[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25212-25213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11981]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs
[OJP(NIJ)-1128]
RIN 1121-ZA74


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Measuring What 
Matters in Community Policing Fiscal Year 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 ``Measuring What

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Matters in Community Policing, Fiscal Year 1997.''

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
July 1, 1997. Postmarked applications received after this date are not 
acceptable.

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed to the National Institute of 
Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 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 is soliciting proposals that 
develop, refine, and apply rigorous measures to four aspects of 
community policing: the context in which community policing occurs; the 
characteristics and qualities of policing operations and organizations; 
the direct outcomes of policing activities; and the ultimate 
consequences of policing for the community at large. Within these four 
aspects applications should address two objectives; improving 
measurement and assessment, and improving the application of 
measurement for evaluation purposes. The Institute is interested in 
research that will advance the fields of community policing and 
policing research by developing, testing, and implementing new 
strategies for measuring and assessing the essential practices, 
outcomes, and impacts of policing.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Solicitation for Measuring What Matters'' (refer to document no. 
SL000219). 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. 97-11981 Filed 5-7-97; 8:45 am]
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