The Research and Evaluation Center partnered with the National League of Cities and the Urban Institute to support the efforts of six cities as they reimagine their approach to public safety. Continue reading Municipalities Reimagining Public Safety
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice invited the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JohnJayREC) to collaborate in the SIPPRA effort. Continue reading U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY — SIPPRA
In 2021, 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 several research and data analytic projects associated with a City effort to improve public safety and the effectiveness of the justice system. Continue reading NYC Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative
A mayoral initiative since 2016, Fast Track began with a focus on prosecution and court processing and evolved to focus on driving down gun violence with a system-wide focus on individuals involved in gun violence and deploying the Cure Violence model in 18 NYC neighborhoods. Continue reading Violence Tracker
Arnold Ventures asked the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice to review and summarize research on policies and programs known to reduce community violence without relying on police. Continue reading Building the Evidence Base for Community-Based Violence Reduction
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. Continue reading Evaluation of the New York City Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP)
Researchers used state-level data on youth justice policies and practices to explore the association between state policy environments and recent changes in the use of residential placements for adjudicated youth (i.e., confinement). The study assigned a score to each of the 50 states based on the extent to which their youth justice policy environments could be considered “progressive” as opposed to punitive or regressive. Continue reading Estimating Causal Relationships Among Youth Justice Policies and Rates of Juvenile Confinement
The Evidence Generation initiative focuses on improving the operations and effectiveness of justice agencies in New York City and New York State by generating and analyzing data about the effects of interventions and crime reduction strategies. The program was launched in 2010 with funding from the Pinkerton and Rudin Foundations. Continue reading Jack and Lewis Rudin Research Fellowships
With funding provided by the City of New York through its Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), the Research and Evaluation Center reviewed and compiled recent research and practice innovations focused on adolescent development and the youth justice system. Continue reading Advising the New York City Administration for Children’s Services on Positive Youth Outcomes
An evaluation of Reclaiming Futures estimated the initiative’s impact by surveying system actors about their perceptions of justice and substance abuse treatment systems on three major dimensions (administration, collaboration, and service quality). Continue reading Reclaiming Futures: Revisiting Network Perceptions
The Research and Evaluation Center worked with two progressive youth service agencies as part of the Evidence Generation Initiative to document their routine practices, to create rigorous theories of change and logic models, and to explore the measures necessary to organize mission-relevant data. Continue reading AECF Evaluation Projects
The Research and Evaluation Center and the Department of Criminal Justice at John Jay College collaborated in a project to conduct fidelity reviews with several programs across New York City that provide community-based services to offender populations. The fidelity reviews were designed to confirm the extent to which programs were operating in ways consistent with the Correctional Program Checklist. Continue reading Program Fidelity in New York State
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Research and Evaluation worked with the Center for Court Innovation (CCI) to design and implement an evaluation of the “Cure Violence” model of gun violence reduction. Continue reading Evaluation of the Cure Violence Model
The Research and Evaluation Center assessed the implementation of gun violence reduction initiatives in New York City neighborhoods. With funds awarded from the New York City Council, the project tracked the formation and deployment of gun violence reduction strategies in several areas of the City. Each program incorporated the shooting incident crisis management system recommended by the 2012 report from the Council-sponsored Task Force to Combat Gun Violence. Continue reading Assessing Gun Violence Reduction Strategies in New York City
The Research and Evaluation Center partnered with Justice Fellowship (JF) to provide expertise and support that could advance JF’s goal of changing the national narrative on criminal justice. The project resulted in a series of research reports on issues related to current issues and shortcomings associated with criminal justice system practices. Continue reading Criminal Justice Policy Research
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