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September 14, 2024 JohnJayREC

Reimagining Community Safety

The National League of Cities supported local government leaders in five U.S. cities working to reimagine public safety.

August 1, 2024 JohnJayREC

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

Researchers investigated transit fare evasion in New York City subway stations between 2018 and 2023.

March 18, 2024 JohnJayREC

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

Racial differences in police contacts are not de facto evidence of bias, but monitoring could help guard equity.

April 28, 2021 JohnJayREC

The Juvenile Justice Response to Violence

Even during periods of relatively low violence, the incidence of violent behavior by and among young people is a prominent issue. Policymakers and communities always need effective methods of addressing violent acts by youth.

July 17, 2020 JohnJayREC

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.

November 11, 2019 JohnJayREC

Older Adults Responsible for Total Growth in Drug Arrests

The entire increase in drug crime arrests during the past decade was due to growing numbers of arrests involving adults ages 25 and older. Youth under age 18 and even young adults under age 25 were far less likely to be arrested for drug crimes in 2018 than any time in the past two decades.

July 27, 2018 JohnJayREC

Good Questions: Building Evaluation Evidence in a Competitive Policy Environment

Policymakers and practitioners in the justice sector should consider evaluation research as a portfolio of strategic investments in knowledge development. Randomized controlled trials are merely one asset in a broader investment strategy.

May 24, 2018 JohnJayREC

Gun Violence is not an “Urban” Problem

by Jeffrey A. Butts JohnJayREC DataBits 2018-01 (revised Jan 2020) Policy debates

May 15, 2018 JohnJayREC

Critical Care: The Important Role of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs

Douglas Evans and Anthony Vega In Denormalizing Violence: A Series of Reports

October 2, 2017 JohnJayREC

Repairing Trust

Young men who express more confidence in law enforcement are less likely to support the use of personal violence to settle disputes and resolve personal conflicts.

October 2, 2017 JohnJayREC

The Effects of Cure Violence in the South Bronx and East New York, Brooklyn

Promising evidence that the public health approach to violence reduction championed by Cure Violence may be capable of creating safe and healthy communities.

August 4, 2015 JohnJayREC

Respondent-Driven Sampling: Evaluating the Effects of the Cure Violence Model with Neighborhood Surveys

by Kwan-Lamar Blount-Hill and Jeffrey A. Butts August 2015 Acknowledgements This report

April 23, 2012 JohnJayREC

Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Brain Development in Juvenile Offenders

Butts, Jeffrey A. (2012). Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Brain Development in Juvenile Offenders. Introductory remarks for a panel discussion at

April 20, 2012 JohnJayREC

Assessment of the YouthBuild Mentoring Initiative

Tomberg, Kathy (2012). Assessment of the YouthBuild Mentoring Initiative. Presentation to the YouthBuild USA National Mentoring Alliance Training. Orlando, Florida. The

April 20, 2012 JohnJayREC

Orlando Sentinel

Jeffrey Butts, Guest Columnist April 20, 2012 – The state of Florida transfers far more juvenile offenders to the criminal (adult)

April 18, 2012 JohnJayREC

Less Serious Offenses Account for 90 Percent of the Growth in Juvenile Placements

Butts, Jeffrey A. (2012). Less Serious Offenses Account for 90 Percent of the Growth in Juvenile Placements. Research and Evaluation Data

April 17, 2012 JohnJayREC

Mental Health and Drug Disorders Less Common at Early Stages of Juvenile Justice

Butts, Jeffrey A. (2012). Mental Health and Drug Disorders Less Common at Early Stages of Juvenile Justice. Research and Evaluation Data

April 16, 2012 JohnJayREC

Violent Crime Rates Continue to Fall Among Juveniles and Young Adults

Butts, Jeffrey A. (2012). Violent Crime Rates Continue to Fall Among Juveniles and Young Adults. Research and Evaluation Data Bits [2012-06]. New

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Responding to Firearm Possession Charges in New York City

Recidivism: Use with Caution

Community-Led Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence

Community Violence Intervention at the Roots (CVI–R)

Reducing Violence Without Police: A Review of Research Evidence

Easily Overstated