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Author: Leonard Engel
2008

This report is a ‘call to action’ for Massachusetts state leaders to implement a systemic approach to offender reentry, one that involves traditional as well as non-traditional agencies and collaborates with community leaders and service providers. A collaborative approach is necessary to overcome the inherent limitations of changing criminal justice policy.

Authors: Claire Kaplan and Len Engel
A Workforce and Public Safety Imperative
2007

The Crime and Justice Institute and the Boston Foundation convened a Task Force in June 2006, consisting of 14 leaders from the nonprofit, law enforcement, academic and business communities to kindle discussion and debate the barriers to employment for individuals with criminal records. Co-chaired by Betsy Pattullo, President and CEO of Beacon Health Strategies and Bob Gittens, Vice President of Public Affairs at Northeastern University, the task force went well beyond its original objective to identify opportunities that increase access to employment in the health and human service field for low-risk, qualified applicants with CORI, while continuing to protect vulnerable populations. This report makes a series of recommendations designed to improve criminal justice outcomes for the benefit of ex-offenders, communities, employers and to expand the skilled workforce in the Commonwealth.

Authors: Lore Joplin, Elyse Clawson with Tonya Ruscoe, Pam Curtis, Robert Cushman, and Mike Jones
2008

CJI has been working with Multnomah County, Oregon to develop a public safety plan designed to assist decision makers in building and maintaining the most balanced, effective, and cohesive public safety system possible within available resources. The resulting “Multnomah County Public Safety System Planning Report” is the result of a six-month study that brought together judges, police officers, prosecutors, parole officers, victims advocates, treatment providers and other public safety experts to identify gaps in the system and to prioritize investments that are most likely to reduce crime.

Authors: Elyse Clawson, Leonard Engel, Meghan Howe, Cheryl Roberts, Jennifer Fahey, Kristin Collins
2006

Sponsored by Massachusetts the Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPS), the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) completed a series of roundtable discussions that examined significant issues in offender reentry. Entitled the Crime & Justice Institute Reentry Roundtables, this project focused on three, distinct aspects of offender reentry, two of which culminated in large public events featuring moderated panels discussing the impact of offender reentry on high crime communities and the unique issues of female offenders in reentry. The third part of the project included original research on the hiring decisions of employers and a final report on the findings and recommendations of the Advisory Group.

Authors: Meghan Howe, Elyse Clawson
2007

The February, 2007 edition of Corrections Today features an article co-authored by Meghan Howe, Elyse Clawson and John Larivee. The article, entitled "The 21st Century Juvenile Justice Workforce" is part of the publication's cover series, "The 21st Century Workforce." Corrections Today is the official publication of the American Correctional Association. Meghan Howe is a Senior Project Manager for the Crime and Justice Institute. Elyse Clawson is the Institute's Executive Director and John Larivee is Community Resources for Justice's Chief Executive Officer.

Authors: Leonard Engel, Meghan Howe
2006

The opportunity to understand the complex issues of offender reentry and the impact on the communities to which they return with the goal of bringing key stakeholders together, led the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) to examine these issues and the innovative strategies involving community members in the reentry planning of the offenders. This effort culminated in a day-long roundtable discussion with a diverse group of people involved in one manner or another with reentry, victims and the community.