[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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