NIJ FY08 Information-Led Policing Research, Technology Development, Testing, and Evaluation Concept Paper Solicitation

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NIJ FY08 Information-Led Policing Research, Technology Development, Testing, and Evaluation Concept Paper Solicitation: The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, testing, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ is seeking applications for funding the research, development, testing, and evaluation of information and data technologies that can be used to increase the effectiveness of State and local law enforcement agencies. NIJ is especially interested in applications in one of the following areas: Research and Development . Entity resolution/correlation tools using the Justice Reference Architecture (JRA) and the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM). . Positive identification (ID) technologies and standards for information sharing. . Data analysis tools for multidiscipline data sharing systems. . Real-time geospatial data integration, correlation, and analysis. Testing and Evaluation . Proof-of-concept for matching, scoring, and filtering data for law enforcement. NIJ seeks studies that have the potential to reduce or prevent crime or improve law enforcement policy and practice.