Risk and needs assessment

Evaluating Reentry Programs Using Data and Science

Date Published

August 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Evaluating Reentry Programs Using Data and Science

August 2019

How do you use data and science to measure program success?
John Wetzel, secretary of corrections, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and Grant Duwe, Ph.D., director of research and evaluation, Minnesota Department of Corrections explain how their agencies evaluate programs using data and science. Duwe details how the most effective programs provided by the Minnesota DOC have been those that focus on known risk factors for recidivism.

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NIJ Helps Lay the Groundwork for Implementation of the First Step Act

The First Step Act of 2018 aims to reform the federal prison system and reduce recidivism. A key component of the Act is an assessment of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ existing prisoner risk and needs assessment system. To begin that assessment, NIJ, in accordance with the First Step Act, has selected the...

Discussing the Future of Justice-Involved Young Adults

September 2015

New science in brain development is transforming young adult involvement with the justice system. On Tuesday, September 8, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Assistant Attorney General Karol Mason, and experts from NIJ and the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice who serve on the Executive Session on Community Corrections discussed the future of justice-involved young adults.

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The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System

Date Published

July 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description

Agencies

NIJ

Stakeholder Statements Submitted in Response to NIJs First Step Act Listening Sessions

Date Published

July 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act

What Works in Reentry

December 2018

Series

Research for the Real World

This Research for the Real World seminar, held October 29, 2018 focuses on the role and importance of institutional and community corrections, and rehabilitative and reentry services in crime prevention and public safety efforts. The seminar supports NIJ and the field in furthering the corrections and reentry research agenda, and advancing the knowledge of the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry.

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Building Tribal-Researcher Capacity to Inform Data-Driven Practices, Technology, and Tribal Justice

2018-75-CX-0012

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$150,752

Just Science Podcast: Episode 42: Drugs: Just Drug Courts

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Interview, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing the Impact of Pre-Adjudication Assessment Approaches on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Oregon

2017-IJ-CX-0116

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2017

$360,620

Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects, Evidence-Based Practices: Screening and Assessment

Date Published

December 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program Description (Demonstrative)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Long-Term Impact of Risk Assessment and Risk-Need-Responsivity Reforms in Juvenile Justice

2016-JF-FX-0057

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$499,998

Tailoring Policies for Effective Sex Offender Re-entry Into Communities - Interview at the 2010 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2010

Publication Type

Presentation (Multimedia), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Interview, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Bulletin 4: Prediction and Risk/Needs Assessment (Study Group on the Transitions Between Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Crime)

Date Published

July 2013

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Bulletin 5: Young Offenders and an Effective Response in the Juvenile and Adult Justice Systems: What Happens, What Should Happen, and What We Need to Know (Study Group on the Transitions Between Juvenile Delinquency and Adult Crime)

Date Published

July 2013

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Second Chance Act Adult Offender Reentry Demonstration Programs: Implementation Challenges and Lessons Learned

Date Published

August 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program Description (Demonstrative)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored