Strengthening the National Institute of Justice

"The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the nation's primary resource for advancing scientific research, development, and evaluation on crime and crime control and the administration of justice in the United States. Headed by a presidentially appointed director, it is one of the major units in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) of the U.S. Department of Justice. Under its authorizing legislation, NIJ awards grants and contracts to a variety of public and private organizations and individuals. At the request of NIJ, Strengthening the National Institute of Justice assesses the operations and quality of the full range of its programs. These include social science research, science and technology research and development, capacity building, and technology assistance.

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• Authors: Governance Center for Economic, Committee on Assessing the Research Prog, Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice, Committee on Law and Justice, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
• Assisted by: Betty M Chemers (Editor), Betty M. Chemers (Editor), Julie A Schuck (Editor), Julie A. Schuck (Editor), Julie Anne Schuck (Editor), Charles F Wellford (Editor), Charles F. Wellford (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.11.2010
• EAN: 9780309156356
• ISBN: 978-0-309-15635-6
• No. of pages: 334
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law