Tribal justice systems infrastructure

    American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

    AIR is one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations. Our overriding goal is to use the best science available to bring the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life. AIR's mission is to conduct and apply the best behavioral and social science research and evaluation towards improving people's lives, with a special emphasis on the disadvantaged.

    Within the United States and internationally, AIR will be the preeminent organization that

    Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc

    RurAL CAP, founded in 1965, is a private, statewide, nonprofit organization working to improve the quality of life for low-income Alaskans. Governed by a 24-member Board of Directors representing every region of the state, RurAL CAP is one of the largest and most diversified nonprofit organizations in Alaska. In fiscal year 2015, RurAL CAP employed 727 Alaskans in 60 communities statewide and operated on $43 million in conjunction with its for-profit subsidiary, Rural Energy Enterprises.

    Vision
    Healthy People, Sustainable Communities, Vibrant Cultures

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Alaska Tribal Justice Resource Center
    • Alaska Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Center

    Research Triangle Institute

    RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA FY24 Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center
    • The National SAKI TTA Program: Purpose Area 1
    • Training and Technical Assistance for Virtual Reality De-escalation Training
    • BJA FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance: 1b Pretrial, Prosecution, Defense Counsel, and Courts
    • BJA FY 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program Training and Technical Assistance: 1d States
    • Enhancing BJA’s Forensic Science Grantees’ Capacity and Outcomes through the RTI-led Forensics Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Advancing Science-based Policing through Inclusion, Representation, & Equity (ASPIRE): A National Campaign and Career Pathways Pilot to Promote Diversity in the Policing Workforce
    • The National Case Closed Project: Supporting Evidence-Based Practices for Violent Crime Investigations
    • COAP TTA Program: Category 4
    • Evaluation and Sustainability Support for Second Chance Act Grants
    • The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: National Training and Technical Assistance Program

    Search Group, Inc.

    SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, is a nonprofit membership organization through which states speak with a collective voice and provide thought leadership on issues related to justice information-sharing and services. SEARCH supports the information-sharing, interoperability, communications, information technology, high-tech crime investigative, and criminal records systems needs of state, local, and tribal justice and public safety agencies and practitioners nationwide.

    National White Collar Crime Center

    For over 40 years, the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) has provided comprehensive training programs to help law enforcement professionals master the principles, concepts, and skills needed to fight cyber and economic crime.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • BJA FY24 Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • Economic, High-Technology, White Collar, and Internet Crime Prevention National Training and Technical Assistance Program: NW3C, Inc.
    • Northern and Middle States Rural Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program

    Tribal Law and Policy Institute

    The Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI) is a 100% Native American operated non-profit corporation organized to design and deliver education, research, training, and technical assistance programs which promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Enhancing and Promoting Tribal Courts, Tribal Justice Systems, and Intergovernmental Collaboration
    • Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
    • Enhancing Tribal-Federal-State-Local Collaborations

    National American Indian Court Judges Association

    The National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) is a national association comprised of tribal justice personnel and others devoted to supporting and strengthening tribal justice systems through education, information-sharing, and advocacy. NAICJA is a nonprofit corporation established in 1969 as a corporation in the State of Delaware following the enactment of the federal Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968. The Act required tribes to follow certain requirements similar to those in the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • FY18-20 Holistic Defense Pilot TTA

    Fox Valley Technical College

    The National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College (NCJTC) is a leading national training organization in the field of criminal justice.

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Fox Valley Internet of Things TTA FY2024
    • BJA FY 2023 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance ProgramCategory 1: Tribal Justice System Strategic Planning (TJSPP)
    • BJA FY 2023 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program Category 3: Addressing Illicit Substance Use and Related Crime (IASA)
    • BJA FY 2022 Tribal Corrections Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance Program
    • BJA FY2021 Emmett Till Cold Case Investigations and Training and Technical Assistance Program-Category 2
    • Internet of Things
    • Alcohol and Substance Abuse Related Crime TTA
    • Comprehensive Strategic Planning
    • BJA FY18 Tribal Corrections Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance

    Center for Court Innovation

    The Center for Court Innovation seeks to help create a more effective and humane justice system by designing and implementing operating programs, performing original research, and providing reformers around the world with the tools they need to launch new strategies.

    Operating Programs

    Active BJA Funded Project(s):

    • Center for Court Innovation State-Based Adult Drug Court TTA