2015 UPDATES
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Crime & delinquency Prevention | Funding Based on Performance | Grants | Juvenile Justice
Mental Health | Policing | Reentry | Substance Abuse
Evidence-Based Criminal Justice
- President Obama calls for more effective criminal justice system guided by data and evidence-based approaches
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Podcasts
- Preventing crime for pennies on the dollar
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- I dont know what you've done to my husband, but he's a changed man
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Crime and delinquency prevention
- Idaho plans to reform correctional programs after in-depth assessment:
Read More>> - Three states awarded $5.2 million for data-driven justice reinvestment efforts
Read More>> - Can crimes be predicted before they occur?
Read more>> - Study finds pro-social skills exhibited by young children predict behavioral success in early adulthood:
Read more >> - Evidence-based prevention through home visitation:
Read more >>
- Juvenile justice representatives from all 50 states meet to develop plans for improving youth outcomes
Read More>> - Study finds educational opportunities lag for kids in juvenile detention
Read More>> - How should we effectively respond to girls in the juvenile justice system?
Read more-1 >>
Read more-2 >> - Report examines psychiatric disorders in youth after detention:
Read more>> - How Supreme Court decisions have impacted on juvenile justice during the past decade:
Read more>> - Report examines recidivism reduction and improving outcomes for justice-involved youth:
Read more>> - Report examines preschool-to-prison pipeline:
Read more>> - Watch live stream of 50-state forum on improving outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system:
Read more>> - Issues with juvenile confinement illustrate need for evidence-based improvement:
Read more-Pt 1 >>
Read more-Pt 2 >> - “Ban the Box” legislation seeks to enhance employment opportunities for youth with criminal records:
Read more >> - Youth perceptions of barriers to mental health services:
Read more >> - Study recommends raising age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 21:
Read more >>
- An evidence-based approach to homelessness in Los Angeles:
Read more>> - Webinar to focus on accessing insurance coverage for substance use and mental health treatment:
Read more>> - SAMHSA to provide training on trauma-informed improvements to criminal justice responses:
Read more>> - SAMHSA soliciting applications for community participation in Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshops;
Read more>> - North Carolina prison leaders promise changes to mental health services:
Read more>> - An evidence-based approach to homelessness in Los Angeles:
Read more>>
- West Virginia expands access to substance abuse treatment through justice reinvestment
Read More>> - Study finds 15% of college women have been raped while incapacitated by drugs or alcohol during freshman year
Read More>> - New study finds rising death rates among middle-aged whites linked to drug and alcohol abuse:
Read more>> - Brief training of pediatricians can increase use of substance abuse interventions:
Read more>> - Report from the Substance Abuse and Housing National Leadership Forum:
Read more>> - Drugged driving is an increasing national concern:
Read more>> - Survey finds concerning use of flavored tobacco among youth:
Read more>> - Study finds possible relationship between lowered drinking age and high school drop-out:
Read more>> - Survey reveals doctors often don’t warn college students about risks of drinking and drug use:
Read more>> - National survey finds use of synthetic drugs increasing:
Read more >>
- Do police officers in schools actually make kids safer?
Read More>> - Law enforcement video on safeguarding children of arrested parents
Read more>> - Madison police department utilizes mental health team:
Read more>> - Funding provided to assess use of body-worn cameras:
Read more >>
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DOJ Justice for Families Program
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Connecting Criminal Justice to Health Care Initiative
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DOS Regional Efforts to Address Torture and Human Right Abuses of Prisoners/Detainees
Read More>> -
HUD Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration Program
Read More>> -
CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention
Read More>> -
SAMHSA Statewide Family Network Program
Read More>> -
Information regarding 2016 funding opportunities with NIJ
Read More>> -
Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP), Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read more>> - $53 million awarded in Second Chance Act funding for reducing recidivism:
Read more>> - $41 million awarded for enhancing drug courts across the country:
Read more>> - Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announces availability of Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction (SAEDR) funds:
Read more >> - National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Challenge Grants for Criminal Justice Agencies:
Read more >>
- Major donation in Philadelphia based on the evidence:
Read more >> - Use of Pay-For-Success and Social Impact Bonds:
Read more >> - What gets measured gets done:
Read more >> - Thriving in an outcomes-based market:
Read more >> - Investing to achieve high performance:
Read more >>
- Tracking reentry strategies that work:
Read more>> - 6,000 non-violent drug offenders to be released from federal prisons:
Read more>> - Reduced prison phone rates will aid reentry
Read more >>
More Updates >>
San Mateo County Probation Department, CA achieves provisional Certified Evidence-Based Organization (CEBO)
Are you ready for the New World of Workforce Development?
States try to speed up Foster placement
4 Ways to Overcome Compassion Fatigue
Professor David Sackett, a ‘giant’ of evidence-based medicine, dies aged 80
Joyfields Software rolls out EvalMeasures tools to help professionals gather, evaluate and report data
Brief overview of changes under the Tribal Law & Order Act (TLOA)
Inside Obama's effort to use science - and find policies that actually work
Tule River Indian Youth Project completes its Fourth Year Program Evaluation
The Vera Institute of Justice releases Cost-Benefit Analysis and Justice Policy Toolkit
Grants & Funding
- BJA releases FY 2015 Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adults with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders solicition
- Second Chance Act Solicitation: Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Strategic Planning Program
Idaho plans to reform correctional programs after in-depth assessment:
Select and click on a category to browse the knowledge base;
Crime & delinquency Prevention | Funding Based on Performance | Grants | Juvenile Justice
Mental Health | Policing | Reentry | Substance Abuse
Evidence-Based Criminal Justice
- President Obama calls for more effective criminal justice system guided by data and evidence-based approaches
Read More>>
Podcasts
- Preventing crime for pennies on the dollar
Read More >>
- I dont know what you've done to my husband, but he's a changed man
Read More >>
Crime and delinquency prevention
- Idaho plans to reform correctional programs after in-depth assessment:
Read More>> - Three states awarded $5.2 million for data-driven justice reinvestment efforts
Read More>> - Can crimes be predicted before they occur?
Read more>> - Study finds pro-social skills exhibited by young children predict behavioral success in early adulthood:
Read more >> - Evidence-based prevention through home visitation:
Read more >>
- Juvenile justice representatives from all 50 states meet to develop plans for improving youth outcomes
Read More>> - Study finds educational opportunities lag for kids in juvenile detention
Read More>> - How should we effectively respond to girls in the juvenile justice system?
Read more-1 >>
Read more-2 >> - Report examines psychiatric disorders in youth after detention:
Read more>> - How Supreme Court decisions have impacted on juvenile justice during the past decade:
Read more>> - Report examines recidivism reduction and improving outcomes for justice-involved youth:
Read more>> - Report examines preschool-to-prison pipeline:
Read more>> - Watch live stream of 50-state forum on improving outcomes for youth in the juvenile justice system:
Read more>> - Issues with juvenile confinement illustrate need for evidence-based improvement:
Read more-Pt 1 >>
Read more-Pt 2 >> - “Ban the Box” legislation seeks to enhance employment opportunities for youth with criminal records:
Read more >> - Youth perceptions of barriers to mental health services:
Read more >> - Study recommends raising age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 21:
Read more >>
- An evidence-based approach to homelessness in Los Angeles:
Read more>> - Webinar to focus on accessing insurance coverage for substance use and mental health treatment:
Read more>> - SAMHSA to provide training on trauma-informed improvements to criminal justice responses:
Read more>> - SAMHSA soliciting applications for community participation in Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshops;
Read more>> - North Carolina prison leaders promise changes to mental health services:
Read more>> - An evidence-based approach to homelessness in Los Angeles:
Read more>>
- West Virginia expands access to substance abuse treatment through justice reinvestment
Read More>> - Study finds 15% of college women have been raped while incapacitated by drugs or alcohol during freshman year
Read More>> - New study finds rising death rates among middle-aged whites linked to drug and alcohol abuse:
Read more>> - Brief training of pediatricians can increase use of substance abuse interventions:
Read more>> - Report from the Substance Abuse and Housing National Leadership Forum:
Read more>> - Drugged driving is an increasing national concern:
Read more>> - Survey finds concerning use of flavored tobacco among youth:
Read more>> - Study finds possible relationship between lowered drinking age and high school drop-out:
Read more>> - Survey reveals doctors often don’t warn college students about risks of drinking and drug use:
Read more>> - National survey finds use of synthetic drugs increasing:
Read more >>
- Do police officers in schools actually make kids safer?
Read More>> - Law enforcement video on safeguarding children of arrested parents
Read more>> - Madison police department utilizes mental health team:
Read more>> - Funding provided to assess use of body-worn cameras:
Read more >>
-
DOJ Justice for Families Program
Read More>> -
Connecting Criminal Justice to Health Care Initiative
Read More>> -
DOS Regional Efforts to Address Torture and Human Right Abuses of Prisoners/Detainees
Read More>> -
HUD Pay for Success Permanent Supportive Housing Demonstration Program
Read More>> -
CDC National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention
Read More>> -
SAMHSA Statewide Family Network Program
Read More>> -
Information regarding 2016 funding opportunities with NIJ
Read More>> -
Juvenile Reentry Assistance Program (JRAP), Department of Housing and Urban Development
Read more>> - $53 million awarded in Second Chance Act funding for reducing recidivism:
Read more>> - $41 million awarded for enhancing drug courts across the country:
Read more>> - Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency announces availability of Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction (SAEDR) funds:
Read more >> - National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Challenge Grants for Criminal Justice Agencies:
Read more >>
- Major donation in Philadelphia based on the evidence:
Read more >> - Use of Pay-For-Success and Social Impact Bonds:
Read more >> - What gets measured gets done:
Read more >> - Thriving in an outcomes-based market:
Read more >> - Investing to achieve high performance:
Read more >>
- Tracking reentry strategies that work:
Read more>> - 6,000 non-violent drug offenders to be released from federal prisons:
Read more>> - Reduced prison phone rates will aid reentry
Read more >>
More Updates >>
San Mateo County Probation Department, CA achieves provisional Certified Evidence-Based Organization (CEBO)
Are you ready for the New World of Workforce Development?
States try to speed up Foster placement
4 Ways to Overcome Compassion Fatigue
Professor David Sackett, a ‘giant’ of evidence-based medicine, dies aged 80
Joyfields Software rolls out EvalMeasures tools to help professionals gather, evaluate and report data
Brief overview of changes under the Tribal Law & Order Act (TLOA)
Inside Obama's effort to use science - and find policies that actually work
Tule River Indian Youth Project completes its Fourth Year Program Evaluation
The Vera Institute of Justice releases Cost-Benefit Analysis and Justice Policy Toolkit
Grants & Funding
- BJA releases FY 2015 Second Chance Act Reentry Program for Adults with Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders solicition
- Second Chance Act Solicitation: Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Strategic Planning Program
Idaho plans to reform correctional programs after in-depth assessment: