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A -- EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PROJECT SOL SL000218 DUE 081997 POC To receive a copy of the solicitation beginning July 3, 1997, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service at 1 (800) 851-3420. Request document SL000218 The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, wishes to notify interested organizations that on July 3, 1997 an NIJ Solicitation will be released to seek proposals for the "Evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections Criminal Justice System Project". In March 1997, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) began funding the Criminal Justice System Project (CJSP), created to assist criminal justice policymakers in eight State and local jurisdictions in developing and implementing new capacities for solving a wide range of corrections problems. The purpose of this solicitation is to evaluate the implementation of CJSP, focusing on the steps taken to develop a new correctional policymaking structure. The proposal submission deadline date is August 19, 1997. Interested parties may obtain a copy of this solicitation by calling the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) at (800) 851-3420 to obtain a copy of NIJ's "Evaluation of the National Institute of Corrections Criminal Justice System Project." (refer to SL #000218). For World Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/, and click on Justice Grants. Those without Internet access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial (301) 738-8895. Set modem at 9600 baud~ 8-N-1. (0192)

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