The Evidence Generation initiative at John Jay College of Criminal Justice trains Ph.D. and advanced Masters students to help community organizations identify, confront, and resolve the challenges involved in developing compelling evidence for programs and policies that build safe, healthy, and equitable communities. Part-time students hired by the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College are trained to design and deploy credible, culturally responsive, and community-centered evaluation methods.
The Evidence Generation initiative was launched with start-up funding provided by Mr. Jack Rudin and the Rudin family foundations of New York City. From 2012 to 2014, the initiative was also supported by the Pinkerton Foundation of New York. Additional funding was provided in 2015 and 2016 by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. The Rudin family foundations provided a modest amount of continuation funding after their initial investment, but the Center must raise additional resources to continue the effort.
The research team at JohnJayREC seeks funding to continue the Evidence Generation initiative and train new applied evaluation experts who are prepared to devote their careers to building safer, healthier, and more equitable communities in New York City and beyond.