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Appendix B: Survey of Researchers and Practitioners
Pages 263-272

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From page 263...
... The target practitioner sample consisted of leaders and key staff in well-known organizations with an interest in criminal justice issues: the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, the American Correctional Association, the American Probation and Parole Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Justice Research Statistics Association, the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the National Association of Sentencing Commissions, the National Center for State Courts, the National Criminal Justice Association, the National District Attorneys Association, and the Police Executive Research Forum.
From page 264...
... A quota of 500 completed interviews had been set in advance, but a light excess was due to multiple respondents completing the survey at the same time. An initial email invitation was sent on November 19, 2008, and one reminder email was sent during the course of the data collection period.
From page 265...
... of respondents believe it is important to N have a government agency, such as NIJ, dedicated to funding and disseminating research on crime control and criminal justice issues. • ore researchers than practitioners believe such an agency is very M important (94 versus 85 percent)
From page 266...
... • IJ commitment to fairness and openness in disseminating research N findings was rated positively by 65 percent of the researchers, but only half as many researchers gave positive ratings to NIJ commit ment to fairness and openness in establishing research priorities (37 percent) and selecting proposals for funding (36 percent)
From page 267...
... of the 509 respondents. Areas of concern described in the mostly negative comments include inappropriate political influence on NIJ (6 percent)
From page 268...
... , establishing research priorities that are policy relevant (44 percent) , encouraging top flight researchers to apply for funding (37 percent)
From page 269...
... . Practitioner Satisfaction with Key Measures Practitioner satisfaction with NIJ performance in four key areas is moderate: 1.
From page 270...
... of the attendees found it useful. Researcher and Practitioner Profiles and Demographics The practitioner sample consisted of leaders and key staff in wellknown organizations with an interest in criminal justice issues.
From page 271...
... o esearcher satisfaction with the coherence, importance, and R cumulativeness of research priorities is lower among those with recent contact than among those with only earlier contact.
From page 272...
... Ratings for overall performance are similar among men and women, but women are more likely than men to believe the NIJ staff is qualified. Female grantees gave much higher ratings to the grant process than male grantees, but ratings among those denied a grant were similar between the two genders.


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