Impact Analysis and Process Evaluation

Published: 2020-06-18 18:47:47

Impact Analysis and Process Evaluation
The goal of this initiative is to prevent the offenders who have been formerly prosecuted and sentenced in the correction facilities for engaging in the criminal activities after they are released. They do this through helping the individuals to adjust their lives to Boston livelihood. Their targets are the individuals termed as serious offenders. The implementation of this initiative was done through joined efforts of the social services providers and organizations that are faith based. The police department in Boston selects 15 to 20 inmates who are perceived to pose a high risk to the community.
According to the findings, the inmates who participated in the Boston Reentry Initiative were the criminals linked to the gangs. The study proved that, once released, these individuals join the gang they previously had a membership in. This obviously leads to their arrest either for new crimes or the same crimes earlier committed. The new post release era was marked by 36.1 percent of the total participants who had been arrested in this case for crimes different from the previous. After the second year, the percentage of the participants arrested rose to 67.6 and later to 77.8 percent in the third year. These are the results released from the Kaplan-Meier rates of failure, which was used to analyze the rates of failure of the Boston Reentry Initiative.
The paper also outlines that, after three years of implementing the initiative, the percentage of the participants of the Boston Reentry Initiative who were not rearrested for crimes committed was 30. The explanation given to the high rate of re-arrests is that the participants of the BRI were those individuals who were highly violent. This proves that the program is effective and capable of achieving its goals.
Process Evaluation
The interagency will achieve this through the various strategies they have put in place. The plan set will involve integrating the individuals to the society while they are still in the correction facility. This will be through the work they will be performing in the society. The intention is to enable men to continue with the work after they have been released to the community. The participants of the BRI were mentored by the faith organizations. This happened during their stay in the correction centers and their post release.
The participants of BRI were introduced to the case management as well as treatment programming. This was made to help them in their transition from the criminals to citizens who are abiding the law and are responsible to the society. The training and the follow ups by the Boston police department are what was planned earlier during the inception of the program. So far, the plan that was used was successful since it saw many of the participants restrain from committing crimes after the release.
This paper has analyzed the findings that were formulated after the 3 years completion period cumulatively. According to the findings, the program has been effective in implementing its objective. This is because, in the long run, the individuals who participate in the BRI join the 30 percent who restrain from crime. The plan followed during the running of the program was the one that was previously set. The plan was fully implemented and adhered to.