Category: Kathy Tomberg

Anthony Vega, Community Interventions, Edda Fransdottir, Evaluation, Jay Szkola, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Kathy Tomberg, Monographs, Nicole Alexander, NYC Mayor's Action Plan, Patricia Cobar, Policy & Practice Reforms, Rebecca Balletto, Wogod Alawlaqi

Conceptualization, Implementation, and Management of the New York City Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety

New York City’s MAP strategy marshaled the talents and energies of residents to improve public safety and build healthy communities working in collaboration with local government and nonprofit partners. The initiative implemented MAP in more than a dozen public housing developments spread across New York City. John Jay College’s Research and Evaluation Center worked with NORC at the University of Chicago to assess the design and implementation of MAP by observing operations, interviewing local officials and staff, and surveying residents. Continue reading Conceptualization, Implementation, and Management of the New York City Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety

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Community Interventions, Evaluation, Gina Moreno, JohnJayREC Products, Kathy Tomberg, Monographs, Nicole Alexander, Osborne Association, Patricia Cobar, Policy & Practice Reforms

Returning Home: A Descriptive Evaluation of Prepare in New York City

The Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JohnJayREC) partnered with Osborne Association to evaluate the first five years of a program designed to improve relationships between formerly incarcerated fathers and their children. Continue reading Returning Home: A Descriptive Evaluation of Prepare in New York City

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Alana Henninger, Caterina Roman, CBVP, Community Interventions, Douglas Evans, Emily Pelletier, Evaluation, Jeffrey Butts, Jennifer Peirce, JohnJayREC Products, Kathy Tomberg, KL Blount-Hill, Laila Alsabahi, Megan O'Toole, Michelle Cubellis, Monographs, Sheyla Delgado, Violence

Street by Street: Cross-Site Evaluation of the OJJDP Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program

While one of the strengths of OJJDP’s CBVP model was its emphasis on adaptation to local context and needs, the variation across program sites posed serious challenges for the evaluation and made it impossible to assess and compare outcomes in each city. Continue reading Street by Street: Cross-Site Evaluation of the OJJDP Community-Based Violence Prevention Demonstration Program

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Community Interventions, Evaluation, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Kathy Tomberg, Monographs, NFYVP, Violence

Durable Collaborations

This study suggests that the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention provides meaningful assistance to cities. The organizational networks involved in the National Forum appear to be moving in positive directions and the individuals involved in those networks report high levels of confidence that they are making a difference. Continue reading Durable Collaborations

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Reclaiming Futures and Organizing Justice for Drug-Using Youth

Reclaiming Futures assumes that positive youth outcomes are achieved when service delivery systems are closely coordinated and provide just the right amount of individualized help with the least possible amount of coercion. Continue reading Reclaiming Futures and Organizing Justice for Drug-Using Youth

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