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Data Visualization Challenge: Using Data to Improve Justice

Improve understanding of criminal justice data through visualization!

Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs

Total Cash Prizes Offered: $25,000
Type of Challenge: Creative (design & multimedia)
Submission Start: 10/15/2014 12:00 AM ET
Submission End: 01/30/2015 12:00 AM ET

This challenge is externally hosted.

You can view the challenge details here: http://www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/fy14-data-visualization-challenge.aspx

Description

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) are launching a collaborative Data Visualization Challenge in support of the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) Digital Strategy. This Challenge seeks data visualizations capable of expanding the use and understanding of publicly available criminal justice data. In an effort to increase not only the transparency, but also the accessibility of these valuable sources of government data, NIJ and BJS are seeking ideas for, and development of, data visualization applications. A well-developed data visualization product can make it easier for the public, researchers, and policymakers to understand the data. These applications should enhance public access to, and understanding of, criminal justice information in ways that will address our current needs to access data in a readily understood format, from anywhere, at any time, from any device.