The Record – North New Jersey
At the same time as the Hoboken assault, a flood of national stories appeared about the knockout game, according to Jeffrey A. Butts, a head researcher at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Butts said the stories indicated a heightened interest by the media but not necessarily a rise in the number of incidents, which he said are rare. Continue reading The Record – North New Jersey
Discussing Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE.org) hosted a Google Hangout (online live chat) between the director of the R&E Center, Jeffrey Butts, and Cynthia Lum from the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University. The conversation covered a number of topics, including the nature of evidence-based practices, how programs or practices become evidence-based, and the forces that can make the connections between evidence and practice problematic. Continue reading Discussing Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Statement by Jeffrey A. Butts to the New York State Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice
If placing more young people in criminal court does not advance crime reduction goals, the only argument against raising the age of criminal jurisdiction in New York would likely center on the cost and complexity of implementing a change in policy. This is not a sufficient justification to avoid addressing the potential harm being done to adolescents in the existing criminal court process. Continue reading Statement by Jeffrey A. Butts to the New York State Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice
JJIE—Evidence-Based ‘Gold Standard’: Coveted, Yet Controversial
Jeffrey Butts, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, said though being evidence-based does not guarantee good results, many act as if it does. Continue reading JJIE—Evidence-Based ‘Gold Standard’: Coveted, Yet Controversial
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