006 This award assesses the effects of truth-in-sentencing provisions on length of stay, develops methods for estimating length of stay for entering cohorts, and explores how the criminal justice and corrections systems have adapted to truth-in-sentencing. New Boys On the Block: Under 18-Year-Olds in Adult Prisons American Correctional Association Robert B. Levinson $49,592 97-IJ-CX-0024 This study is determining the number of offenders under 18 years of age in adult prisons and examining the different management methods used to assign this special juvenile population to living quarters. *New Jersey's No Early Release Act: Its Impact on Prosecution, Sentencing, Corrections, Parole, and Victim Satisfaction Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Candace McCoy $124,219 98-CE-VX-0007 This study is determining the impact of New Jersey's "No Early Release Act," which requires that offenders convicted of violent crimes serve a minimum of 85 percent of their sentences before becoming eligible for parole. Nighttime Incarceration as an Intermediate Sanction University of Oklahoma Thomas James $167,114 98-IJ-CX-0011 This award is evaluating an Oklahoma program that uses nighttime incarceration as an intermediate sanction. Parents in Prisons: Understanding the Attitudes and Practices of Incarcerated Men Toward Their Children National Trust for the Development of African-American Men Garry A. Mendez $49,998 97-IJ-CX-0036 Researchers are developing a survey of male prisoners to assess their attitudes toward childrearing and developing a parenting program to help incarcerated men learn how to communicate with their children; build relationships; and provide for themselves, their families, and their communities. *Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and Crime, Law, and Justice: A Research Partnership Pennsylvania State University Barry Ruback $344,975 97-CE-VX-0001 This partnership is developing a 5-year research agenda involving a multisite evaluation of the use and effect of intermediate sanctions, especially victim restitution, and an assessment of the impact of changes in sentencing policies on the racial and ethnic composition of Pennsylvania's prisons. *Sentence Offender/Evaluation of New Mexico's Private- Public Partnership Offender Work Program University of New Mexico Bert Useem $204,181 98-CE-VX-0005 Researchers are examining the effects of New Mexico's new work program on inmates and parolees. Sentencing Reforms and Their Effects on Corrections Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Phillip Lemman $310,152 98-8893-OR-IJ This award is exploring the effects of a 1994 Oregon initiative that created mandatory minimum prison sentences for specified crimes against persons, required that juveniles committing these crimes be treated as adults, and eliminated any statutory sentence reduction. *Unintended Consequences of Removal on Community Organization The Urban Institute William J. Sabol $166,827 98-CE-VX-0004 This project is examining the impact the increased number of young men who are incarcerated has on communities and on patterns of crime and social order. *Unintended Consequences of Sentencing Policy: The Creation of Long-Term Healthcare Obligations Abt Associates Inc. Terence Dunworth $127,077 98-CE-VX-0001 This project is assessing the health care needs and associated health care costs for offenders under the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and predicting changes in these needs as a result of violent offender initiatives, truth-in-sentencing provisions, and other sentencing reforms. Courts Assessment of Washington, D.C.'s Pilot Community Prosecution Initiative Barbara Boland, NIJ Visiting Fellow $98,721 97-IJ-CX-0058 This award is assisting the U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia in evaluating the effectiveness of the Fifth District's Community Prosecution Pilot Project. Clients of Street Prostitutes: Exploring Court Diversion Programs University of Portland Martin A. Monto $50,000 97-IJ-CX-0033 This research is providing descriptive data on men who have been arrested for soliciting prostitution in San Francisco and Portland and who are required to participate in a court diversion program. *Domestic Violence Courts National Center for State Courts Victor Flango $124,170 98-WT-VX-0002 This award is creating the first comprehensive catalogue of domestic violence courts in the United States and is developing a set of performance goals and related measures to build a common understanding of the operations of various models of domestic violence courts. Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Portland, Oregon, and Las Vegas, Nevada Crime and Justice Research Institute John Goldkamp $375,000 98-DC-VX-K001 This evaluation consists of a two-part study with a descriptive, historical, and attitudinal analysis of the two drug courts and a retrospective assessment of their operation over a 5-year period. Evaluation and Review of the Peacemaker Court of the Navajo Nation Temple University Eric Gross $33,700 97-IJ-CX-0039 Researchers are measuring the efficacy of the Peacemaker Court (including rates of recidivism and contribution to social harmony) and assisting the Navajo Judicial Office in developing a comprehensive computerized system that will organize Court performance evaluation. Evaluation of the District of Columbia Superior Drug Court Intervention Program The Urban Institute Adele Harrell $108,471 94-IJ-CX-K011 This award supports process and impact evaluations and cost-benefit analysis of two treatment strategies associated with the D.C. Drug Court Intervention Program. *Evaluation of the Kings County Felony Domestic Violence Court Fund for the City of New York Michele Sviridoff $179,961 97-WT-VX-0005 This evaluation of the Kings County Felony Domestic Violence Court, which emphasizes continuous judicial supervision of defendants and continual updates on the delivery of assistance to victims, is based on a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. Law Enforcement Family Support Program *Collier County (Florida) Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Family Support Initiative Collier County Edward Ferguson $57,575 97-FS-VX-0004 This project establishes a comprehensive stress reduction program for law enforcement and corrections personnel and their spouses. *Family Violence Prevention and Recovery Project Los Angeles County (California) Sheriff's Department Audrey L. Honig $100,000 97-FS-VX-0003 This award is creating a multifaceted education, training, and treatment program for law enforcement personnel who are experiencing family violence problems and to assess how the agency responds to such incidents in the community. *Law Enforcement Family Support: Demonstration Project Tennessee Sheriff's Association, Inc. Paul Jennings $230,000 97-FS-VX-0005 Stress reduction services are being provided through peer support groups, a toll-free hotline for officers and their families, a stress reduction program for regional academies, and a training workbook. *Law Enforcement Workstress and Family Support Baltimore City (Maryland) Fraternal Order of Police Gary McLhinney $180,000 97-FS-VX-0001 This project is assessing the effectiveness of a total quality management (TQM) model to reduce stress for Baltimore, Maryland, officers and their spouses using surveys of perceived stress, accident rates, citizen complaints, and absenteeism, among other variables. *Stress Reduction Program for Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Carol Logan $85,690 97-FS-VX-0002 This award is examining the value of using eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), which has been successfully used to treat posttraumatic stress syndrome and other psychological traumas, to reduce job-related stress among police officers and their families. Stress Reduction Program for Law Enforcement Personnel and Their Families Los Angeles (California) Police Department Kevin Jablonski $89,785 98-IJ-CX-0010 This award is examining the efficacy of stress reduction interventions related to anger behavior and management, testing for HIV, and involvement in civil litigation. Technology Research and Development Community-Oriented Policing Technology Affordable Crime Mapping and Information-Sharing Technology for Community Police Officers New Orleans (Louisiana) Police Department Michael Pfeiffer $203,328 97-IJ-CX-K006 This award is developing an affordable crime-mapping and information-sharing technology using touch-screen technology for beat officers and community members. Algorithmic Image Matching: Police Technology Research and Development Project Santa Ana (California) Police Department Paul M. Walters $250,041 97-IJ-CX-K011 This award supports the development of an Algorithm Image Matching (AIM) system to reduce the time required to search automated mug shot systems. The system will be able to compare photographs, sketches, and video images. APD Intranet/Briefing Stations Arlington (Texas) Police Department Larry Barclay $183,375 97-IJ-CX-K005 This award is developing a system for beat officers to access information through a number of methods, such as computerized briefing stations, electronic mail, and beat inquiries. Artificial Neural Network System for Classification of Offenders in Murder and Rape Cases Battelle Memorial Institute Jennifer Miles $310,000 97-IJ-CX-K007 This grant is developing software for the Washington State Attorney General's Office that can compare unknown murder and rape offenders and their method of operating to the offenders and methods in similar cases on file. Automation of Local Police Functions New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services Jim Shea $409,035 97-IJ-CX-K009 This award is providing the expanded, real-time database access software used by nearly half of New York State's law enforcement agencies, allowing officers to access and add incident and arrest data via laptop computer. Building Effective Strategies for Community Policing: Phase 3 State University of New York, Albany, Research Foundation Ray Hunt $140,991 95-IJ-CX-0081 This project supports the collaboration between a university team and the Buffalo Police Department to help define, clarify, develop, and deploy a vision and strategy for community policing. Demonstration of Concealed Weapons Detection System Using Electromagnetic Resonances Akela, Inc. Allan R. Hunt $442,229 97-IJ-CX-K013 This project is developing a handheld concealed weapons detection system with potential to detect metal and plastic weapons beneath clothing. Development of a Neighborhood Problem-Solving System Abt Associates Inc. Marianne Beauregard $100,343 97-IJ-CX-K017 This award is developing a neighborhood problem-solving system for Hartford, Connecticut, that will contain databases of city agencies, demographic data, and other community information. FALCON (Future Alert and Contact Network) Charlotte (North Carolina) Police Department Maureen Brown $234,980 97-IJ-CX-K004 This project is developing the Future Alert and Contact Network (FALCON) to predict community problems and allow the beat officer to be more proactive in community policing. Largo Police Department Wireless Internet Project Largo (Florida) Police Department Brian McKeon $56,150 97-IJ-CX-K002 This grant is implementing a wireless remote data and voice communications system to link beat officers, investigators, and the community. Officers are using devices equipped with wireless cellular modems, keyboards, pen-based handwriting software, cellular voice communication, and Web-browsing software, creating a wireless intranet. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Palm Top Project Metropolitan Nashville (Tennessee) Police Department Kenneth R. Peace $128,875 97-IJ-CX-K003 This project is creating an onsite system for law enforcement officers to conduct up-to-date warrant, arrest history, and stolen vehicle checks; access mug shots; and complete reports onsite and online. Portable Concealed Weapon Detector Los Angeles County (California) Sheriff's Office Yu-Wen Chang $496,624 97-IJ-CX-K015 This research is developing the prototype of a handheld device to detect metal or plastic concealed weapons at a distance of up to 10 feet. *Portable Voice-Command Translation System Integrated Wave Technologies, Inc. A. Robert Sabo $50,000 96-IJ-CX-K008 This project is designing and fabricating three voice response translator (VRT) modules that allow officers to identify a subject's language and translate the officers' questions and instructions into that language. Seamless Mobile Law Enforcement Computer Network Virginia Department of State Police John Furlough $348,362 97-IJ-CX-K010 This grant is developing an infrastructure in Virginia to seamlessly connect different cellular carriers for voice and data communications. The infrastructure will maximize the coverage area and minimize the cost of transmission. Software Development for Intelligence Gathering Monroe County (Florida) Sheriff's Office Tyrrell Armstrong $187,900 97-IJ-CX-K008 This project is developing and demonstrating a new information gathering strategy that enables police to collect, classify, and analyze data based on geographic location. DNA Identification *Capillary Electrophoresis for Forensic STR Analysis: Validation and Cost-Effectiveness Vermont Department of Public Safety Eric Buel $58,958 97-DN-VX-0007 This project is investigating the use of capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of STRs. *Chip Based Genetic Detector for Rapid Identification of Individuals Nanogen, Inc. Michael I. Nerenberg $709,919 97-LB-VX-0004 This award is applying silicon microchip-based technology to analysis of the variability of chromosomal tandem repeats to permit greater than 99 percent certainty of identity and accelerate development of a fully integrated, portable system. *Development of the Human Y Chromosome as a Forensic Tool University of Arizona Michael F. Hammer $147,529 97-LB-VX-0010 Development of the human Y chromosome for use as a forensic tool promises to be less complicated than current typing systems and carries low risk of postcollection contamination. *Enhancement of the DNA Program in the Utah State Criminalistics Laboratory Utah Department of Public Safety, Division of Investigation Pilar A. Shortsleeve $175,000 97-DN-VX-0014 This project enables the Utah Central Crime Laboratory to implement automated procedures for spotting and extracting DNA samples for CODIS and establishes an STR analytical procedure to facilitate interface with other crime labs currently performing only PCR analysis. *Establishment of a Statewide DNA Database with CODIS Capability Delaware Health and Social Services Richard T. Callery $182,762 97-DN-VX-0010 To comply with Delaware State statute, this award establishes a centralized database of convicted offender DNA profiles so that information can be exchanged among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. *Evaluation of New STR Markers for Forensic Analysis University of Pittsburgh Ranjan Deka $220,359 97-LB-VX-0009 Researchers are establishing the utility of short tandem repeat (STR) loci in forensic DNA analysis by characterizing a large number of STR loci in well-defined populations of known anthropological and demographic histories. *Forensic Typing of Mitochondrial DNA Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes American University James E. Girard $49,965 97-LB-VX-0005 This award combines forensic and academic laboratory techniques in order to develop a powerful alternative to traditional gel electrophoresis. *Implementation of DNA Analysis at the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab Louisiana State Police Frank L. Tridico $147,570 97-DN-VX-0012 This award covers purchase of laboratory supplies and equipment, observation and training of analysts, evaluation of analytical methods and documentation, and creation of a local population database. *Improve Analysis of DNA Short Tandem Repeats for Human Identification Genetrace Systems, Inc. Christopher H. Becker $307,664 97-LB-VX-0003 This project uses mass spectrometry to achieve a more efficient, less expensive analysis of DNA short tandem repeats than current technology allows. *Ohio Statewide Consortium DNA Grant Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification Roger Kahn $367,538 97-DN-VX-0009 To ensure the success of the CODIS program, 11 criminal laboratories in Ohio are being upgraded. The next generation of forensic DNA typing loci, short tandem repeats (STRs), are also being tested. *State of Oklahoma DNA Offender Database Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Darrel W. Wilkins $291,880 97-DN-VX-0011 This project accelerates implementation of a DNA offender database for the State of Oklahoma and improves forensic DNA testing capabilities at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. *Validation of Pattern Recognition Methods Applied to Forensic Chemical Data University of South Carolina Stephen L. Morgan $200,025 97-LB-VX-0006 Forensic analytical methods are being developed and validated using pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry coupled with cherometric data analysis. *Validation of STR Typing of Convicted Offender Samples Oregon Department of State Police Cec von Beroldingen $171,380 97-DN-VX-0013 CODIS equipment is being upgraded to improve performance and to validate STR typing of convicted offender samples by capillary electrophoresis for DNA database implementation. Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program The following awards represent an ongoing NIJ effort to enhance the DNA analysis capabilities of State and local crime laboratories across the country. Projects focus on installation and upgrade of laboratory equipment, implementation of a national DNA database, development of faster methods of DNA typing, and training for analysts. California: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services Jan Bashinski $350,000 97-IJ-CX-0001 Charlotte, North Carolina: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program City of Charlotte, North Carolina Roger Thompson $50,000 97-IJ-CX-0016 Connecticut: Forensic DNA Laboratory Program for Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Safety Elaine Pagliaro $375,000 97-IJ-CX-0003 *Idaho: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program Idaho Department of Law Enforcement R. Dan Charboneau $133,605 97-DN-VX-0003 *Iowa: DCI Laboratory DNA Improvement Project Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation Michael L. Rehberg $175,000 97-DN-VX-0016 Kansas: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program Kansas Bureau of Investigation Eileen Burnau $152,000 97-IJ-CX-0015 *Maine: Statewide DNA Laboratory Program Maine Department of Public Safety Timothy D. Kupferschmid $147,258 97-DN-VX-0008 *Massachusetts: State Police-Boston Police DNA Laboratory Improvement Project Massachusetts State Police Kathleen M. Stefani $250,000 97-DN-VX-0015 Michigan: Forensic DNA Laboratory Program Michigan Department of State Police, Forensic Science Division Frank Schehr $375,000 97-IJ-CX-0004 *Mississippi: PCR DNA Analyses Improvement Program Mississippi Department of Public Safety Deborah K. Haller $110,880 97-DN-VX-0004 *Nebraska: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program Nebraska State Patrol John Dietrich $150,000 97-DN-VX-0002 New York: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program New York State Division of Criminal Justice Carl M. Selavka $400,000 97-IJ-CX-0021 North Dakota: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program North Dakota Department of Health Aaron E. Rash $77,000 97-IJ-CX-0012 *Rhode Island: Forensic DNA Laboratory STR and CODIS Expansion Rhode Island Department of Health David B. Uliss $111,533 97-DN-VX-0005 *South Carolina: State DNA Offender Database Program South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Matthew G. Fitts $178,864 97-DN-VX-0006 Washington: Forensic DNA Laboratory Program Washington State Patrol James S. Stuart $145,000 97-IJ-CX-0008 Wisconsin: DNA Improvement Project Wisconsin Department of Justice Jerry Guerts $300,000 97-IJ-CX-0002 General Technology Support Application of Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry to Trace Evidence Analysis Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Gary S. Groenwold $230,000 97-LB-VX-A050 This award supports static secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) analysis for chemical characterization of trace evidence, focusing on man-made fibers and paint coatings. Armstrong Laboratory Acoustic Study U.S. Department of the Air Force, Armstrong Laboratories James R. Jauchem $400,000 97-DT-CX-A069 This award is demonstrating the utility of ultra-low frequency sound as an incapacitation technology suitable for hostage rescue scenarios. Assessment of Explosively Formed Penetrator (Flying Plate) U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center Mard Magdinec $50,000 97-DT-CX-A074 The Department of the Navy is assessing the potential utility of an explosively formed penetrator (flying plate). *Assessment of Law Enforcement Technology Training Needs Sam Houston State University Larry T. Hoover $50,000 97-LB-VX-K020 This award is surveying technology training needs and available training curriculums to determine areas of inadequacy, then is developing new technologies and systems for law enforcement. Assessment of Police and Sheriff Departments Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc. Thomas Kennedy $299,241 97-LB-VX-K012 This award is surveying a representative cross section of police and sheriff's departments to determine current use and unmet needs for information management. *Ballistics Matching Using Three-Dimensional Images of Bullets and Cartridge Cases Intelligent Automation, Inc. Leonard S. Haynes $249,708 97-LB-VX-0008 Three-dimensional data is being captured from a bullet's surface using a structure similar to an atomic force microscope. The new approach builds upon an existing system--called Rotoscan--which digitizes striation data from bullets. *Body Cavity Screening System Quantum Magnetics, Inc. Geoff Barrall $324,643 97-LB-VX-K019 A safe, noninvasive system based on magnetic resonance imaging is being designed and tested to detect contraband, such as very hard plastic or metal weapons or narcotics, being transported or hidden inside the body. Collection and Analysis of Explosives Trace Chemical Evidence Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Michael E. Sigman $200,699 97-LB-VX-A052 New materials and methods--surface wipes and sorbents--are being developed for the sampling and analysis of trace chemical evidence, including pre- and postblast explosive residue from surfaces. *Computerized Mug Book Southeastern Louisiana University Hunter A. McAllister $69,578 97-LB-VX-K024 This research is testing the use of computerized, multimedia mugshots and video imagery in criminal identification. Concealed Weapons and Counterterrorism Detection System Nicolet Imaging Systems Christopher McBee $704,000 97-IJ-CX-K016 This award supports the development and testing of an improved portal device to detect contraband. *Containment Devices for Small Terrorist Bombs JAYCOR Defense Sciences Group Herman H. Klein $145,877 97-DT-CX-K001 Because current methods of bomb disposal are dangerous, this award supports development and evaluation of a new design for a low-cost, lightweight, easily transportable, blast-resistant container for law enforcement to store and transport bombs. *Database Integration and Access for Law Enforcement Intranet Tucson (Arizona) Police Department Bradley Cochran $502,213 97-LB-VX-K023 This award involves design and management of an integrated justice information database, secured intranet server and transaction processing, and cost-effective graphical remote information access functions. *Demonstration of Orthophotographic Representation and Analysis University of Maryland, Baltimore Keith D. Harries $144,701 97-LB-VX-K004 This award is using orthophotography, a digital geography technology, to enable police officers and community residents to photographically visualize crime and other relevant social and environmental data. Detection and Classification of Concealed Weapons Using Magnetic Gradient Measurements U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Jonathan Nadler $789,721 95-IJ-CX-A027 This project is using magnetic gradient measurement techniques in the design and fabrication of a prototype passive sensor system for detecting and classifying concealed weapons carried by individuals. *Development of a Baton with a Projectable Restraining Net LRF, Inc. Guy Javarone $250,000 97-LB-VX-K011 This award is developing a law enforcement baton with a projectable restraining net to enable law enforcement officers to better control suspects without using lethal force. *Development of a Personal Alarm and Location Monitoring System for Corrections Officers Telephonics Corporation Dennis Fortner $439,899 97-LB-VX-K021 This award involves design and development of a personal alarm and location system, based on radio frequency identification technology, that will protect corrections officers in all areas of a prison complex and will not require rewiring of an existing prison. *Development of Advanced Wireless Technology Standards Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International, Inc. Craig M. Jorgensen $150,000 97-LB-VX-K002 This award is part of a multiphase effort to develop a series of technical, land mobile, narrow-band voice and data standards that will enhance the ability of public safety officers to access information and communicate with one another. Development of Certification Examinations for Practicing Firearms and Toolmark Examiners Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners Kenneth F. Kowalski $50,000 97-IJ-CX-0038 This award is developing written certification exams for practicing firearm and toolmark examiners to rectify some of the criticisms that have arisen in the field of forensic examination. Development of DNA Identification Techniques for Forensically Important Insects University of California, Berkeley Felix A.H. Sperling $60,000 97-IJ-CX-0035 This award utilizes DNA sequence data to precisely identify the life stages of most insects collected during forensic investigation in North America. Such forensic entomological evidence is frequently used to estimate time since death. DOD-DOJ Joint Program Steering Group, Concealed Weapons Detection U.S. Department of the Navy Jerry A. Koenig $1,344,125 97-IJ-CX-A013 This project continues support for concealed weapons detection technology initiatives undertaken by the U.S. Department of Defense-Department of Justice Joint Program Steering Group. DOD-DOJ Joint Program Steering Group, Counterterrorism U.S. Department of Defense David Fields $537,000 97-IJ-CX-A025 This award supports engineering and technical assistance to the counterterrorism technology initiatives undertaken by the U.S. Department of Defense-Department of Justice Joint Program Steering Group. Domestic Violence Electronic Monitoring Project in San Diego Science Applications International Corporation Sid Chillcott $474,130 97-IJ-CX-K014 This project is evaluating a specially configured electronic monitor for domestic violence offenders to determine its effectiveness in preventing further violence, its impact on the courts and enforcement agencies, and its utility in enforcing court-issued protection orders. *Estimation of the Postmortem Interval from Entomological Evidence University of Florida, Gainesville Jon C. Allen $32,819 97-LB-VX-0001 This award is developing improved understanding, quantification, and projection of the time since death by using insect faunal observations under varying temperatures. *Evaluation of Oleoresin Capsicum University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Michael Bowling $218,000 97-LB-VX-K018 This study is examining the effectiveness of oleoresin capsicum spray to law enforcement by analyzing data on assaults, injuries, and complaints alleging excessive force. Explosives Detection and Remediation Research and Evaluation U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Special Technology Jeffrey David $600,000 97-DT-CX-A068 This award is determining the explosive detection needs of law enforcement and is selecting, demonstrating, and evaluating the applicability of existing technologies to meet those needs. *Face Recognition Technology for Internet Based Gang Tracking Visionics Corporation Notman A. Redlich $399,462 97-LB-VX-K007 This award is developing database software to compare new images with existing images in the database to match and identify subjects. *Facial Recognition Technology Analytic Services, Inc. Helena Wisniewski $3,096,711 97-LB-VX-K025 This award is advancing current investigative efforts on behalf of missing and exploited children by automating the process of matching photographic resources from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and exploring tools for image-progression/regression and open source searches. *Field Evaluation of the System for the Effective Control of Urban Environment Security (SECURES) University of Cincinnati Lorainne Green Mazerolle $49,874 96-MU-MU-0018 This project is evaluating the impact in Dallas of SECURES, which uses technology developed for the military to detect and report the location of gunshots in an urban environment. The research is documenting partnership-building efforts among the Dallas Police Department, Alliant Techsystems, Inc., and the local community. *Handheld Remote Concealed Weapons Detector JAYCOR Defense Sciences Group Franklin S. Felber $377,693 97-LB-VX-K008 This project is developing a handheld remote concealed weapons detector that will enable law enforcement officers to detect metallic and nonmetallic weapons concealed beneath clothing up to 20 feet away. Hazardous Devices Training Tool U.S. Department of the Navy Walter H. Ott $149,975 97-DT-CX-A044 This project is developing a computer-based training course for bomb technicians for use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Explosive Unit-Bomb Data Center, to support State and local law enforcement agencies. Health Hazard Assessment for Kinetic Energy Impact Weapons U.S. Department of the Army Gregory J. Argyros $100,000 97-LB-VX-A024 This award provides support, assistance, and resources to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command to assess nonlethal blunt impact munitions and delivery systems for health hazard effects. Immigration and Naturalization Service Tire Deflator Development: Phase 3 Follow-On Eagle Research Group, Inc. John Rhines $149,998 97-IJ-CX-K001 This project is designing and fabricating prototype lightweight tire deflation devices capable of being remotely activated by law enforcement personnel to stop fleeing vehicles at security checkpoints and roadblocks. *Investigative and Surveillance Technology: Training and Technical Support Institute of Investigative Technology John S. Ramming $3,041,238 97-LB-VX-K014 Training and technical support in investigative and surveillance technology is being provided through a series of training sessions and a toll-free hotline that can advise callers on the use of certain types of equipment and technologies. Microchip DNA Fingerprinting Devices Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory J. Michael Ramsey $584,248 97-LB-VX-A063 This project is developing a "laboratory-on-a-chip" technology to address the common problems in forensic DNA analysis of high cost, lengthy analysis times, and the potential for sample contamination. *National Center for Arson and Explosion Research University of Central Florida William McGee $299,972 97-DN-VX-0001 This award is creating a forensic laboratory to study terrorist use of arson and explosives as tools of death and destruction. Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Inservice Engineering Laboratory--East Coast Division (NISE-E) U.S. Department of the Navy Steve Morrison $187,000 97-LB-VX-A043 This award supports research and development for the U.S. Navy's Portable Power Source Project and program management for its Concealed Weapons Detection Program. *New Radio Location Technology for Electronic Monitoring of Offenders in the Community Signatron Technology Corporation Steen A. Parl $49,997 97-LB-VX-K003 This project is studying the feasibility of using technology based on radio location techniques with continuous location and tracking capability as an alternative to conventional, electronic monitoring house arrest. *NIJ Surplus Property Program Ultimate Enterprise Limited Michael Simpson $149,616 96-LB-VX-K002 This project is developing procedures for locating, selecting, storing, repairing, and transferring select Department of Defense surplus property to State and local law enforcement and corrections agencies. Operation of the Center for Advanced Support in Technology for Law Enforcement Federal Bureau of Investigation Steven McPeak $200,000 97-LB-VX-A070 This award will support the continued operation of the Center for Advanced Support in Technology for Law Enforcement. *Passive Millimeter-Wave Camera for Concealed Weapons Detection Thermotrex Corporation John A. Lovberg $400,000 97-LB-VX-K015 ThermoTrex Corporation is designing, developing, and evaluating a passive millimeter-wave camera that can reveal concealed weapons under clothing as well as reveal them on the other side of a building wall. Rapid DNA Typing by Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory C.H. Winston Chenn $328,654 97-LB-VX-A047 This award supports development of a faster, more cost-effective approach to DNA typing using laser desorption mass spectrometry (LDMS) with improved resolution and sensitivity. Ring Airfoil Projectile System Guilford Engineering Associates, Inc. David Findlay $199,788 97-IJ-CX-K019 This project is testing the feasibility of adapting Department of Defense inventories of Ring Air Foil Projectiles (RAP) to law enforcement's need for less-than-lethal weapons. Sandia National Laboratories Test Facility Sandia National Laboratories Debra D. Spencer $700,000 97-LB-VX-A004 This award supports the establishment of a facility for testing both commercial and new prototype equipment, including equipment for detecting explosives and drugs. *Smart Card Systems for Prison Pharmacies Battelle Memorial Institute Frank J. Lukz $237,962 97-LB-VX-K017 This award is developing a pharmaceutical dispensing system that uses a plastic credit card with an embedded microchip that stores static and dynamic information electronically. The system has the potential to be used as an electronic purse to record a prisoner's medical copayments, commissary account, and parole and other information. *Smart Gun Development and Prototype Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc. Douglas G. Overbury $500,079 97-LB-VX-K006 This award supports redesign of the Smart Gun Evaluation Prototype 1 to incorporate a smaller transponder, an integrated power supply and RF module in the grip, a laser aiming device, an improved blocking device, and a small onboard diagnostic display. *Southwest Border States Antidrug Information System Criminal Information Sharing Alliance Glen Gillum $11,500,000 97-LB-VX-K009 The Southwest Border States Antidrug Information System is being extended to critical law enforcement agencies in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; technical recommendations for the telecommunication infrastructure that supports the System are being produced; and a wide area network architecture is being developed to support the Texas Criminal Law Enforcement Reporting and Information System. Testing Reliability of Animal Models in Forensic Entomology: Phase 2 University of Indianapolis Neal H. Haskell $100,000 97-IJ-CX-0046 This project is assessing the adequacy of pig carcasses as surrogate human corpses to advance entomological indicators in death investigations and provide unequivocal information concerning the type and number of sampling methods investigators should employ at death scenes. Training Technology Development and Implementation U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Air Warfare Center Janet Weisenford $200,000 97-LB-VX-A042 This award is creating joint strategies for the development of training and simulation technologies. *Two-Dimensional Concrete Penetrating Imaging Radar Hughes Missile Systems Company Larry M. Frazier $107,907 97-DT-CX-K002 This project is testing and evaluating two-dimensional, concrete penetrating imaging radar, which can reveal objects on the other side of high-density walls or structures. The imaging radar is being tested and evaluated under typical law enforcement field conditions. Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers NIJ's National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center and its regional centers offer centralized sources of product and technology information, assessment, and referral services to law enforcement, corrections, and other criminal justice professionals. NIJ also supports a Border Research and Technology Center that focuses on developing and enhancing border control. *National Headquarters--Rockville, Maryland: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Aspen Systems Corporation Marc H. Caplan $1,456,393 96-MU-MU-K011 Northeastern Region--Rome, New York: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center U.S. Air Force, Rome Laboratory (AFMC) John A. Ritz $2,526,410 95-IJ-CX-A040 $1,850,000 96-IJ-CX-A032 *Rocky Mountain Region--Denver, Colorado: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center University of Denver, Colorado Seminary Jim Keller $1,512,758 96-MU-MU-K012 *San Diego, California: Border Research and Technology Center Aerospace Corporation Robert M. Pentz $150,000 96-IJ-CX-A036 $1,838,233 96-MU-MU-K006 *Southeast Region--Charleston, South Carolina: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center South Carolina Research Authority Gary A. Mastrandrea $923,885 97-MU-MU-K020 U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Center Ronald L. Polkowsky $199,030 96-IJ-CX-A010 This award supports operation of a test bed for the technical evaluation of equipment, systems, and subsystems; application of Naval security technologies to law enforcement; and communication between national security and civilian law enforcement and corrections organizations. Less-than-Lethal Technology *Less-Than-Lethal Technology Policy Assessment Panel SEASKATE, Inc. E.A. Burkhalter $46,852 96-MU-MU-K016 A policy and technology assessment panel is identifying promising law enforcement and corrections technologies from the defense, intelligence, and private sector arenas in the short- and long-terms, as well as best approaches in introducing them to the criminal justice community. *Pepper Spray Projectile Disperser Delta Defense, Inc. Roy Kelly $250,776 97-MU-MU-K011 This award supports design and testing of an improved projectile capable of dispersing oleoresin capsicum (pepper spray) for use in hostage, barricade, and tactical assault situations. Information Dissemination and Technical Support Annual Review of Justice Research Castine Research Corporation Michael Tonry $164,644 92-IJ-CX-K044 This award supports development of the series Crime and Justice: Annual Review of Justice Research, which focuses on the most significant and policy-relevant information from criminal justice research and evaluation for use by criminal justice policymakers, professionals, and researchers. Community Justice Conferences University of Maryland, College Park Lawrence W. Sherman $221,772 98-IJ-CX-0033 Through this award a partnership is being created between the University of Maryland, the Baltimore Police Department, and the Australian National University, which since 1992 has been helping police agencies develop community justice conferences as an alternative to juvenile court. Crime and Social Organization Conference Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Elin Waring $20,501 97-IJ-CX-0031 This award supports the development of papers on the social organization of crime, the social organization of the context of crime, and the social organization of the organized response to crime for presentation at a conference and publication in the Advances in Criminological Theory series. Development and Production of Annual Reports and Other Material Cygnus Corporation Todd Phillips $49,500 94-IJ-CX-C005 Support is provided for the development of annual reports and other materials that report on NIJ grant and contract activities and that communicate new research findings, evaluation results, or program activities that benefit State and local criminal justice systems. Dissemination and Communication Activities of the National Consortium for Violence Research National Science Foundation Harmon M. Hosch $200,000 97-IJ-CX-A060 This award supports vigorous two-way exchange of ideas, feedback, and advice between researchers and practitioners regarding approaches being pursued to prevent or reduce violence. *Gordon Research Conference on Illicit Substance Detection Gordon Research Conferences Jimmie C. Oxley $20,000 97-LB-VX-0007 This award brings together at a national conference scientists and policymakers for a two-way conversation concerning what's new in science as well as what factors constrain decisions on R&D funding and on employment of advanced technical means of detection. *Idaho Criminal Justice Statistics: Support for Analysis and Information Sharing Idaho Department of Law Enforcement Robert C. Uhlenkott $50,000 97-MU-MU-K016 Through the Bureau of Justice Statistics' State Justice Statistics Program, the Idaho Statistical Analysis Center is collecting, analyzing, and sharing vital justice system information among the States and with the Federal Government. National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Aspen Systems Corporation Richard Rosenthal $3,783,583 94-MU-CX-C006 This clearinghouse serves as a central repository for criminal justice research literature, provides an infrastructure to support both shared and individual program needs of all Office of Justice Programs' components, and provides management and other support for the Violence Against Women Conference. Partnership Against Violence Network (PAVNET) U.S. Department of Agriculture John Gladstone $30,000 97-IJ-CX-A085 The primary objective of this project is to establish an Internet-based information management platform through which Federal agencies can provide access to information about programs, reports, technical assistance, and other materials related to issues of violence and youth at risk. Professional Conference Series Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. Edward F. Connors $525,000 94-MU-CX-C008 This award supports conferences, workshops, planning and development meetings, and field program support that focuses on criminal justice activities. Research and Dissemination Activities and Events Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. Edward F. Connors $355,000 97-MU-MU-K015 Under this cooperative agreement, NIJ and the Institute for Law and Justice are producing seven research and dissemination events. Research Applications Contract Abt Associates Inc. Joan Mullen $590,0000 94-MU-CX-C007 Under this project, critical research findings and important advances in practice are disseminated to the appropriate policy and professional audience(s) to improve crime-control polices and practices. Support for the Report on Trends in Child Well-Being U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Antonio Clinkscales $5,000 97-IJ-CX-A073 To comply with Executive Order 13045, which requires Federal agencies and statistical departments to produce data concerning children's well-being, NIJ reimburses the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2,000 copies of the publication Child Trend. Technical Assistance and Support CSR, Inc. Edward J. Spurlock $1,378,101 96-MU-MU-C004 Support and assistance is provided to NIJ in criminological and criminal justice research and development, dissemination, evaluation, and training activities. ----------------- The National Institute of Justice is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. ----------------- NCJ 167576