Data Driven Strategies: Opportunities and Challenges for Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships

Moderator: John Markovic, Senior Social Science Analyst, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), U.S. Department of Justice

Presenters: 

Dennis Culhane, Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania 

Edmund McGarrell, Director, School of Criminal Justice, 

      Michigan State University

Iliana Peters, Health Information Privacy Specialist, 

      Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services

Around a Defined Problem

Increase Flow, Meaning, and Engagement in Making Decisions, Policies, and Strategies

Not just about exchanging data But about informed partnerships communicating in context and relying on data-driven strategies

Persons at Risk

Increase flow, meaning, and engagement.....around“units of analysis”

Families at Risk

Increase flow, meaning, 

and engagement.....around

“units of analysis”

Groups at Risk

Increase flow, meaning, 

and engagement.....around

“units of analysis”

Risky Places

Increase flow, meaning, 

and engagement.....around

“units of analysis”

Structured Data

Reports

(Case Reviews, Statistical Summaries, Annual Reports)

Informal Communication &

Partnership Building

Around a Defined Problem

Increase Flow, Meaning, 

and Engagement.....around

Balanced Approach

Persons at Risk

Families at Risk

Groups at Risk

Risky Places

Persons at Risk

Families at Risk

Risky Places

Groups at Risk

  Individual Risk Assessment Tools

  Psycho-emotional Issues

  School performance Issues

  Involvement in School Disciplinary 

    System

  Chronic Truancy/Tardiness

  Drug Endangered Children (DEC)

  Families Referred for Child Abuse and

    Neglect (CANS)

  Children of Institutionalized Parents

  Homeless Families

  Intergenerational Gangs

 Gang/Cliques

  “Wannabes”

  Levels of  Affiliation

  Other “Anti-Social  Youth Groups

 Taggers

 Stoners

  Hotspots (geographic)

  Crime-Attractors and Generators

 Substandard Schools

 Businesses

 Public Places

  Gang Territories

Persons at Risk

 Individual Risk Assessment Tools

  Psycho-emotional Issues

  School performance Issues

  Involvement in School Disciplinary 

    System

  Chronic Truancy/Tardiness

Groups at Risk

 Gang/Cliques

  “Wannabes”

  Levels of  Affiliation

  Other “Anti-Social  Youth Groups

 Taggers

 Stoners

Families at Risk

 Drug Endangered Children (DEC)

  Families Referred for Child Abuse and

    Neglect (CANS)

  Children of Institutionalized Parents

  Homeless Families

  Intergenerational Gangs

Risky Places

 Hotspots (geographic)

  Crime-Attractors and Generators

 Substandard Schools

 Businesses

 Public Places

  Gang Territories

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Core Elements of Balanced Data-Driven Approaches

Partners/Stakeholders Engagement

Data Collection with Close Attention to Data Quality

Data Analysis and Collaboration

Evidence-Based Strategies and Operations

Information Sharing on a Continuous Basis

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Adjustments

Assessing Outcomes, Not Just Outputs

Compliance with Data Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security

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