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Sexual Victimization in Correctional Facilities - Free Online Event

CC Pro — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:11:00 GMT

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in partnership with Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Innovators Network will be hosting a free online discussion regarding sexual victimization in correctional facilities. An expert panel will address the state of current research and what can be done to reduce and eliminate such events. The date is Feb. 7, 2008, 2PM - 4PM EST. For information on registration, access instructions, participants, and additional resources, please click here.

Research funding opportunity from the National Institute of Justice

Spurgeon Kennedy — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:40:41 GMT

Research on Safe Community Release for Pretrial and Jail Populations
Posted: December 17, 2007

Due: February 15, 2008, 11:59 p.m. eastern time.
NIJ is soliciting applications for research and evaluation of pretrial and jail options that promote cost-effective alternatives to detention and incarceration and protect public safety. The Institute has identified the pretrial and jail release phases of the criminal justice system as an understudied research priority. It is at these stages that case management and other key decisions affecting detention, case outcome, and sentencing are made. Such decisions have important repercussions for offenders, victims and their families at the case level, and for policymakers in the aggregate.

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Controversial Prison Rape Report Published

plr — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:34:00 GMT

The long-awaited report by Mark Fleisher and Jessie Krienert, "The Culture of Prison Sexual Violence," has been posted by NCJRS. The report has been the subject of some controversy.

NIJ's Response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act

administrator — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:57:00 GMT

The National Institute of Justice has funded research in areas including the impact of sexual victimization in corrections, risk assessment and prevention, and medical and psychological effects of prison sexual victimization. As of April 2006, the agency is reviewing applications from a solicitation to explore sexual violence as it occurs within the context of other violent behavior during incarceration.

Article summarizing NIJ research on PREA.

The contact at the National Institute of Justice for research related questions is:

Andrew Goldberg, Social Science Analyst, NIJ
(202) 307-1135
andrew.goldberg@usdoj.gov.