Researchers investigated transit fare evasion in New York City subway stations between 2018 and 2023.
Researchers investigated transit fare evasion in New York City subway stations between 2018 and 2023.
John Jay Research and Evaluation Center (JJREC) collaborated with NORC at the University of Chicago to assess the implementation of violence interruption services, wraparound services, and technical assistance services coordinated by community-based organizations supported through New York City’s “Crisis Management System” (CMS).
Researchers investigated whether drug arrests in neighborhoods are associated with changes in community well-being.
Surveys conducted in five cities as part of the Research and Evaluation Center’s project for the National League of Cities and its Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.
Overall, the interrupter model appears to be effective, according to a 2017 study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In one Bronx neighborhood, the number of shooting victims fell 63 percent during a period when interrupters were active compared with rates before the program began, the study found.
Racial differences in police contacts are not de facto evidence of bias, but monitoring could help guard equity.