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Mending Justice: Sentinel Event Reviews
      In this publication, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) explores the feasibility of mobilizing an “organizational accident,” learning-from-err
    Paving the Way: Lessons Learned in Sentinel Events Reviews
      This report reviews the lessons learned by three forward-leaning teams in their review of a negative criminal justice outcome ("sentinel event") in
    Corrections Stress Needs Assessment
      The field of corrections has long been recognized as a high stress profession.


      The Sustainability of Juvenile Programs beyond Second Chance Act Funding: The Case of Two Grantees (2016)
      This brief discusses how the implementation and sustainability of Second Chance Act programs for juveniles were affected by the changing policy con
    Understanding Research and Practice Gaps in Juvenile Justice Early Insights: Early Insights from the Bridge Project (2016)
      Most juvenile justice practitioners are aware of the value of research and evidence-based practices, but few resources exist to help them apply res
    Bridging Research and Practice for Juvenile Justice: Systematizing the Approach (2016)
      Translating research into practice requires a systematic approach grounded in implementation science and input from practitioners.
    Implementing the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol to Rate Juvenile Justice Programs Lessons from OJJDP’s Juvenile Justice Reform and Reinvestment Initiative (2016)
      The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) is a system that rates the potential for therapeutic services to reduce recidivism among youth,
    Implementation and Sustainability of Juvenile Reentry Programs in Second Chance Act Sites: Evaluation Sites in Oklahoma and Virginia (2017)
      Delivering reentry services to youth proves challenging.
    Strategies for Reducing Criminal and Juvenile Justice Involvement: Building Ladders of Opportunity for Young People in the Great Lakes States, Brief 4 (2017)
      Crime, victimization, and justice system responses greatly affect the life prospects of the most vulnerable Great Lakes youth, restricting their ac
    Local Validation of SPEP Ratings of Juvenile Justice Program Effectiveness: A Case Study (2017)
      The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) system rates how effectively juvenile justice services reduce recidivism.
    Juvenile Justice System Improvement: Implementing an Evidence-Based Decision-Making Platform (2017)
      This report explains how jurisdictions have integrated the JJSIP [Juvenile Justice Systems Improvement Project] and the JJRRI [Juvenile Justice Ref
    Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) (2018)
      The Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) is a validated, data driven rating scheme for determining how well an existing program or servi
    Assessing the Impact of South Carolina’s Parole and Probation Reforms: Justice Reinvestment Initiative (2017)
      In 2010, South Carolina passed the Sentencing Reform Act, enacting comprehensive criminal justice reforms.
    Assessing the Impact of Georgia’s Sentencing Reforms: Justice Reinvestment Initiative (2017)
      In 2012, Georgia passed comprehensive criminal justice reform legislation.
    Arches Transformative Mentoring Program: An Implementation and Impact Evaluation in New York City (2018)
      This report evaluates the New York City-based Arches Transformative Mentoring program, finding that participation in the program reduces one-year f
    Positive Outcomes: Strategies for Assessing the Progress of Youth Involved in the Justice System (2018)
      This report reviews a number of prominent frameworks that are available to help youth justice systems rely on positive outcomes rather than recidiv Return to top

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