Second Chance Act (SCA)
Date Published
October 2025
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Addressing Barriers to Housing in Reentry Programs Working to Address a Variety of Needs: A Qualitative Study of Second Chance Act Grantees
Journal
Cityscape
Date Published
2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program through a Phased Evaluation Approach Using an Implementation Science Mixed Methods Approach
2020-CZ-BX-0014
Open
Funding First Awarded
2023
$320,000
Signs of Success for Probationers and Parolees With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Problems
Journal
Corrections Today
Date Published
November 2012
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Juvenile Second Chance Act Participation in Virginia: Impact on Rearrest, Reconviction, and Reincarceration
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Date Published
2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation,
Legislation/Policy Analysis,
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Learning from Doing: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program
Event Dates
–
Eastern
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program through a Phased Evaluation Approach Using an Implementation Science Mixed Methods Approach
2020-CZ-BX-0014
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$999,986
Role of Human Services During Community Supervision
Date Published
September 27, 2021
Executive summary
Reentry Research at NIJ: Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Evaluation of the OJJDP FY2010 Second Chance Act Juvenile Offender Reentry Demonstration Projects: Technical Report
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
SCA Follow-up Study: A Longitudinal Study of 2009 Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Program Participants
2020-MU-MU-0014
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$1,699,867
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Second Chance Act Grant Program through a Phased Evaluation Approach Using an Implementation Science Mixed Methods Approach
2020-CZ-BX-0014
Open
Funding First Awarded
2020
$1,142,634
NIJ-Funded Research Examines What Works for Successful Reentry
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
October 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview
NIJ Journal Issue No. 273
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
April 2014
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Collected Work
Overview of Reentry
Date Published
June 7, 2013
The Development of Metrics to Assess Outcomes for the Second Chance Act Grant Program -- A Response to Title V of the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018
Date Published
July 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
First Step Act: Best Practices for Academic and Vocational Education for Offenders
Date Published
June 2019
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Program/Project Evaluation
Rigorous Evaluation of the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice's Second Chance Act Reentry Reform
2018-CZ-BX-0026
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2018
$985,433
'Cultural Shift' Is Among Findings of Second Chance Act Evaluation
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
December 2013
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Program/Project Evaluation