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 Assessments of NIJ April 21, 2023
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
	Title
			Assessing Entity
			DateAudit of the Office of Justice Programs’ Administration of the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
			Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
			April 2023DNA Evidence: DOJ Should Improve Performance Measurement and Properly Design Controls for Nationwide Grant Program
			Government Accountability Office
			May 2019Audit of the National Institute of Justice’s Management and Oversight of DNA Backlog Reduction Grantees’ Reporting and Use of Program Income
			Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
			March 2016Audit of National Institute of Justice’s Grants Management (pdf, 42 pages)
			Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
			February 2019Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains: Opportunities May Exist to Share Information More Efficiently
			Government Accountability Office
			June 2016Electronic Monitoring: Draft National Standard for Offender Tracking Systems Addresses Common Stakeholder Needs
			Government Accountability Office
			November 2015Support for Forensic Science Research: Improving the Scientific Role of the National Institute of Justice (2015)
			National Research Council of the National Academies
			September 2015Justice Grant Programs: DOJ Could Improve Decision-Making Documentation and Better Assess Results of DNA Backlog Reduction Program Funds
			Government Accountability Office
			July 2013Law Enforcement Body Armor: DOJ Supports Its Use and Enhancements, but Could Strengthen Management of Its Related Grant Programs
			Government Accountability Office
			February 2012Strengthening the National Institute of JusticeRead NIJ's response.
			National Research Council of the National Academies
			July 2010Audit of the National Institute of Justice’s Practices for Awarding Grants and Contracts in Fiscal Years 2005 through 2007
			Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
			September 2009Program Assessment of the National Institute of Justice
			Office of Management and Budget, Program Assessment Review Tool (PART)
			2005Law Enforcement: Better Performance Measures Needed to Assess Results of Justice's Office of Science and Technology
			Government Accountability Office
			November 2003Justice Outcome Evaluations: Design and Implementation of Studies Require More NIJ Attention
			Government Accountability Office
			September 2003Understanding Crime: An Evaluation of the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (pdf, 261 pages)
			National Research Council of the National Academies
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Date Published: April 21, 2023
    
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