Frequently Asked Questions

The address of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is:

Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street NW
Washington, DC 20531

Created by the Office of Justice Programs and operated by OJP's National Institute of Justice, the CrimeSolutions website uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policymakers about what works in justice-related programs and practices. Visit the Courts section of the site to view research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by CrimeSolutions Researchers and Reviewers.

Also visit the Courts section of our site for additional publications and resources.

The Online Training Courses listed on the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) website are free of charge.

See the Events section of the NIJ website to learn more about the online trainings and to view information about additional training opportunities that are available concerning the collection and use of DNA evidence.

Information on the health effects of prenatal substance abuse is available on the Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse: Prenatal Effects section of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) website.

Publications that appear in the Publications Listing section of our site are published or sponsored by the United States Government and are, therefore, in the public domain. You may link to them as you wish. Please be sure to source the publications as government works, indicating the authoring agency, title, and publishing date.

Some materials located in our National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database, however, may be authored or published by other, non-government organizations. These materials may be protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws. Please see the NCJRS Library/Abstracts Copyright Restrictions page for additional information on those materials.

You can access various topics on our Topics webpage. From the topic pages, you will see various content, including recently released publications that relate to the specific topic. Additionally, see our Publications Listing page for all resources produced or sponsored by OJP and the OJP program offices. From the listing, you can sort the results or do a keyword search to filter the list.

For information about the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) peer review process, including direction on how to sign up to become a peer reviewer, please submit an up-to-date resume or curriculum vitae, including a valid email address, to: [email protected]. Please put "Peer Reviewer Candidate Resume" in the subject line.

Visit the Peer Review section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) website to learn about the peer review process for OJJDP and how to apply to serve as a peer reviewer.

Resources on the use of DNA identification in mass fatality incidents are available in the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) publications, Lessons Learned From 9/11: DNA Identification in Mass Fatality Incidents and Mass Fatality Incidents: A Guide for Human Forensic Identification. Additional information on DNA is available on Forensic DNA section of the NIJ website.

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