[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 119 (Friday, June 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 33680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16238]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs
[OJP(NIJ)-1133]
RIN 1121-ZA79


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Policing Research 
and Evaluation: 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 ``Policing Research and Evaluation: Fiscal Year 1997.''

DATES: Deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on August 
1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Applications 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

    This solicitation calls for proposals for investigator-initiated 
research on policing that will take into account the current state of 
policing research and propose new research that will fill knowledge 
gaps, and test not only the widely held but also the newly emerging 
hypotheses on community policing. This solicitation provides a wide 
base for investigator-initiated applications and to that end is broken 
down into four broad sections of research and evaluation on community-
oriented policing:
    Section I: Evaluations, poses two fundamental questions: what 
organizational/department-wide features constitute an effective 
community-oriented policing strategy, and what works in terms of 
specific policing practices?
    Section II: Problem-Solving Strategies seeks research on problem-
solving approaches applied to a wide range of crimes and public safety 
issues.
    Section III: Partners in Policing, focuses on the police agency's 
relationship to the community, other law enforcement agencies, and 
other criminal justice agencies.
    Section IV: Presents an opportunity for research on Organizational 
Challenges posed by the move toward community-oriented policing.
    Section V: Seeks applications on one of two Integrating Themes of 
policing research: the impact of technology, and police response to 
crime.
    While NIJ encourages applicants to identify one of these four areas 
under which their application should be considered, promising research 
applications that do not fit precisely with a given section, or cross 
over areas, may still be considered.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Policing Research and Evaluation: Fiscal Year 1997'' (refer to 
document no. SL000223). 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. 97-16238 Filed 6-19-97; 8:45 am]
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