Category: Sheyla Delgado

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Ticket Punch: The Consequences of Fare Evasion Enforcement in New York City Subways

Partial Results from a Contract Issued in Response to the New York City Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan by Sheyla A. Delgado Gina Moreno Fidel Osorio Richard Espinobarros and Jeffrey A. Butts John Jay Research and Evaluation Center August 2024 In 2021, the New York City Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) contracted with several research centers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice … Continue reading Ticket Punch: The Consequences of Fare Evasion Enforcement in New York City Subways

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Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement

Simple differences in law enforcement contacts controlling for race and ethnicity are not de facto evidence of police bias, but monitoring disparity measures could help public officials guard the equity of justice policies and practices. Continue reading Color Contrast: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in New York City Law Enforcement

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Designing Safety

New York City’s Department of Youth and Community Development implemented three potentially effective programs to prevent violence, reduce crime, and support resident well-being. Effective evaluations rely on detailed frameworks that guide data collection, data analysis, and the interpretation of results. To design reliable evaluations of complex programs, researchers collaborate with policymakers, agency leaders, program staff, and community residents to create detailed evaluation frameworks, revising them as necessary to account for changes in policy and practice. The evaluation frameworks presented here are draft versions offered as starting points for efforts to employ evidence-based public safety strategies in New York City. Continue reading Designing Safety

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Minor Role: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence

Youth aged 17 and younger still account for a small portion of violent crime in New York City. As the incidence of interpersonal violence shifted in recent years, the changes among people under age 18 generally mirrored the scale and direction of trends among adults aged 18 and older. Continue reading Minor Role: Youth Under Age 18 and New York City Violence

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Reducing Gun Violence in New York City

Causal relationships are difficult to identify in complex and multi-part initiatives, but New York City’s falling rate of gun violence suggests that recent community initiatives may have helped to sustain previous gains. Continue reading Reducing Gun Violence in New York City

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Reported Crime in MAP Communities Compared with Other NYC Areas

A rigorous test of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety indicates that New York City’s effort to improve the safety of public housing communities was beginning to show benefits by the end of 2019 and could be considered a promising intervention. Continue reading Reported Crime in MAP Communities Compared with Other NYC Areas

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