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CSM — Curbing Chicago Crime, One Jigsaw Cut at a Time

“There’s a whole garden of approaches, with different styles and modalities and theories of change,” says Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. “What’s new, or seems new, is that we’ve reached the point that relying on law enforcement for all of our public safety problems became too obviously problematic.” Continue reading CSM — Curbing Chicago Crime, One Jigsaw Cut at a Time

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ABC News — Lessons from a ‘Violence Interrupter’ as Shootings Continue to Ravage Chicago

“[Violence interrupters] are from the same streets, grew up in the same areas and had the same experiences as young people and so they just have more access and access means influence,” said Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “The possibility of influencing someone’s behavior and attitude is stronger if you come at them as an equal.” Continue reading ABC News — Lessons from a ‘Violence Interrupter’ as Shootings Continue to Ravage Chicago

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Process Evaluation of the Chicago JISC

Jeffrey A. Butts (2011). Process Evaluation of the Chicago Juvenile Intervention and Support Center. New York, NY: Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Researchers investigated the operations of a pre-court diversion program that provides services and supports to “station adjusted” (i.e., informally handled) youthful offenders after they have come into contact with the Chicago Police Department but before they have been formally arrested … Continue reading Process Evaluation of the Chicago JISC

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