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 A Randomized Controlled Trial of Participatory Peace Circles in New York City Schools
Award Information
Awardee
              FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, INC.
Award #
              2016-CK-BX-0023
Funding Category
              Competitive Discretionary
Location
                    NEW YORK, NY
Congressional District
              10
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2016
Total funding (to date)
              $4,181,239
Original Solicitation
              Comprehensive School Safety Initiative
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2016, $4,181,239)
Statement of the Problem: Recognizing the potentially deleterious consequences of criminalizing school discipline, schools are increasingly turning to alternative methods for holding students accountable for misbehavior. Restorative justice (RJ) practices-which seek to hold students who cause harm accountable without removing them from their learning environment-ostensibly represent an antidote to traditional discipline. However, RJ practices have been the subject of limited high quality scientific inquiry. The proposed project, in partnership with the New York City Department of Education, aims to fill this gap through the implementation and evaluation of a restorative program in a school district that struggles with the highest suspension rates in New York City, as well as elevated neighborhood crime, including high rates of gun violence and gang activity, where the need for effective school disciplinary practices is greatest. Subjects: The proposed study will include middle and high school students from 10 schools in District 18 of New York City, as well as students in similar schools from three other nearby districts. Research Design and Methods: Utilizing a randomized controlled trial, 10 schools will be randomly assigned to either receive the program or to the control group. Because of the DOE's ongoing work in the district, the evaluation will use a three-group design that will compare outcomes among: (1) randomly assigned District 18 schools that will implement the peace circle program; (2) control group schools in District 18 that will not implement the peace circle program but will still receive general restorative practices training; and (3) matched comparison schools from nearby school districts in Brooklyn. The study will involve a process evaluation, including fidelity analysis, and an impact evaluation.
Analysis Data will be obtained from the NYC Department of Education. After data reduction, weighting, and descriptive       analyses, hierarchical linear modeling will be utilized for two distinct statistical modeling approaches. The first will solely involve school-level outcomes-and all predictors will be at the school-level only. The second approach will involve individual-level data. Products, Reports, and Data Archiving: The research team will produce a summary of major research findings to be submitted to NIJ, along with a series of articles to be submitted to peer-review journals. The program team will produce a practitioner-oriented white paper, fact sheet, and a program implementation plan. Dissemination will also occur through conferences, local presentations, and CCl's multimedia strategy. All data will be archived in accordance with NIJ requirements.   ca/ncf



  
Grant-Funded Publications
        
                      Restorative Justice in NYC Schools: An Evaluation
                  Restorative Justice and School-wide Transformation: Identifying Drivers of Implementation and System Change
                  Restorative Justice and School-wide Transformation: Identifying Drivers of Implementation and System Change




  
Grant-Funded Datasets
        
                      https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38200.v1

  
Date Created: September 14, 2016
    
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