Collaboration

This series of interactive free of charge webinars has been designed to share information, answer your questions, and create a community of learning around evidence-based practices (EBP) in corrections. This is your opportunity to speak directly to the researchers, authors, policy makers, and criminal justice professionals who are doing this work.

Research suggests that individuals with intellectual disabilities and a criminal history may represent the most complex of cases of clients needing multifaceted supports both within criminal institutions and community-based settings. In order to better serve this population while protecting public safety, we must understand how to use evidence-based practices to identify and serve their targeted needs.

CJI is collaborating as the local action research partner with the city of Fall River, MA. CJI staff are working closely with Fall River partners to use data to help guide and assess collaborative efforts to reduce youth gang violence.

CJI, with support from the Dwyer & Collora Foundation and the Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation, examined the Massachusetts criminal justice to understand the current prisoner reentry process and create momentum to reform the system for improved public safety through better reentry outcomes.

CJI has recently begun working with the Court Support Services Division (CSSD) of the State of Connecticut's Judicial Branch to expand their Contractor Data Collection System (CDCS) and enhance their ability to use empirical evidence to support data-driven decision-making.