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                            About the National Institute of Justice
 How NIJ Is Organized July 6, 2022
NIJ organizational chart, updated August 2023 (View larger image.)
NIJ is organized to align our internal structure and processes with the research needs of the field and the priorities of the Administration. We are led by a presidentially appointed director and are organized into eight offices — leadership offices, science office, and two support offices. Two deputy directors have responsibility for the science and support offices respectively.

Each of the science offices is composed of scientists from specific groups of scientific disciplines — social and behavioral scientists, forensic scientists, and physical scientists and engineers. While our science offices are organized into specific focus areas for administrative purposes, they operate in a multidisciplinary and collaborative way.

NIJ's leadership offices include:

**Office of Director** — establishes the agency's objectives, which are guided by the needs of the criminal justice system and the priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice. Learn more about the NIJ Director.
	**Office of the Principal Deputy Director** — the Principal Deputy Director serves as the senior management official and advisor to the NIJ Director and provides direction and guidance to the Offices of the Deputy Director and Executive Science Officer and their subordinate offices and divisions.
	**Office of Research, Evaluation, Forensics and Technology**  — headed by the Executive Science Advisor,  this office encourages and supports research, development and evaluation to further the understanding of causes and correlates of crime and violence; methods of crime prevention and control; criminal justice system responses to crime and violence; improves the quality and practice of forensic science. Nested within this office are the:
		Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences
			Office of Technology and Standards
			Office of Criminal Justice Systems
			Office of Crime Prevention and Youth Justice
			Office of Violence and Victimization Protection
		**Office of the Deputy Director** — the Deputy Director is the primary integrating and strategic focal point of the NIJ staff. The Deputy Director oversees the activities of the:
		Office of Communications
			Office of Grants Management
			Office of Operations
  
Date Published: July 6, 2022
    
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