[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15825]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP(NIJ)-1135]
RIN 1121-ZA81
Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Sentencing Reforms
and Their Effects on Corrections (1997)
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice ``Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Sentencing
Reforms and Their Effects on Corrections (1997).''
DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on
August 1, 1997.
ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please
call NCJRS 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application
procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of
Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, Secs. 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23
(1994).
Background
The National Institute of Justice calls for proposals for research
and evaluation of the Violent Offenders Incarceration and Truth-in-
Sentencing Acts (Title II, Subtitle A) of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended. Requested areas of research
are broken down into three main categories: sentencing impact
evaluations, topical research and evaluation, and practitioner-research
partnerships.
Section A, Sentencing Impact Evaluations, is divided into three
topic areas: impact on length of stay in correctional facilities,
impact on management and operations of facilities, and the impact of
privatization.
Section B calls for proposals on topics of interest to NIJ,
including: victim issues and concerns, the sentenced offender,
unintended consequences of sentencing, court-related issues, and public
opinion on sentencing. These topics are only illustrative of the
research and evaluations that NIJ encourages under this solicitation.
In developing other topics applicants should explain their likely
contribution to the understanding of sentencing policies.
Section C calls for applications for the development of
practitioner-researcher partnerships to explore how State sentencing
policies and practices are best implemented in State or local agencies.
Both sentencing and corrections partnerships can be formed. These
partnerships may be newly formed in response to this solicitation or
they may build on an existing relationship between researchers and
practitioners. The applicant may be either the practitioner agency or
the research agency or academic institution. Applications from
jurisdictions of all sizes are encouraged.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of
``Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Sentencing Reforms and
Their Effects on Corrections'' (refer to document no. SL000229). The
solicitation is available electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin Board,
which can be accessed via the Internet. Telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org,
or gopher to ncjrs.org:71. For World Wide Web access, connect to the
NCJRS Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org. Those without
Internet access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-
738-8895. Set the modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-15825 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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