Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that there was no discernible migrant crime wave. “I would interpret a ‘wave’ to mean something significant, meaningful, and a departure from the norm,” he said. “So far, what we have are individual incidents of crime.” Continue reading ‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases
In 2023, the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) asked the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JohnJayREC) to examine the City’s efforts across three program domains to assess their current operations and the potential for future evaluations to document their effects on neighborhood safety and the well-being of residents. Continue reading Evaluability Assessment of NYC Public Safety Initiatives
“If punishment was the key to public safety, we’d be the safest country in the world,” said Jeffrey Butts, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “You get more public safety by working on underlying problems.” Continue reading What America’s shoplifting panic is really about
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
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