Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System
Arnold Ventures
Who can apply
To be eligible to submit through this funding opportunity, research projects must adhere to the following criteria: • Propose a strong causal research design, which can reliably and validly isolate the treatment effect of a policy, practice, or intervention.. Applicants whose letters are reviewed favorably, based on the eligibility and prioritization criteria above, will be invited to submit a full proposal (full proposals must be invited).
About this opportunity
This Request for Proposals (RFP) from the Criminal Justice Initiative (CJI) seeks letters of interest to conduct causal research projects of policies, practices, and interventions related to community safety and the criminal justice system. Looking for a research idea? Check out this list of recently-passed policies in the crime/criminal justice space. To be eligible to submit through this funding opportunity, research projects must adhere to the following criteria: • Propose a strong causal research design, which can reliably and validly isolate the treatment effect of a policy, practice, or intervention. Examples of such research designs include difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variable, and randomization. • The policy, practice, or intervention being tes...