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Science Advisory Board

About the Science Advisory Board (SAB)

Laurie O. Robinson, OJP's Assistant Attorney General, recommended the creation of the advisory board as a means of bridging the divide between research and practice in criminal justice fields. The advisory board provides an extra-agency review of and recommendations for OJP research, statistics, and grant programs, ensuring the programs and activities are scientifically sound and pertinent to policymakers and practitioners.

• Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board (SAB) Charter  PDF: 108 KB
• OJP Science Advisory Board Members Appointed April, 2015  PDF: 99 KB
• More information on OJP Advisory Board Members  PDF: 273 KB
• November 23, 2010 Press Release: Attorney General Eric Holder Names 18 Experts To New Science Advisory Board  PDF: 63 KB

Science Advisory Board Meetings

March 27 - 28, 2017 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 480 KB
• Federal Advisory Committee Act: Member Roles and Ethical Considerations  PDF: 375 KB
• Integration and Synthesis of Current  PDF: 253 KB
• International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences  PDF: 254 KB
• Developing a Rapid Response Capacity at OJP  PDF: 50 KB
• Office of Justice Programs Science Advisory Board Members 2017  PDF: 75 KB
• Research and Evaluation of Place-Based and Community Collaboration-Based Initiatives Advisory Memo  PDF: 143 KB
• Policing Transparency and Accountability Checklist  PDF: 31 KB
• Research Methodology and Evidence Translation Subcommittee Advisory Statement #1  PDF: 155 KB
• Research Methodology and Evidence Translation Subcommittee Advisory Statement #2  PDF: 159 KB
• Research Methodology and Evidence Translation Subcommittee Advisory Statement #3  PDF: 165 KB

September 15 - 16, 2016 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 480 KB
• Agenda  PDF: 76 KB
• Meeting Notice (Federal Register)  PDF: 190 KB

March 25, 2016 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 141 KB
• Members  PDF: 197 KB
• Bylaws  PDF: 180 KB

August 6 - 7, 2015 Meeting

• Meeting Agenda  PDF: 324 KB

July 17, 2014 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 97 KB
• Agenda  PDF: 80 KB
• OJP Diagnostic Center  PDF: 1 MB
• Notice for Science Advisory Board Nominations (Federal Register)  PDF: 372 KB
• Meeting Notice (Federal Register)  PDF: 177 KB

January 10, 2014 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 144 KB
• Agenda  PDF: 145 KB
• Overview of NIJ Solicitation Development Process  PDF: 1.3 MB
• NIJ Solicitations  PDF: 254 KB
• US Department of Justice Scientific and Research Integrity Policy  PDF: 645 KB
• DOJ's Scientific Integrity Policy and Professional Development of OJP Scientists  PDF: 994 KB
• OJP Research Coordinating Council  PDF: 186 KB
• Meeting Notice (Federal Register)  PDF: 232 KB

Note: There was no Science Advisory Board meeting between January 2013 and January 2014.

January 11, 2013 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 1.1 MB
• OJP Science Advisory Board Report with transmittal letter to the Attorney General, January 2013  PDF: 72 KB
• Meeting Notice (Federal Register)  PDF: 218 KB

June 21, 2012 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 285 KB
• Appendix A - Agenda  PDF: 21 KB
• Appendix B - QPS Subcommittee Report  PDF: 143 KB
• Appendix C - Response to Report from the QPS Subcommittee  PDF: 214 KB
• Appendix D - ETI Subcommittee Report  PDF: 591 KB
• Appendix E - BJS Subcommittee Report  PDF: 126 KB
• Appendix F - BJA Subcommittee Report  PDF: 343 KB
• Appendix G - NIJ Subcommittee Report  PDF: 34 KB
• Appendix H - OJJDP Subcommittee Report  PDF: 160 KB
• Appendix I - The Countervailing Effects of Counterfeit Cigarettes  PDF: 911 KB
• Appendix J - Comments to the Science Advisory Board  PDF: 48.63 KB
• Appendix K - Draft DOJ Scientific and Research Integrity Policy  PDF: 522 KB
• Appendix L - OMB Memorandum on Use of Evidence and Evaluation in the 2014 Budget  PDF: 276 KB
• Appendix M - Science Advisory Board Comments  PDF: 367 KB
• Science Advisory Board Letter to the Attorney General  PDF: 67 KB

January 20, 2012 Meeting

• Meeting Summary  PDF: 103 KB
• Appendix A - Agenda  PDF: 31 KB
• Appendix B - Subcommittee Members  PDF: 92 KB
• Appendix C - Attendees  PDF: 48 KB
• Appendix D - ETI Subcommittee Report  PDF: 1,001 KB
• Appendix E - BJA Subcommittee Report  PDF: 79 KB
• Appendix F - QPS Subcommittee Report  PDF: 45 KB
• Appendix G - OJJDP Subcommittee Report  PDF: 22 KB
• Appendix H - NIJ Subcommittee Report  PDF: 47 KB
• Appendix I - BJS Subcommittee Report  PDF: 52 KB

June 22, 2011 Meeting

• Meeting Minutes  PDF: 249 KB
• Appendix A - Agenda  PDF: 64 KB
• Appendix B - Attendees  PDF: 187 KB
• Appendix C - Subcommittee Members  PDF: 42 KB
• Appendix D - Handouts  PDF: 140 KB

January 28, 2011 Meeting

• Meeting Minutes  PDF: 89 KB
• Appendix A - Agenda  PDF: 15 KB
• Appendix B - Attendees  PDF: 50 KB
• Appendix C - Handouts  PDF: 52 KB
• Remarks of AAG Laurie Robinson  PDF: 33 KB
• Meeting Notice (Federal Register)  PDF: 132 KB