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Data Analysis, Gina Moreno, Jeffrey Butts, JohnJayREC Products, Monographs, Policy & Practice Reforms, Richard Espinobarros, Sheyla Delgado

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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Community Interventions, Data Analysis, Gina Moreno, Kathy Tomberg, Monographs, Osborne Association

The Osborne Association Prepare Program: Recidivism Analysis

New York’s Osborne Association operates a reentry program called “Prepare” for fathers and father figures returning home from prison. With funding from the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Prepare program aims to improve relationships between formerly incarcerated fathers and their children using a family-centered approach focusing on parenting and workforce skills with one year of follow-up support. Continue reading The Osborne Association Prepare Program: Recidivism Analysis

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‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases

Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that there was no discernible migrant crime wave. “I would interpret a ‘wave’ to mean something significant, meaningful, and a departure from the norm,” he said. “So far, what we have are individual incidents of crime.” Continue reading ‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases

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