Criminal Justice Policy Research
The Research and Evaluation Center is working with Justice Fellowship (JF) to provide expertise and support that will advance JF’s goal of changing the national narrative on criminal justice. The project will result in a series of research reports on three issues related to methods of strengthening criminal justice practices. The goal of each report…Read More »
Assessing Gun Violence Reduction Strategies in New York City
The Research and Evaluation Center is assessing the implementation of gun violence reduction initiatives in New York City neighborhoods. With funds awarded from the New York City Council, the project is tracking the formation and deployment of gun violence reduction strategies in five areas: South Bronx, Harlem, Jamaica (Queens), North Shore of Staten Island, and…Read More »
Planning an Evaluation of “Cure Violence”
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Center is working with the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University to plan a comprehensive evaluation of the “Cure Violence” model of gun violence reduction (formerly known as Chicago CeaseFire). Researchers are studying the key components of the Cure Violence…Read More »
Assessing “Close to Home” in New York City
Assessing “Close to Home” in New York City (2012-2014). Investigation of the feasibility, implementation, and impact of New York’s youth justice realignment effort. Known as Close to Home, the realignment effort in New York is diverting offenders from state facilities and shifting interventions to community-based programs under the direct or indirect management of local government. Over…Read More »
Monitoring Reforms in Youth Justice
With funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is conceptualizing and designing a process for monitoring the quality of youth justice reforms at the state and local level. The project convened a one-day meeting in Washington, DC and is producing a white paper…Read More »
Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative
The Pinkerton Fellowship Initiative, one of two graduate fellowships housed at the Research and Evaluation Center, is a collaboration between The Pinkerton Foundation and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The goal of the initiative is to contribute to the development and evidence orientation of the youth justice community in New York City. The program supports…Read More »
National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention
Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Research and Evaluation Center is working in collaboration with Temple University to assess the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention. Initiated by the White House in 2010, the National Forum brings together the U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Education, the Departments of Labor, Health and…Read More »
YouthBuild Quality Assessment
The Research and Evaluation Center provided research expertise and support to YouthBuild USA as part of a quality assessment process for two of its programmatic initiatives: 1) the National Mentoring Initiative, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) in the U.S. Department of Justice, and 2) a collaboration between YouthBuild and…Read More »
Building Research Capacity: Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
The Research and Evaluation Center is working with Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) to enhance the research and evaluation focus of YAP. Center staff and consultants are collaborating with YAP personnel to design research studies of sufficient rigor to improve the organization’s data-driven orientation and to develop high-quality evidence of its effectiveness. The Center will identify…Read More »
Rudin Research Partnerships
With the support of Susan and Jack Rudin, the Rudin Research Partnership program at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Center allows Center staff to collaborate on research projects with the faculty of John Jay College and organizations within the justice systems of New York City and New York State. Funding…Read More »