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University of Maryland NCVS Research Forum

April 2022

In Session 1 of the UMD NCVS Research Forum, researchers with expertise related to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) are invited to participate in a moderated discussion on topics relevant to the NCVS including how the NCVS can be used to illuminate the problems of crime and victimization, ways to use the survey, and advice to scholars interested in using the NCVS for their research.

 

Desistance: It’s a Process, Not an Event

April 2022
Desistance is the process of individuals ceasing engagement in criminal activity. It may sound simple but it is quite complex, and the more we understand it, the better equipped we are to help accelerate the process before people are incarcerated or once they leave prison or jail. NIJ Journal Editor Beth Pearsall hosts a conversation on this topic with Senior Social Science Analyst Marie Garcia, Senior Advisor Ben Adams, and Social Science Research Analyst Kaitlyn Sill.

Supplanting and Duplicative Costs

November 2021

OVC tribal grantees and those seeking OVC grant funding are invited to learn the difference between supplanting, supplementing and duplicative costs. This webinar recording covers: differences between supplementing and supplanting in a program/project budget, definition of duplicative costs, budgeting examples of supplementing, supplanting, and duplicative costs, and strategies to avoid supplanting and duplicative costs.

Conducted on November 17, 2021