Center For Effective Public Policy

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT AND RECIDIVISM REDUCTION THROUGH STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL JUSTICE REINVESTMENT: CATEGORY 3: LOCAL AND TRIBAL JUSTICE REI

PROPOSAL ABSTRACT   THE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION RESOURCE CENTER (CSRC) SERVES AS A CENTRALIZED HUB FOR PRETRIAL, PROBATION, AND PAROLE SUPERVISION AGENCIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH THE CSRC WEBSITE, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FIELD CAN ACCESS NEW RESEARCH, SHARE THEIR INNOVATIONS, OR LEARN ABOUT TRAINING AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.   THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR COURT INNOVATION, JUSTLEADERSHIPUSA, THE AMERICAN PROBATION AND PAROLE ASSOCIATION (APPA), THE ASSOCIATION OF PAROLING AUTHORITIES INTERNATIONAL (APAI), AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRETRIAL SERVICES AGENCIES (NAPSA), MANAGES THE CSRC. THE CSRC SYNTHESIZES AND TRANSLATES EMERGING RESEARCH ON SUPERVISION STRATEGIES, OFFERS TRAININGS AND WEBINARS, DEVELOPS NEEDED RESOURCES, OFFERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ANNOUNCES BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. A VARIETY OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS CONTRIBUTE TO THE CSRC, ENSURING THAT SPECIFIC TOPICS—SUCH AS VIOLENT CRIME, GENDER-RESPONSIVE INTERVENTIONS, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONS, AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS—ARE ADDRESSED BY THE NATION’S TOP EXPERTS IN THE RESPECTIVE FIELDS.   CSRC TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES FOCUS ON A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO COMMUNITY SUPERVISION EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, INCLUDING AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON RACIAL EQUITY AND CENTERING THE EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, SUPERVISING THOSE ASSESSED AS THE HIGHEST RISK TO RECIDIVATE OR ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE, AND THE ROLE OF SUPERVISION AGENCIES IN COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INITIATIVES. THROUGH THE CSRC, THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THIS FIELD ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED IN THEIR ROLES, AND, ULTIMATELY, THEIR ABILITY TO ADVANCE THE FIELD AND IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL, SYSTEM, AND SOCIETAL OUTCOMES IS ENHANCED.

RESOURCE CENTER ON WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

NATIONAL PAROLE RESOURCE CENTER PROJECT

TTA FOR PAROLING AUTHORITIES THROUGH THE NPRC

SMART FY 2010 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

ENHANCING CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION EFFORTS THROUGH SITUATIONAL INTERVENTIONS: ADAPTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL

TRAINING FOR CORRECTIONAL AGENCIES ON STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL OFFENDER REENTRY

FY 16 JRI: CATEGORY 2

NATIONAL PAROLING AUTHORITY RESOURCE CENTER PROJECT

PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENHANCE PROBATION RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT

NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON JUSTICE INVOLVED WOMEN

BUILDING CAPACITY TO REDUCE SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION BY PROMOTING COLLABORATION AMONG VICTIM ADVOCATES AND SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS

CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR GOVERNORS AND GOVERNORS' CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVISERS ON THE ROLE OF PAROLING AUTHORITIES

CENTER FOR SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT CLEARINGHOUSE PROJECT

THE DIVERSION REPOSITORY

THE CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY'S RURAL PRETRIAL PRACTITIONERS FELLOWSHIP (RPPF) ADDRESSES THESE UNIQUE AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED CHALLENGES AND DYNAMICS FACED BY PRETRIAL PRACTITIONERS IN RURAL AREAS. BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND RESOURCES, THIS FELLOWSHIP EQUIPS PARTICIPATING PRACTITIONERS WITH THE CAPACITY TO LEAD PRETRIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER SYSTEM PRACTITIONERS, ENHANCE PRETRIAL OUTCOMES, PROMOTE JUSTICE IN THEIR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND THEREAFTER SERVE AS NATIONAL EXPERTS TO THE RURAL PRETRIAL FIELD. CEPP WILL PARTNER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE INNOVATION LAB TO DOCUMENT THE PROGRAM AND EVALUATE ITS SUCCESSES, CHALLENGES, AND IMPACT. THE PROJECT TEAM, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A PRETRIAL DIRECTOR FROM A RURAL JURISDICTION AND A CRIMINOLOGIST WITH DEEP EXPERIENCE WORKING IN RURAL JURISDICTIONS, WILL OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF THE RPPF AND COLLABORATE AND REPORT TO BJA; DEVELOP AND DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM TO THE FELLOWS AND MENTORS THAT ADDRESSES THE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THEY FACE, INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING THE NUANCES OF RURAL PRETRIAL WORK, ADAPTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO RURAL CONTEXTS, AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS RESOURCE LIMITATIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTRAINTS; BUILD COLLABORATION AMONG THE MENTORS AND FELLOWS AND ESTABLISH A NETWORK OF PRETRIAL PROFESSIONALS; USE THE LESSONS LEARNED DURING THIS INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP A PRACTICAL ROADMAP FOR RURAL PRETRIAL PRACTITIONERS AND ENCOURAGE A BROADER POSITIVE IMPACT ON RURAL PRETRIAL SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE. BY INVESTING IN RURAL PRETRIAL PRACTITIONERS, CEPP IS CULTIVATING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS IN RURAL JUSTICE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THEIR COMMUNITIES RECEIVE FAIR, EQUITABLE, AND EFFECTIVE PRETRIAL SERVICES. THIS INITIATIVE IS MORE THAN A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; IT IS AN ENDEAVOR TO EMPOWER AND UPLIFT RURAL COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING THE NECESSARY SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, THE RPPF CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSFORM THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN THESE AREAS, ENSURING THAT EVERY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE, HAS ACCESS TO A FAIR AND EFFECTIVE PRETRIAL PROCESS.