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Assessments of NIJ

NIJ is committed to transparency and quality. Following you'll find assessments, audits, and evaluations of NIJ and its programs. Audits of individual awards can be found on website of the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice.

Assessments of the National Institute of Justice
TitleAssessing EntityDate
Audit of the Office of Justice Programs’ Administration of the Comprehensive School Safety InitiativeOffice of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of JusticeApril 2023
Audit of the Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers Grant Awarded to the West Virginia University Research Corporation, Morgantown, West Virginia Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of JusticeSeptember 2022
DNA Evidence: DOJ Should Improve Performance Measurement and Properly Design Controls for Nationwide Grant ProgramGovernment Accountability OfficeMay 2019
Audit of the National Institute of Justice’s Management and Oversight of DNA Backlog Reduction Grantees’ Reporting and Use of Program IncomeOffice of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of JusticeMarch 2016
Audit of National Institute of Justice’s Grants Management (pdf, 42 pages)Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of JusticeFebruary 2019
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: Opportunities May Exist to Share Information More EfficientlyGovernment Accountability OfficeJune 2016
Electronic Monitoring: Draft National Standard for Offender Tracking Systems Addresses Common Stakeholder NeedsGovernment Accountability OfficeNovember 2015
Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of the National Institute of Justice (2015)National Research Council of the National AcademiesSeptember 2015
Justice Grant Programs: DOJ Could Improve Decision-Making Documentation and Better Assess Results of DNA Backlog Reduction Program FundsGovernment Accountability OfficeJuly 2013
Law Enforcement Body Armor: DOJ Supports Its Use and Enhancements, but Could Strengthen Management of Its Related Grant ProgramsGovernment Accountability OfficeFebruary 2012
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National Research Council of the National AcademiesJuly 2010
Audit of the National Institute of Justice’s Practices for Awarding Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Years 2005 through 2007Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of JusticeSeptember 2009
Program Assessment of the National Institute of JusticeOffice of Management and Budget, Program Assessment Review Tool (PART)2005
Law Enforcement: Better Performance Measures Needed to Assess Results of Justice's Office of Science and TechnologyGovernment Accountability OfficeNovember 2003
Justice Outcome Evaluations: Design and Implementation of Studies Require More NIJ AttentionGovernment Accountability OfficeSeptember 2003
Understanding Crime: An Evaluation of the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (pdf, 261 pages)National Research Council of the National Academies1977
Date Published: April 1, 2024