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National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Research, Development, Evaluation
 

NIJ Awards in Fiscal Year 1997

Note: An asterisk (*) before a project name means the award was made With funds appropriated under the Crime Act.

Criminal Behavior

Correlates of Specialization and Escalation in Criminal Careers
Pennsylvania State University
Chester Britt
$23,245
1997-IJ-CX-0020

Cost Analysis of Day Reporting Centers
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Amy Craddock
$49,998
1997-IJ-CX-0006

Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T.
University of Nebraska—Omaha
Finn-Aage Esbensen
$483,204
1994-IJ-CX-0058

Immigration and Naturalization Service Detention and Removal: A White Paper
Yale Law School
Peter H. Schuck
$32,468
1997-IJ-CX-0005

Impact Evaluation of the Opportunity To Succeed Program
Urban Institute
Shellie Rossman
$101,271
1994-IJ-CX-0010

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Drugs and Crime

Assessment of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
BOTEC Analysis Corporation
Patricia M. Reinhardt
$199,843
1997-IJ-CX-0044

Cocaine Alternative Treatment Study (CATS)
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Herbert D. Kleber
$100,000
1997-IJ-CX-0026

Evaluation of Breaking the Cycle
Urban Institute
Adele Harrell
$599,705
1997-IJ-CX-0013

*Evaluation of Drug Treatment Courts: Kansas City, Missouri, and Pensacola, Florida
Abt Associates Inc.
Terence Dunworth
$345,236
1997-DC-VX-K002

Evaluation of Operation Drug TEST (Testing, Effective Sanctions, Treatment)
University of California—Los Angeles and RAND Corporation
Douglas Longshore
$748,629
1997-IJ-CX-0041

Homeless and Nonhomeless Persons: Patterns of Arrest and Drug Use
California Public Health Foundation
Richard Speigelman
$24,961
1997-IJ-CX-0045

Influence of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Delinquency and Drug Use
Research Foundation of the State University of New York—Albany
Eric P. Baumer
$30,485
1997-IJ-CX-0028

Life Course Model of Careers in Crime and Substance Abuse
University of Minnesota
Christopher Uggen
$45,903
1998-8989-MN-IJ

Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use Across Five Factors
University of Maryland—College Park
Andre B. Rosay
$12,068
1997-IJ-CX-0051

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Drug Use Forecasting (DUF)[1]

DUF—Statistical Support
Aspen Systems Corporation
Lilly Gardner
$430,333
1993-IJ-CX-C002

Atlanta DUF
Georgia State University Institute of Government Administration
Kirk Elifson
$73,596
1996-IJ-CX-A025

Birmingham DUF
City of Birmingham
L. Foster Cook
$70,003
1995-IJ-CX-A005

Chicago DUF
TASC of Illinois, Inc.
Melody Heaps
$58,032
1995-IJ-CX-A020

Dallas DUF
Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Charles Fawn
$30,544
1994-IJ-CX-A039

Denver DUF
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
Kim English
$80,444
1995-IJ-CX-A010

Detroit DUF
Michigan State University
Tim Bynum
$74,875
1994-IJ-CX-A020

Ft. Lauderdale DUF
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Ron Cochran
$49,171
1994-IJ-CX-A030

Houston DUF
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Brett Arkinson
$63,930
1995-IJ-CX-A008

Indianapolis DUF
Marion County Justice Agency
Cindy Mowery
$11,554
1995-IJ-CX-A013

Los Angeles DUF
Los Angeles, Inc., Public Health Foundation
Karen Garcia
$96,315
1997-IJ-CX-A007

Manhattan DUF
New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services
Patricia Thomas
$79,768
1994-IJ-CX-A013

Miami DUF
Metro Dade County
Dorothy Fletcher
$38,937
1995-IJ-CX-A023

New Orleans DUF
Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Office
William C. Hunter
$32,820
1994-IJ-CX-A014

Omaha DUF
Omaha Office of Public Safety
Frederick Power
$33,387
1993-IJ-CX-A023

Philadelphia DUF
Temple University
Jack R. Green
$70,784
1996-IJ-CX-A026

St. Louis DUF
St. Louis (Missouri) Metropolitan Police Department
Scott H. Decker
$119,455
1997-IJ-CX-A008

San Antonio DUF
San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Sergio Soto
$70,003
1995-IJ-CX-A009

Washington, DC DUF
District of Columbia Pretrial Services
Janis Bergin
$34,266
1995-IJ-CX-A024

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Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

*Client Motivation in Therapeutic Community Treatment
University of Delaware—Newark
Steve S. Martin
$50,000
1997-RT-VX-K004

*Collaborative Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Program for Drug-Involved Parole Violators
Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.
Douglas Young
$59,952
1998-RT-VX-K002

*Evaluation of Florida's RSAT for State Prisoners Program
Florida State University
Aaron McNeece
$49,998
1997-RT-VX-K007

*Evaluation of Jail-Based Treatment in Virginia
University of Maryland—College Park
Faye Taxman
$59,982
1998-RT-VX-K001

*Evaluation of RSAT
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Paul D. Moberg
$49,285
1997-RT-VX-K001

*Evaluation of RSAT for State Prison Inmates
University of New Mexico
Paul Guerin
$50,000
1997-RT-VX-K002

*Evaluation of RSAT for State Prisoners Program
University of Missouri—St. Louis
Mary Beth Johnson
$59,938
1997-RT-VX-K013

*Evaluation of Texas Youth Commission RSAT Chemical Dependency Treatment
University of Texas—Austin
William R. Kelly
$58,577
1997-RT-VX-K016

*Evaluation of the Barrett Juvenile Correctional Center's Treatment of Substance Abusing Juvenile Offenders
Virginia Commonwealth University
Jill Gordon
$59,538
1997-RT-VX-K020

*Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Program
University of California—Los Angeles
Michael Prendergast
$50,000
1997-RT-VX-K003

*Evaluation of the Harris County (Texas) Sheriff's Department "New Choices" Program
University of Houston
Joseph Cabonari
$59,739
1997-RT-VX-K010

*Evaluation of the Maxey Substance Abuse Treatment Program
University of Michigan
William Birdsall
$49,022
1997-RT-VX-K008

*Evaluation of the Pine Lodge Prerelease RSAT Community for Women
Washington State University
Dretha Phillips
$60,000
1997-RT-VX-K014

*Evaluation of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections RSAT Program
Brown University
Craig Love
$44,985
1997-RT-VX-K012

*Evaluation of the RSAT for State Prisoners Program
University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
Ernest L. Cowles
$59,697
1997-RT-VX-K019

*Evaluation of the South Carolina RSAT for State Prisoners
University of South Carolina
Bill Ruefle
$59,746
1997-RT-VX-K015

*Evaluation of the Therapeutic Community Program for Female Substance Abusing Offenders at the Dwight Corrections Center
Governors State University
Cheryl L. Mejta
$60,000
1997-RT-VX-K017

*National Evaluation of RSAT
National Development and Research Institute
Douglas S. Lipton
$499,960
1997-RT-VX-K006

*Ohio RSAT Evaluation
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
Richard Mukisa
$59,900
1997-RT-VX-K011

*"The Other Way" Program Evaluation
University of Iowa
Anita Patterson
$59,953
1997-RT-VX-K009

*Therapeutic Milieu in Treatment of Offenders
University of Maryland—College Park
Faye S. Taxman
$50,000
1997-RT-VX-K005

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Violence

Adolescent Violence in Schools and Communities
Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.
Mercer Sullivan
$250,000
1997-IJ-CX-0050

Adolescent Violence: Lethal and Nonlethal
Columbia University School of Public Health
Jeffrey Fagan
$175,455
1997-IJ-CX-0023

*Alcohol and Drugs in Domestic Violence: Their Effect on Women's Utilization of the Police
University of North Carolina—Charlotte
Ira W. Hutchison
$40,571
1997-IJ-CX-0047

*Alcohol Problems and Violence Against Women
University of Northern Iowa
William R. Downs
$86,918
1996-WT-NX-0005

*Assessing the Use of Medical Records as Legal Evidence in Domestic Violence Cases
Northeastern University
Nancy Isaac
$165,990
1997-WT-VX-0008

Brooklyn Domestic Violence Experiment
Victim Services, Inc.
Robert Davis
$63,433
1994-IJ-CX-0047

Comparing Adult and Juvenile Homicides in Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Cheryl Maxson
$50,000
1997-IJ-CX-0018

Domestic Violence Shelter Population in San Diego
San Diego Association of Governments
Susan Pennell
$39,946
1997-IJ-CX-0007

Domestic Violence: Understanding the Criminal Justice Support Systems for Women in Rural Communities
New Mexico State University
Satya P. Krishnan
$152,506
1997-WT-VX-0003

Drugs and Alcohol and Their Connections to Domestic Violence
University of New Mexico
Marjorie Hudson
$49,206
1998-IJ-CX-0031

Estimating the Population at Risk for Violence During Child Visitation
Victim Services Agency
Chris O'Sullivan
$44,797
1998-IJ-CX-0021

Evaluation of Tribal Strategies Against Violence Initiative
Orbis Associates
Richard Nichols
$239,583
1997-DD-BX-0031

*Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Services in Ohio's Domestic Violence Cases
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services
Carol Bohmer
$140,038
1997-WT-VX-0009

Exploring the Links Between Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
Research Triangle Institute
James Collins, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$209,301
1997-IJ-CX-0009

From Probable Cause to Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Longview (Washington) Police Department
Bob Burgreen
$104,500
1997-DD-BX-0053

*Impact of Legal Advocacy on Intimate Partner Homicide
Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel Nagin
$191,870
1997-WT-VX-0004

Murder in Space City Re-Examined: Houston Homicide
Sam Houston State University
Victoria Brewer
$49,824
1997-IJ-CX-0014

*National Evaluation of the Violence Against Women Act Grants
Urban Institute
Martha Burt
$150,032
1995-WT-NX-0005

Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
Harvard University
Felton J. Earls
$2,405,295
1993-IJ-CX-K005

*Richmond (Virginia)-Police Foundation Domestic Violence Partnership
Police Foundation
Rosann Greenspan
$199,098
1998-WT-VX-0001

Risk of Serious Injury or Death in Intimate Violence
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Carolyn R. Block
$59,975
1996-IJ-CX-0020

*Stalking: Its Role in Serious Domestic Violence Cases
University of Colorado—Colorado Springs
Cindy B. Kamilar
$26,276
1997-WT-VX-0002

*Study of the Effectiveness of State Antistalking Efforts
Institute for Law and Justice, Inc.
J. Thomas McEwen
$200,779
1997-WT-VX-0007

*Violence Against Women in El Paso, Texas
Texas A&M University
Andrew Giacomazzi
$49,998
1997-WE-VX-0131

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Crime Control and Prevention

*Boston's Safe Neighborhood Initiatives
Harvard University
Mark Moore
$274,223
1997-MU-MU-0013

Childhood Victimization and Delinquency, Adult Criminality, and Violent Criminal Behavior: A Replication and Extension
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Diana J. English
$285,719
1997-IJ-CX-0017

*Enhancing Police Integrity
University of Delaware—Newark
Carl B. Klockars
$879,987
1997-IJ-CX-0025

Housing Conditions, Fear, and Victimization
University of Utah
Barbara Brown
$236,195
1998-IJ-CX-0022

Impact Evaluation of the Weed and Seed Program
Abt Associates Inc.
Terence Dunworth
$245,000
1995-DD-BX-0134

National Crime Victimization Survey: Survey Attrition, Victimization, and Crime Reporting
Arizona State University
Sharon Lohr
$25,000
1997-IJ-CX-0043

Phoenix Use of Force Project: Predictors of Suspects' Use of Force
University of North Carolina—Charlotte
David J. Hirschel
$24,953
1997-IJ-CX-0054

Role of Local Law Enforcement in Controlling Illegal Immigration and Other Transnational Crimes
Georgetown University
William McDonald, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$22,710
1995-IJ-CX-0110

Security Technologies in Schools
Sandia National Laboratories
Mary W. Green
$202,000
1997-IJ-CX-A072

Tenant Organization and Its Effects on Neighborhood Crime
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
Gary Winkel
$49,962
1997-IJ-CX-0030

*Who Gets What in Policing? National Assessment of Police Chiefs' Experiences With Budgets
Police Executive Research Forum
Clifford L. Karchmer
$296,358
1997-LB-VX-K005

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Community Policing

*Analysis of the Indirect Impacts of Community Policing
Police Foundation
David Weisburd
$412,011
1997-IJ-CX-0055

Building Effective Strategies for Community Policing: Phase 3
Research Foundation of the State University of New York—Albany
Ray Hunt
$140,991
1995-IJ-CX-0081

Community Justice Conferences: Restorative Policing
University of Maryland—College Park
Lawrence W. Sherman
$221,772
1998-IJ-CX-0033

Community Policing in a Commercial District
Temple University
Jack R. Greene
$280,699
1997-IJ-CX-0049

*Community Variables in Community Policing
Research Foundation of the State University of New York—Albany
David Duffee
$468,453
1997-IJ-CX-0052

*Computer-Aided Dispatch in Support of Community Policing
Institute for Law and Justice, Inc.
J. Thomas McEwen
$283,818
1997-IJ-CX-0048

Effects of Geographical and Staffing Models on Community Policing
San Diego (California) Police Department
Donna J. Warlick
$176,230
1998-IJ-CX-0016

*Evaluation of Computers in Patrol Cars
San Francisco State University
Caran Colvin
$255,000
1998-IJ-CX-0012

Evaluation of the Dallas (Texas) Police Department's Interactive Community Policing Program
Center for Research, Evaluation, and Technology
Charles Mindel
$295,570
1995-IJ-CX-0070

*Evaluation of the Police Corps Program
Westat, Inc.
Stephen K. Dietz
$250,000
1997-IJ-CX-0057

*Force Factor
University of South Carolina
Geoffrey P. Alpert
$270,173
1998-IJ-CX-0018

Implementing Community Policing in Los Angeles, California: An Action Partnership
Training Research Corporation
Edward Smith
$179,560
1995-IJ-CX-0060

Leaders' Perceptions of Community Policing
University of Cincinnati
Lawrence Travis
$139,052
1998-IJ-CX-0005

*Responding to the Problem Police Officer: An Evaluation of Early Warning Systems
University of Nebraska—Omaha
Mary Laura Farnham
$174,643
1998-IJ-CX-0002

*Structure of Large Municipal Police Organizations During the Community Policing Era
University of Nebraska—Omaha
Mary Laura Farnham
$177,159
1998-IJ-CX-0003

Using a High-Definition Geographic Information System to Enhance Community Policing on College Campuses
Temple University
George F. Rengert
$248,662
1998-IJ-CX-0001

*Women in Policing: Assessing the Work Environment
New Traditions for Women, Inc.
Donna Milgram
$92,434
1998-IJ-CX-0013

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Crime Mapping

*Demonstrating the Analytical Utility of GIS for Policing
Southern Illinois University
James LeBeau
$200,378
1997-LB-VX-K010

Development of a Geographic Information System Analysis Software Environmental Systems Research Institute
John Perry
$519,892
1997-IJ-CX-0042

Development of a Spatial Analysis Tool Kit for Use in a Metropolitan Crime Incident Geographic Information System
Ned Levine and Associates
Ned Levine
$49,920
1997-IJ-CX-0040

*Enhancing the Design and Analytical Potential of Crime Mapping
Southern Illinois University
James LeBeau
$49,990
1997-LB-VX-0002

*Innovative Crime Mapping Techniques and Spatial Analysis
Hunter College, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
Victor Goldsmith
$249,930
1997-LB-VX-K013

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Firearms Research

Effectiveness of Denial of Handgun Purchase
University of California—Davis
Garen Wintemute
$199,794
1998-IJ-CX-0024

Handgun Intervention Program Evaluation
Urban Institute
Jeffrey A. Roth
$25,502
1995-IJ-CX-0106

Illegal Firearms Markets
Northeastern University
Glenn L. Pierce
$499,990
1997-IJ-CX-0053

Youth, Firearms, and Violence in Atlanta: A Problem-Solving Approach
Emory University
Arthur Kellermann
$198,015
1994-MU-CX-K003

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Locally Initiated Partnerships—Policing

*Development of a Multiagency Police Research Partnership Involving Arizona's Police Departments
Arizona State University
Vince Webb
$113,273
1998-IJ-CX-0006

Locally Initiated Research Partnership With Arlington County, Virginia
Urban Institute
Elizabeth Langston
$133,911
1998-IJ-CX-0009

National Evaluation of Locally Initiated Research Partnership
Institute for Law and Justice, Inc.
J. Thomas McEwen
$299,971
1995-IJ-CX-0083

Research Partnership Between Lexington (Kentucky) Police Department and Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University
Larry K. Gaines
$33,464
1998-IJ-CX-0004

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Criminal Justice System

*Analysis of Global Database on Crime and Criminal Justice
Robin W. Burnham, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$113,615
1997-MU-CX-0002

Community Justice: A Comprehensive and Analytical Review
George Washington University and Florida State University
David Karp and Todd R. Clear
$52,802
1997-IJ-CX-0032

Criminal Justice Research Training Program for Graduate Students
Howard University
Florence B. Bonner
$33,300
1997-IJ-CX-A087

Developing an Internet Model for Cross-National Information Sharing and Dissemination
Sergey S. Chapkey, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$49,550
1995-IJ-CX-0033

*Development of a National Study of Victim Needs and Assistance
Victim Services, Inc.
Robert Davis
$204,329
1998-VF-GX-0011

*Evaluation of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program
Cosmos Corporation
Robert Yin
$749,981
1997-LB-VX-0013

*Evaluation of Victim Advocacy Through a Team Approach
Wayne State University
Arlene N. Weisz
$153,491
1997-WT-VX-0006

Investigating Repeat Victimization With the National Crime Victimization Survey
American University
Peter Koutsandreas
$50,000
1997-IJ-CX-0027

*Linguistic Methods of Determining Authorship
Carole E. Chaski, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$79,000
1997-LB-VX-0011

*Lummi Automated Case Tracking and Management System
Lummi Indian Nation
Darrell Hillaire
$63,941
1997-LB-VX-K016

*Police Response to Officer-Involved Shootings
University of Houston
David A. Klinger
$49,332
1997-IJ-CX-0029

Psychological and Behavioral Effects of Hate Crimes on Victims
Boston (Massachusetts) Police Department
Luis Garcia
$97,478
1997-IJ-CX-0011

*Public Attitudes Concerning the Use of New Technologies To Detect Weapons
Johns Hopkins University
Daniel W. Webster
$266,945
1997-LB-VX-0012

Public Responses to Vermont's Experiment With Restorative Justice
Doble Research Associates, Inc.
John Doble
$94,757
1998-IJ-CX-0028

*Sex Offenders in the Community: The Value of Polygraphs
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice
Kim English
$252,231
1997-LB-VX-0014

Sex Offender Notification in Wisconsin Communities
Marquette University
Richard G. Zevitz
$49,972
1998-IJ-CX-0015

Toward Common Sense in Sentencing
Thomas J. Quinn, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$163,000
1995-IJ-CX-0016

Workshop on Longitudinal Surveys of Children
National Science Foundation
Cheryl Eavey
$80,000
1997-IJ-CX-A061

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Corrections

Analysis of Post-Prison Employment of the Herman Toulson Boot Camps Prerelease Employment Program
Coppin State University
Sherrise Y. Truesdale
$15,000
1997-IJ-CX-0037

Case Classification in Community Corrections: A National Survey
University of Cincinnati
Edward Latessa
$59,556
1998-IJ-CX-0008

Evaluating the Impact of Alternative Housing and Programming Policies in Adult Prisons
Abt Associates Inc.
Terence Dunworth
$208,146
1998-CE-VX-0003

*Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Correctional Options Demonstration Program
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
James F. Austin
$200,000
1995-DD-BX-K009

Evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections' Criminal Justice System Project
Policy Studies, Inc.
David Price
$499,949
1997-IJ-CX-0056

*Evaluation of New Mexico's Private-Public Partnership Offender Work Program
University of New Mexico
Bert Useem
$204,181
1998-CE-VX-0005

*Executive Seminar Series on Sentencing and Corrections
University of Minnesota
Michael Tonry
$498,812
1997-MU-MU-K006

*Government Management of Correctional Privatization and Its Impact on Public Administration
Abt Associates Inc.
Terence Dunworth
$247,438
1998-CE-VX-0002

Health Status of Soon-To-Be-Released Inmates
National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Robert Greifinger
$500,000
1997-IJ-CX-K018

*Impact of Truth-in-Sentencing on Length of Stay in Prison
Urban Institute
William J. Sabol
$212,491
1998-CE-VX-0006

New Boys on the Block: Under 18-Year-Olds in Adult Prisons
American Correctional Association
Robert B. Levinson
$49,592
1997-IJ-CX-0024

*New Jersey's No Early Release Act: Its Impact on Prosecution, Sentencing, Corrections, Parole, and Victim Satisfaction
Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey
Candace McCoy
$124,219
1998-CE-VX-0007

Nighttime Incarceration as an Intermediate Sanction
University of Oklahoma
Thomas James
$167,114
1998-IJ-CX-0011

Parents in Prisons: Understanding the Attitudes and Practices of Incarcerated Men Toward Their Children
National Trust for the Development of African-American Men
Garry A. Mendez
$49,998
1997-IJ-CX-0036

*Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and Crime, Law, and Justice: A Research Partnership
Pennsylvania State University
Barry Ruback
$344,975
1997-CE-VX-0001

Sentencing Reforms and Their Effects on Corrections
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission
Phillip Lemman
$310,152
8-8893-OR-IJ

*Unintended Consequences of Removal on Community Organization
Urban Institute
William J. Sabol
$166,827
1998-CE-VX-0004

*Unintended Consequences of Sentencing Policy: The Creation of Long-Term Healthcare Obligations
Abt Associates Inc.
Terence Dunworth
$127,077
1998-CE-VX-0001

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Courts

Assessment of Washington, D.C.'s Pilot Community Prosecution Initiative
Barbara Boland, NIJ Visiting Fellow
$98,721
1997-IJ-CX-0058

Clients of Street Prostitutes: Exploring Court Diversion Programs
University of Portland
Martin A. Monto
$50,000
1997-IJ-CX-0033

Domestic Violence Courts
National Center for State Courts
Victor Flango
$124,170
1998-WT-VX-0002

Evaluating Treatment Drug Courts in Portland, Oregon, and Las Vegas, Nevada
Crime and Justice Research Institute
John Goldkamp
$375,000
1998-DC-VX-K001

Evaluation and Review of the Peacemaker Court of the Navajo Nation
Temple University
Eric Gross
$33,700
1997-IJ-CX-0039

Evaluation of the District of Columbia Superior Drug Court Intervention Program
Urban Institute
Adele Harrell
$108,471
1994-IJ-CX-K011

*Evaluation of the Kings County Felony Domestic Violence Court
Fund for the City of New York
Michele Sviridoff
$179,961
1997-WT-VX-0005

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Law Enforcement Family Support Program

*Collier County (Florida) Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Family Support Initiative
Collier County
Edward Ferguson
$57,575
1997-FS-VX-0004

*Family Violence Prevention and Recovery Project
Los Angeles County (California) Sheriff's Department
Audrey L. Honig
$100,000
1997-FS-VX-0003

*Law Enforcement Family Support: Demonstration Project
Tennessee Sheriff's Association, Inc.
Paul Jennings
$230,000
1997-FS-VX-0005

*Law Enforcement Work and Family Stress Support
Baltimore City (Maryland) Fraternal Order of Police
Gary McLhinney
$180,000
1997-FS-VX-0001

*Stress Reduction Program for Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families
City of Colorado Springs, Colorado
Carol Logan
$85,690
1997-FS-VX-0002

Stress Reduction Program for Law Enforcement Personnel and Their Families
Los Angeles (California) Police Department
Kevin Jablonski
$89,785
1998-IJ-CX-0010

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Technology Research and Development

  Community-Oriented Policing Technology

Affordable Crime Mapping and Information-Sharing Technology for Community Police Officers
New Orleans (Louisiana) Police Department
Michael Pfeiffer
$203,328
1997-IJ-CX-K006

Algorithmic Image Matching: Police Technology Research and Development Project
Santa Ana (California) Police Department
Paul M. Walters
$250,041
1997-IJ-CX-K011

APD Intranet/Briefing Stations
Arlington (Texas) Police Department
Larry Barclay
$183,375
1997-IJ-CX-K005

Artificial Neural Network System for Classification of Offenders in Murder and Rape Cases
Battelle Memorial Institute
Jennifer Miles
$310,000
1997-IJ-CX-K007

Automation of Local Police Functions
New York State Department of Criminal Justice Services
Jim Shea
$409,035
1997-IJ-CX-K009

Demonstration of Concealed Weapons Detection System Using Electromagnetic Resonances
Akela, Inc.
Allan R. Hunt
$442,229
1997-IJ-CX-K013

Development of a Neighborhood Problem-Solving System
Abt Associates Inc.
Marianne Beauregard
$100,343
1997-IJ-CX-K017

FALCON (Future Alert and Contact Network)
Charlotte (North Carolina) Police Department
Maureen Brown
$234,980
1997-IJ-CX-K004

Largo Police Department Wireless Internet Project
Largo (Florida) Police Department
Brian McKeon
$56,150
1997-IJ-CX-K002

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Palm Top Project
Metropolitan Nashville (Tennessee) Police Department
Kenneth R. Peace
$128,875
1997-IJ-CX-K003

Portable Concealed Weapon Detector
Los Angeles County (California) Sheriff's Office
Yu-Wen Chang
$496,624
1997-IJ-CX-K015

*Portable Voice-Command Translation System
Integrated Wave Technologies, Inc.
A. Robert Sabo
$50,000
1996-IJ-CX-K008

Seamless Mobile Law Enforcement Computer Network
Virginia Department of State Police
John Furlough
$348,362
1997-IJ-CX-K010

Software Development for Intelligence Gathering
Monroe County (Florida) Sheriff's Office
Tyrrell Armstrong
$187,900
1997-IJ-CX-K008

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DNA Identification

*Chip Based Genetic Detector for Rapid Identification of Individuals
Nanogen, Inc.
Michael I. Nerenberg
$709,919
1997-LB-VX-0004

*Development of the Human Y Chromosome as a Forensic Tool
University of Arizona
Michael F. Hammer
$147,529
1997-LB-VX-0010

*Enhancement of the DNA Program in the Utah State Criminalistics Laboratory
Utah Department of Public Safety, Division of Investigation
Pilar A. Shortsleeve
$175,000
1997-DN-VX-0014

*Evaluation of New STR Markers for Forensic Analysis
University of Pittsburgh
Ranjan Deka
$220,359
1997-LB-VX-0009

*Forensic Typing of Mitochondrial DNA Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
American University
James E. Girard
$49,965
1997-LB-VX-0005

*Implementation of DNA Analysis at the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab
Louisiana State Police
Frank L. Tridico
$147,570
1997-DN-VX-0012

*Improved Analysis of DNA Short Tandem Repeats for Human Identification
Genetrace Systems, Inc.
Christopher H. Becker
$307,664
1997-LB-VX-0003

*Ohio Statewide Consortium DNA Grant
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
Roger Kahn
$367,538
1997-DN-VX-0009

*State of Oklahoma DNA Offender Database
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Darrel W. Wilkins
$291,880
1997-DN-VX-0011

*Validation of Pattern Recognition Methods Applied to Forensic Chemical Data
University of South Carolina
Stephen L. Morgan
$200,025
1997-LB-VX-0006

*Validation of STR Typing of Convicted Offender Samples
Oregon Department of State Police
Cec von Beroldingen
$171,380
1997-DN-VX-0013

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Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program

California: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
California Department of Justice, Bureau of Forensic Services
Jan Bashinski
$350,000
1997-IJ-CX-0001

Charlotte, North Carolina: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
City of Charlotte, North Carolina
Roger Thompson
$50,000
1997-IJ-CX-0016

Connecticut: Forensic DNA Laboratory Program
Connecticut Department of Public Safety
Elaine Pagliaro
$375,000
1997-IJ-CX-0003

*Delaware: Establishment of a Statewide DNA Database With CODIS Capability
Delaware Health and Social Services
Richard T. Callery
$182,762
1997-DN-VX-0010

*Idaho: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
Idaho Department of Law Enforcement
R. Dan Charboneau
$133,605
1997-DN-VX-0003

*Iowa: DCI Laboratory DNA Improvement Project
Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation
Michael L. Rehberg
$175,000
1997-DN-VX-0016

*Kansas: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Eileen Burnau
$152,000
1997-IJ-CX-0015

*Maine: Statewide DNA Laboratory Program
Maine Department of Public Safety
Timothy D. Kupferschmid
$147,258
1997-DN-VX-0008

*Massachusetts: State Police-Boston Police DNA Laboratory Improvement Project
Massachusetts State Police
Kathleen M. Stefani
$250,000
1997-DN-VX-0015

Michigan: Forensic DNA Laboratory Program
Michigan Department of State Police, Forensic Science Division
Frank Schehr
$375,000
1997-IJ-CX-0004

*Mississippi: PCR DNA Analyses Improvement Program
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Deborah K. Haller
$110,880
1997-DN-VX-0004

*Nebraska: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
Nebraska State Patrol
John Dietrich
$150,000
1997-DN-VX-0002

New York: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
New York State Division of Criminal Justice
Carl M. Selavka
$400,000
1997-IJ-CX-0021

North Dakota: Forensic DNA Laboratory Improvement Program
North Dakota Department of Health
Aaron E. Rash
$77,000
1997-IJ-CX-0012

*Rhode Island: Forensic DNA Laboratory STR and CODIS Expansion
Rhode Island Department of Health
David B. Uliss
$111,533
1997-DN-VX-0005

*South Carolina: State DNA Offender Database Program
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Matthew G. Fitts
$178,864
1997-DN-VX-0006

*Vermont: Capillary Electrophoresis for Forensic STR Analysis: Validation and Cost-Effectiveness
Vermont Department of Public Safety
Eric Buel
$58,958
1997-DN-VX-0007

Washington: Forensic DNA Laboratory Program
Washington State Patrol
James S. Stuart
$145,000
1997-IJ-CX-0008

Wisconsin: DNA Improvement Project
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Jerry Guerts
$300,000
1997-IJ-CX-0002

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General Technology Support

Application of Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry to Trace Evidence Analysis
Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Gary S. Groenwold
$230,000
1997-LB-VX-A050

Armstrong Laboratory Acoustic Study
U.S. Department of the Air Force, Armstrong Laboratories
James R. Jauchem
$400,000
1997-DT-CX-A069

Assessment of Explosively Formed Penetrator (Flying Plate)
U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center
Mard Magdinec
$50,000
1997-DT-CX-A074

*Assessment of Law Enforcement Technology Training Needs
Sam Houston State University
Larry T. Hoover
$50,000
1997-LB-VX-K020

Assessment of Police and Sheriff Departments
Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc.
Thomas Kennedy
$299,241
1997-LB-VX-K012

Ballistics Matching Using Three-Dimensional Images of Bullets and Cartridge Cases
Intelligent Automation, Inc.
Leonard S. Haynes
$249,708
1997-LB-VX-0008

*Body Cavity Screening System
Quantum Magnetics, Inc.
Geoff Barrall
$324,643
1997-LB-VX-K019

Collection and Analysis of Explosives Trace Chemical Evidence
Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Michael E. Sigman
$200,699
1997-LB-VX-A052

*Computerized Mug Book
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hunter A. McAllister
$69,578
1997-LB-VX-K024

Concealed Weapons and Counterterrorism Detection System
Nicolet Imaging Systems
Christopher McBee
$704,000
1997-IJ-CX-K016

*Containment Devices for Small Terrorist Bombs
JAYCOR Defense Sciences Group
Herman H. Klein
$145,877
1997-DT-CX-K001

*Database Integration and Access for Law Enforcement Intranet
Tucson (Arizona) Police Department
Bradley Cochran
$502,213
1997-LB-VX-K023

*Demonstration of Orthophotographic Representation and Analysis
University of Maryland—Baltimore
Keith D. Harries
$144,701
1997-LB-VX-K004

Detection and Classification of Concealed Weapons Using Magnetic Gradient Measurements
U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Jonathan Nadler
$789,721
1995-IJ-CX-A027

*Development of a Baton With a Projectable Restraining Net
LRF, Inc.
Guy Javarone
$250,000
1997-LB-VX-K011

*Development of a Personal Alarm and Location Monitoring System for Corrections Officers
Telephonics Corporation
Dennis Fortner
$439,899
1997-LB-VX-K021

*Development of Advanced Wireless Technology Standards
Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International, Inc.
Craig M. Jorgensen
$150,000
1997-LB-VX-K002

Development of Certification Examinations for Practicing Firearms and Toolmark Examiners
Association of Firearm and Toolmark Examiners
Kenneth F. Kowalski
$50,000
1997-IJ-CX-0038

Development of DNA Identification Techniques for Forensically Important Insects
University of California—Berkeley
Felix A.H. Sperling
$60,000
1997-IJ-CX-0035

DOD-DOJ Joint Program Steering Group, Concealed Weapons Detection
U.S. Department of the Navy
Jerry A. Koenig
$1,344,125
1997-IJ-CX-A013

DOD-DOJ Joint Program Steering Group, Counterterrorism
U.S. Department of Defense
David Fields
$537,000
1997-IJ-CX-A025

Domestic Violence Electronic Monitoring Project in San Diego
Science Applications International Corporation
Sid Chillcott
$474,130
1997-IJ-CX-K014

*Estimation of the Postmortem Interval from Entomological Evidence
University of Florida—Gainesville
Jon C. Allen
$32,819
1997-LB-VX-0001

*Evaluation of Oleoresin Capsicum
University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
Michael Bowling
$218,000
1997-LB-VX-K018

Explosives Detection and Remediation Research and Evaluation
U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Special Technology
Jeffrey David
$600,000
1997-DT-CX-A068

*Face Recognition Technology for Internet Based Gang Tracking
Visionics Corporation
Notman A. Redlich
$399,462
1997-LB-VX-K007

*Facial Recognition Technology
Analytic Services, Inc.
Helena Wisniewski
$3,096,711
1997-LB-VX-K025

*Field Evaluation of the System for the Effective Control of Urban Environment Security (SECURES®)
University of Cincinnati
Lorainne Green Mazerolle
$49,874
1996-MU-MU-0018

*Handheld Remote Concealed Weapons Detector
JAYCOR Defense Sciences Group
Franklin S. Felber
$377,693
1997-LB-VX-K008

Hazardous Devices Training Tool
U.S. Department of the Navy
Walter H. Ott
$149,975
1997-DT-CX-A044

Health Hazard Assessment for Kinetic Energy Impact Weapons
U.S. Department of the Army
Gregory J. Argyros
$100,000
1997-LB-VX-A024

Immigration and Naturalization Service Tire Deflator Development: Phase 3 Follow-On
Eagle Research Group, Inc.
John Rhines
$149,998
1997-IJ-CX-K001

*Investigative and Surveillance Technology: Training and Technical Support
Institute of Investigative Technology
John S. Ramming
$3,041,238
1997-LB-VX-K014

Microchip DNA Fingerprinting Devices
Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J. Michael Ramsey
$584,248
1997-LB-VX-A063

*National Center for Arson and Explosion Research
University of Central Florida
William McGee
$299,972
1997-DN-VX-0001

Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Inservice Engineering Laboratory—East Coast Division (NISE-E)
U.S. Department of the Navy
Steve Morrison
$187,000
1997-LB-VX-A043

*New Radio Location Technology for Electronic Monitoring of Offenders in the Community
Signatron Technology Corporation
Steen A. Parl
$49,997
1997-LB-VX-K003

*NIJ Surplus Property Program
Ultimate Enterprise Limited
Michael Simpson
$149,616
1996-LB-VX-K002

Operation of the Center for Advanced Support in Technology for Law Enforcement
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Steven McPeak
$200,000
1997-LB-VX-A070

*Passive Millimeter-Wave Camera for Concealed Weapons Detection
ThermoTrex Corporation
John A. Lovberg
$400,000
1997-LB-VX-K015

Rapid DNA Typing by Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry
Lockheed Martin Energy Research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C.H. Winston Chenn
$328,654
1997-LB-VX-A047

Ring Airfoil Projectile System
Guilford Engineering Associates, Inc.
David Findlay
$199,788
1997-IJ-CX-K019

Sandia National Laboratories Test Facility
Sandia National Laboratories
Debra D. Spencer
$700,000
1997-LB-VX-A004

*Smart Card Systems for Prison Pharmacies
Battelle Memorial Institute
Frank J. Lukz
$237,962
1997-LB-VX-K017

*Smart Gun Development and Prototype
Colt's Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Douglas G. Overbury
$500,079
1997-LB-VX-K006

*Southwest Border States Antidrug Information System
Criminal Information Sharing Alliance
Glen Gillum
$11,500,000
1997-LB-VX-K009

Testing Reliability of Animal Models in Forensic Entomology:
Phase 2

University of Indianapolis
Neal H. Haskell
$100,000
1997-IJ-CX-0046

Training Technology Development and Implementation
U.S. Department of Defense, Naval Air Warfare Center
Janet Weisenford
$200,000
1997-LB-VX-A042

*Two-Dimensional Concrete Penetrating Imaging Radar
Hughes Missile Systems Company
Larry M. Frazier
$107,907
1997-DT-CX-K002

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Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers

*National Headquarters—Rockville, Maryland: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
Aspen Systems Corporation
Marc H. Caplan
$1,456,393
1996-MU-MU-K011

Northeastern Region—Rome, New York: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
U.S. Air Force, Rome Laboratory (AFMC)
John A. Ritz
$2,526,410
1995-IJ-CX-A040
$1,850,000
1996-IJ-CX-A032

*Rocky Mountain Region—Denver, Colorado: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
University of Denver—Colorado Seminary
Jim Keller
$1,512,758
1996-MU-MU-K012

*San Diego, California: Border Research and Technology Center
Aerospace Corporation
Robert M. Pentz
$150,000
1996-IJ-CX-A036
$1,838,233
1996-MU-MU-K006

*Southeast Region—Charleston, South Carolina: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center
South Carolina Research Authority
Gary A. Mastrandrea
$923,885
1997-MU-MU-K020

U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Electronic Systems Engineering Center
Ronald L. Polkowsky
$199,030
1996-IJ-CX-A010

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Less-Than-Lethal Technology

*Less-Than-Lethal Technology Policy Assessment Panel
SEASKATE, Inc.
E.A. Burkhalter
$46,852
1996-MU-MU-K016

*Pepper Spray Projectile Disperser
Delta Defense, Inc.
Roy Kelly
$250,776
1997-MU-MU-K011

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Information Dissemination and Technical Support

Annual Review of Justice Research
Castine Research Corporation
Michael Tonry
$164,644
1992-IJ-CX-K044

Crime and Social Organization Conference
Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey
Elin Waring
$20,501
1997-IJ-CX-0031

Development and Production of Annual Reports and Other Material
Cygnus Corporation
Todd Phillips
$49,500
1994-IJ-CX-C005

Dissemination and Communication Activities of the National Consortium for Violence Research
National Science Foundation
Harmon M. Hosch
$200,000
1997-IJ-CX-A060

*Gordon Research Conference on Illicit Substance Detection
Gordon Research Conferences
Jimmie C. Oxley
$20,000
1997-LB-VX-0007

*Idaho Criminal Justice Statistics: Support for Analysis and Information Sharing
Idaho Department of Law Enforcement
Robert C. Uhlenkott
$50,000
1997-MU-MU-K016

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Aspen Systems Corporation
Richard Rosenthal
$3,783,583
1994-MU-CX-C006

Partnership Against Violence Network (PAVNET)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
John Gladstone
$30,000
1997-IJ-CX-A085

Professional Conference Series
Institute for Law and Justice, Inc.
Edward F. Connors
$525,000
1994-MU-CX-C008

Research and Dissemination Activities and Events
Institute for Law and Justice, Inc.
Edward F. Connors
$355,000
1997-MU-MU-K015

Research Applications Contract
Abt Associates Inc.
Joan Mullen
$590,0000
1994-MU-CX-C007

Support for the Report on Trends in Child Well-Being
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Antonio Clinkscales
$5,000
1997-IJ-CX-A073

Technical Assistance and Support
CSR, Inc.
Edward J. Spurlock
$1,378,101
1996-MU-MU-C004

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Notes

[1]This program was expanded into the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring System (ADAM) in 1997. Back to DUF awards.

Date Created: November 29, 2007