If you work in social policy or community programs, you’ve probably had a researcher roll their eyes or scoff when you tell them about some success you had. Continue reading What Researchers Are Thinking When You Tell Us About Some Success You’ve Had
In Baton Rouge, a public safety experiment could help to answer a critical question: Do community efforts to reduce street violence work? New York Timesby Mark ObbiePhotographs by Dean MajdBaton Rouge, LAApril 22, 2024 … [I]n 1999, a Chicago epidemiologist named Gary Slutkin picked up an old idea of using outreach workers to mediate street disputes. Framing the problem in public health terms, he argued … Continue reading A City Tries to Measure the Violence It’s Preventing
New York’s Department of Youth and Community Development asked the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JohnJayREC) to review the three programs and consider their suitability for evaluation research. Continue reading Designing Safety
“My main concern is that [politicians] don’t care about the details, they just want to have a good sound bite and a good promotional campaign,” says Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Continue reading ‘Defund the Police’ Is Dead But Other Reform Efforts Thrive In U.S. Cities
