Research, Development, and Evaluation

Research is critical to the development of sound criminal justice policy, as well as to the development of advanced technologies that support the work of law enforcement agencies. Sound evaluations of methods and existing OJP grant programs are necessary to ensure the wise expenditure of taxpayer dollars. As the research, development, and evaluation agency of the Department of Justice, the National Institute of Justice is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to reduce crime and promote justice, particularly at the state and local levels.

Statistics

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the primary statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. Impartial, timely, and accurate statistical data are essential to guide and inform federal, state, and local policymaking on crime and the administration of justice and to improve the quality of and access to information used for decision making. The BJS Web site provides every publication released by BJS since 1995, with downloadable datasets and spreadsheets, online analytic capabilities, and graphical presentations.

Evidence Integration

OJP’s Evidence Integration Initiative (E2I) is focused on improving the synthesis and translation of social science research findings to inform practice and policy in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and victim services. OJP’s CrimeSolutions.gov accomplishes this primarily by assessing the quality and findings of program evaluation evidence to try to answer the question "does this program work?" See CrimeSolutions.gov to access research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by CrimeSolutions.gov researchers and reviewers.

Funding Opportunities

• Criminal Justice Statistical Programs
• Research, Development and Evaluation (National Institute of Justice)
• Past Awards (National Institute of Justice)

Resources

• Research, Development and Evaluation (National Institute of Justice):
  • Topical Page Sorted by Categories
  • Topics A to Z
• Topical Pages containing statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics:
• Topics A to Z
• New Statistical Releases

Publications and Multimedia

• Research, Development and Evaluation (National Institute of Justice):
  • Recently Released Publications
  • Topical Collections
  • NIJ Journal
  • All Publications
• Statistical Information from the Bureau of Justice Statistics