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{{Short description|U.S. Department of Justice research and development agency}} | {{Short description|U.S. Department of Justice research and development agency}} | ||
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|OrganizationName= National Institute of Justice | |||
|OrganizationType= Research and Development Agencies | |||
|Mission= NIJ is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science to inform policy and practice. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Director | |||
|Employees= 100 | |||
|Budget= $50 million (Fiscal Year 2023) | |||
|Website= https://nij.ojp.gov | |||
|Services= Research Funding; Program Evaluation; Technology Development; Criminal Justice Research; Forensic Science | |||
|ParentOrganization=Office of Justice Programs | |||
|TopOrganization=Department of Justice | |||
|CreationLegislation= Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.895088, -77.028699 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 | |||
}} | |||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
| agency_name = National Institute of Justice | | agency_name = National Institute of Justice | ||
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===DNA initiative=== | ===DNA initiative=== | ||
A major area of research and support is for [[forensics]] and the president's [[DNA]] initiative. The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] developed the [[Combined DNA Index System]] (CODIS) system as a central database of DNA profiles taken from offenders. In the late 1980s and 1990s, all of the states and the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] required DNA samples to be collected from offenders in certain types of cases. The demand (casework) for [[DNA analysis]] in public [[crime laboratory|crime laboratories]] increased 73% from 1997 to 2000, and by 2003, there was a backlog of 350,000 [[rape]] and [[homicide]] cases. In 2003, President | A major area of research and support is for [[forensics]] and the president's [[DNA]] initiative. The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] developed the [[Combined DNA Index System]] (CODIS) system as a central database of DNA profiles taken from offenders. In the late 1980s and 1990s, all of the states and the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]] required DNA samples to be collected from offenders in certain types of cases. The demand (casework) for [[DNA analysis]] in public [[crime laboratory|crime laboratories]] increased 73% from 1997 to 2000, and by 2003, there was a backlog of 350,000 [[rape]] and [[homicide]] cases. In 2003, President George W. Bush proposed the ''Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology'' initiative, which would include $1 billion over five years to reduce backlogs, develop and improve capacity of state and local law enforcement to use DNA analysis, support research and development to improve the technology, and additional training for those working in the [[criminal justice]] system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/13023/13335893/downloadables/DNA%20initiative.pdf |title=Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology |publisher=White House / U.S. Department of Justice |date=March 2003}}</ref> | ||
===Technical working groups=== | ===Technical working groups=== | ||