The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) interviewed several professionals attending the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative’s 25th anniversary celebration in Orlando, Florida.
Author: jeffreybutts
Director, Research & Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
JohnJayREC Awarded $18M in Contracts to Support the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
In 2017, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) engaged the assistance of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JohnJayREC) to support two initiatives focused on the safety and well-being of New York City neighborhoods.
Multiple research methods for evidence generation
This chapter describes tools for researchers to address the tasks of problem definition, measurement, causal processes, and generalization. We begin with an extended example of developing practice-based evidence in community-based youth justice organizations in New York City.
Feds Say One of Chicago’s Last ‘Violence Interrupters’ Was Really a Gang Leader
Francisco Sanchez said his days as a gang leader on Chicago’s West Side were over. At 50, he said he had seen numerous lives ruined by violence — young people losing the best years of their lives to prison; children left without parents in the name of petty disputes and turf wars. That’s why he became something else: a leader in an organization committed to ending gun violence.
Jack and Lewis Rudin Research Fellowships
With the support of the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., the Jack and Lewis Rudin Research Fellowships at … More
A&E Documentary: Kids Who Kill
2017 documentary focuses on cases of young people convicted of various forms of murder and homicide. Includes several of my comments and observations.
Juveniles Lead Adults in Declining Rate of Drug Crime
Based on statistics compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and disseminated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) within the U.S. Department of Justice, the national decline in arrests for drug offenses since the 1990s was more prolonged among juveniles than it was among adults age 18 and older.
Young Men in Neighborhoods with Cure Violence Programs Adopt Attitudes Less Supportive of Violence
New York City neighborhoods operating Cure Violence programs show stronger declines in violence-endorsing attitudes than do areas without Cure Violence programs.
A ridiculous story from CBS News
Short sound bite in a story about a Florida sheriff’s office using game show-style videos to notify local offenders with outstanding warrants.
Savings Rate
Community-based services provided by Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. may generate considerable savings by reducing the need for commitment and out-of-home placement among court-involved youth.
WRVA News Radio
Interview on WRVA NewsRadio with host Jimmy Barrett about immigration and crime.
New York City Embraces a Gun Violence Outreach Program Left on Life Support in Chicago
Cure Violence is expanding in the five boroughs February 9, 2017 by Ann Givens [ read the original at The … More
NationSwell
The Massachusetts juvenile justice system stopped focusing on the bad things kids shouldn’t do and started promoting positive outcomes.
The Trace
There is a constant struggle between street-work models that favor some cooperation with police, and those that favor total detachment, said Jeffrey Butts, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who is studying the effectiveness of Cure Violence. Butts said it’s not necessary to choose one or the other.
Non-traditional views of evidence and recidivism
Jeffrey Butts speaking at a conference focused on justice innovations for young adults.
