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BJS FY 11 Methodological Research to Support the NCVS Survey: Self-Report Statistics on Rape and Sexual Assault Pilot Test

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This solicitation seeks applicants to develop and test optimum data collection procedures for self-report data on rape and sexual assault. The focus of the work under this solicitation is to develop, implement, and test survey methods for providing estimates of rape and sexual assault, and to determine the feasibility of using these procedures in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program. Applicants for funding under...

BJS FY 11 Arrested-Related Deaths Program, 2011-2013

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals for assistance in the development and implementation of the Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) Program, 2011-2013. In addition, BJS is seeking assistance in the revision of the 2013 ARD survey instrument and refinements in procedures for collecting and analyzing data about arrest-related deaths. BJS anticipates that this 36-month award will begin on October 1, 2011, and will continue...

BJS FY 11 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities (SISFCF), 2012

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The purpose of this award is to provide funding through a cooperative agreement for a collection agent to administer a survey to a national sample of prison inmates, hereafter known as the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities (SISFCF), 2012. The activities under this award include drawing a national sample of prisoners and jail inmates, administering the surveys, and conducting data collection...

BJS FY 11 National Victimization Statistical Support Program (NVSSP)

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This solicitation seeks applicants to develop and test optimum data collection procedures for self-report data on rape and sexual assault. The focus of the work under this solicitation is to develop, implement, and test survey methods for providing estimates of rape and sexual assault, and to determine the feasibility of using these procedures in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) program. Applicants for funding under...

BJS FY 11 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2012-2015

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The purpose of this award is to provide funding through a cooperative agreement to administer annually the Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC) data collection and analysis activities for four iterations of the survey: 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. The SJIC is used to describe changes in jail inmate populations in Indian country as well as facility operations and staffing in these jails. Intermittently...

BJS FY 11 Deaths in Custody Reporting Program, 2012-2015

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals for assistance in the development and implementation of the 2010-2011 Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) Program. In addition, BJS is seeking assistance in the development of alternative designs for the 2012 ARD Program. The recipient of funds will assist BJS in transitioning toward a more uniform, nationwide collection of statistical information on the prevalence and characteristics of arrest-related...

BJS FY 11 Census of Tribal Court

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals to administer the 2011 National Survey of Tribal Court Systems (NSTCS). The survey will gather administrative and operational information from tribal courts, prosecutors' offices, and indigent defense providers operating in the estimated 200 federally-recognized tribal justice systems in the United States. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review data collection instruments, datasets, and statistical reports from prior...

BJS FY 11 2011 National Judicial Reporting Program

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics is seeking proposals to design, develop, and conduct a data collection for the 2011 National Judicial Reporting Program (NJRP). Historically, the NJRP compiled case-level information on the sentences that felons receive in state courts and on demographics of felony offenders. It excluded federal courts and state or local courts that do not adjudicate adult felony cases. NJRP surveys were conducted...

BJS FY 11 Annual Survey of Probation and Parole, 2011-2014

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks an agent to collect, process, and analyze data for the Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole for reference years 2011 through 2014. The Annual Probation Survey and the Annual Parole Survey are two separate data collections (collectively referred to as P&P) through which BJS annually obtains data on adults on probation and post-prison supervision (i.e., parole). The P&P...

BJS FY 11 Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST) Program

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The FIST program collects counts of firearm transfers and permit checks conducted by state and local agencies and combines this information with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) transaction data. Under FIST, additional information is collected on reasons for denials, appeals of denials, and law enforcement actions the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives...