Recent Publications

9/29/2025

Implementing Change: Enhancing Community Supervision for Justice-Involved Youth

The Crime and Justice Institute’s latest publication highlights outcomes from jurisdictions that participated in the Improving Community Supervision National Training and Technical Assistance Program. With support from the Office and Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), CJI provided customized technical assistance to agencies in six states, tailoring support to the unique goals, needs, and populations…

7/30/2025

Oakland County, Michigan Community Resources for Youth Gap Analysis

Oakland County partnered with the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) to create a comprehensive inventory of local programs and services for youth ages 10–18 and their families. This initiative aims to boost awareness, improve coordination, and identify gaps in support. This report evaluates the availability and accessibility of these resources, highlights strengths and gaps, and…

5/2/2025

Assessment of the Urgent Challenges in Minnesota’s Prison System

To understand the scope and the urgency of these challenges in Minnesota, state leaders sought assistance from the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI), funded by Arnold Ventures, to examine aspects of the state’s criminal justice system. This assessment included an examination of past and current prison population trends, prison conditions in the oldest prison facilities,…

4/4/2025

CJI Releases Coming Home Directory 2025

The Crime and Justice Institute is excited to share the latest edition of the Coming Home Directory, a comprehensive resource developed to support individuals navigating the reentry process. For nearly two decades, this directory has helped formerly incarcerated individuals in the Greater Boston area connect to essential support services like housing, employment, healthcare, legal aid,…

3/21/2025

Identifying Drivers of Absconding

The Crime and Justice Institute’s latest report explores the impact of absconding and uplifts the voices of community supervision staff, agency leaders, and justice-involved individuals, offering guidance from the field on opportunities to create policies and promote practices that increase successful outcomes for individuals on community supervision. Developed with support from Arnold Ventures, CJI’s report,…

3/6/2025

An Assessment of the Lycoming County Pretrial System

The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) compared Lycoming County (Williamsport), Pennsylvania’s pretrial release, detention, and supervision practices against recognized best practices for a high-functioning pretrial system. CJI also compared the county’s pretrial system against Pennsylvania’s current and proposed legal requirements for pretrial processing. The goal of this assessment is to identify systemic changes that may…

2/26/2025

What Really Prevents Court Appearance?

When a person facing criminal charges fails to appear for a court hearing, no one benefits. Courts must reschedule hearings and often issue warrants, consuming time and resources. Meanwhile, people who miss court may face additional charges, fees, and even jail time. Courts need hard data on why people miss court. However, relatively few studies…

1/10/2025

North Dakota Justice Reinvestment Initiative Reentry Study Work Group

North Dakota’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) Reentry Study Working Group’s comprehensive report provides 26 key recommendations for improving reentry for justice-involved individuals in the state. The goal of this JRI effort is to reduce recidivism and improve rehabilitation for justice-involved individuals in the state, to be implemented through a series of evidence-based policies. Read the…

News

September 25, 2025

CJI Shares Evidence-Based Strategies at the 2025 APPA Annual Training Institute 

The Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) recently had the privilege of presenting two sessions at the 50th Annual American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) Annual Training Institute in New York City.   This event brought together probation and parole practitioners, agency leaders, and other professionals from across the country to exchange innovative ideas, tools, and research…

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