juvenile justice

Launching the Data-Driven Justice Initiative: Disrupting the Cycle of Incarceration

Administrative Data, Evidence-based services, Federal Regulations, Government Agencies, IDS Uses, News, Social Policy Innovation / Tian McPherson

Every year, more than 11 million people move through America’s 3,100 local jails, many on low-level, non-violent misdemeanors, costing local governments approximately $22 billion a year.In local jails, 64 percent of people suffer from mental illness, 68 percent have a substance abuse disorder, and 44 percent suffer from chronic health problems.Communities across the country have […]

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Schools, Government Agencies Move to Share Student Data

Administrative Data, Federal Privacy and Data Security Regulations, Government Agencies, IDS, Social Impact, Social Policy Innovation / Tian McPherson

The struggle to protect students’ privacy while making use of the data collected on them in school has for years been focused on the role of outside companies. But while that debate has raged in Congress and statehouses across the country, K-12 school systems in more than a dozen cities and counties have quietly begun

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CIDI: Young Adult Outcomes of Foster Care, Justice, and Dually Involved Youth in New York City

Administrative Data, AISP Network, IDS Uses / Tian McPherson

The Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI) in New York City’s Office of the Mayor, an AISP Network member, released a new report on NYC’s young adult population who interact with both the foster care system and the justice system. The current study aims to replicate the study conducted by Culhane et al. (2011)

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NYC Uses IDS to Evaluate Supportive Housing Program

Administrative Data, AISP Network, IDS Uses / Tian McPherson

The New York City Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence (CIDI), an AISP Network site, recently performed an outcomes study of a Good Shepherd Services’ supportive housing program for at-risk youth in NYC. The study utilized administrative data from different agencies in order to look at outcomes for youth enrolled in the program compared to

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New CA Bill Cites Administrative Data

Administrative Data, Federal Regulations, IDS Uses / Tian McPherson

A bill recently introduced to the California State Senate – Assembly Bill (AB) 388 – refers to administrative data to reflect perils of foster youth involved in the juvenile justice system. It aims to prevent foster youth from being arrested or charged for misbehavior they would only experience in foster care. The bill would limit

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Youth Released from Juvenile Rehabilitation Institutes Suffer from Homelessness

Administrative Data, AISP Network, IDS / Tian McPherson

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) with participation from the Research and Data Analysis Division (RDA) has released a report titled Impact of Homelessness on Youth Recently Released from Juvenile Rehabilitation Facilities. The population for this report consists of 962 youth offenders released from a JR institution in 2010 and 2011.

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