issues relevant to the criminal justice system. As the primary research arm of the DOJ, NIJ would benefit greatly from the opportunity to increase its evaluation capacity as a means for improving the quantity, quality, and utility of evaluation in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels. Impact on Performance This program contributes to DOJ Strategic Objective 3.6: Promote and strengthen innovative and OJP Strategic Objective strategies in the administration of state and local justice systems; 4.2: Conduct research that supports and advances justice policy, decision making, and program evaluation. Expanding the evaluation capacity at NIJ will enhance the ability to assess those agency’s programs, services, and strategies that directly impact the policy and practice of state and local criminal justice agencies. The acquisition of personnel with research and methods expertise will better inform current evaluation practices and will provide criminal justice agencies with important information about performance and organizational-level outcome measures. The creation of improved standards and methods for evaluation, for example, operational, programmatic, and/or technological evaluations, will contribute to the field at large by providing a model for evaluation for use by federal and other relevant partners. Funding (Dollars in Thousands) Base Funding FY 2010 Enacted (w/resc./supps) FY 2011 CR FY 2012 Current Services Pos agt/ FTE $(000) Pos agt/ FTE $(000) Pos agt/ FTE $(000) atty atty atty $0 $0 $0 Increase Cost Summary FY 2013 FY 2014 Modular Cost Number of FY 2012 Net Annualization Net Annualization Type of Position per Position Positions Request ($000) (change from 2012) (change from 2013) ($000) Requested ($000) ($000) Total Personnel Non-Personnel Increase Cost Summary
issues relevant to the criminal justice system. As the primary research arm of the DOJ, NIJ would benefit greatly from the opportunity to increase its evaluation capacity as a means for improving the quantity, quality, and utility of evaluation in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels. Impact on Performance This program contributes to DOJ Strategic Objective 3.6: Promote and strengthen innovative strategies in the administration of state and local justice systems; and OJP Strategic Objective 4.2: Conduct research that supports and advances justice policy, decision making, and program evaluation. Expanding the evaluation capacity at NIJ will enhance the agency’s ability to assess those programs, services, and strategies that directly impact the policy and practice of state and local criminal justice agencies. The acquisition of personnel with research and methods expertise will better inform current evaluation practices and will provide criminal justice agencies with important information about performance and organizational-level outcome measures. The creation of improved standards and methods for evaluation, for example, operational, programmatic, and/or technological evaluations, will contribute to the field at large by providing a model for evaluation for use by federal and other relevant partners. Funding (Dollars in Thousands) Base Funding FY 2010 Enacted (w/resc./supps) FY 2011 CR FY 2012 Current Services Pos agt/ atty FTE $(000) Pos agt/ atty FTE $(000) Pos agt/ atty FTE $(000) $0 $0 $0 Increase Cost Summary Type of Position Modular Cost per Position ($000) Number of Positions Requested FY 2012 Request ($000) FY 2013 Net Annualization (change from 2012) ($000) FY 2014 Net Annualization (change from 2013) ($000) Total Personnel Non-Personnel Increase Cost Summary
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