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The Criminal Justice Testing and Evaluation Center (CJTEC) provides rigorous and independent information to the criminal justice community concerning emerging technologies and practices in law enforcement, corrections, courts, forensic laboratories, and juvenile justice programs.

CJTEC will inform research and technology adoptions based on input from practitioners, stakeholders, policymakers, researchers, and industry. With direction from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), RTI International will provide operational oversight and technical capacity for the center which will focus on five primary tasks:

(1) Conducting secondary research on technologies and technology implementation for potential use by criminal justice communities;
(2) Performing experimental testing and evaluation on technologies to inform potential adoption;
(3) Conducting experimental or rigorous quasi-experimental research and evaluation of technology implementation;

(4) Administering the NIJ compliance testing program; and
(5) Supporting the development, validation, and maintenance of criminal justice equipment standards. CJTEC acts as an honest broker to provide technology and implementation insights and rigorous research, testing, and evaluation to examine system performance, safety, and operational impact while addressing potential unintended consequences of practitioner adoption in real-world settings. NCA/NCF

Research Triangle Institute

THIS SOLICITATION WILL SEEK APPLICATIONS TO HOST A CENTER TO IDENTIFY AND TEST JUSTICE TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION. IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT NIJ'S COMPLIANCE TESTING PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL TESTING PROGRAM FOR BODY ARMOR AND OTHER EQUIPMENT USED BY POLICE AND CORRECTIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF NIJ TESTING STANDARDS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE EQUIPMENT.

16.560 - National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) [DOJ - OJP]

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-0155 United States

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NIJ FY23 Criminal Justice Technology Testing and Evaluation Center (O-NIJ-2023-171681)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been shortened from 12/31/28 to 12/31/25 and the total obligations have increased 180% from $3,500,000 to $9,800,000.