Browsing by Author "Jarjoura, Roger"

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    Analysis of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2008-01) Thelin, Rachel; Jarjoura, Roger
    From federal fiscal year 1998 through 2006, Indiana received over $28 million in Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) awards, allocated by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is responsible for administering the state’s JABG program. JABG funding supports states and communities address the problem of juvenile crime and strengthen juvenile justice systems. The program’s overall goal is to reduce juvenile offending through accountability-based approaches focused on both offenders and state and local juvenile justice systems. This report summarizes the findings of six case studies of JABG programs administered by ICJI. The program assessments are based on a detailed examination of a number of sources of information: (a) subgrantees’ original proposals; (b) continuation applications; (c) information provided by ICJI in the form of award control spreadsheets that include legal applicant and implementing agency names, project title, award amounts, county served, and grant numbers; and (d) all quarterly financial and progress reports submitted by JABG subgrantees in 2005 and 2006 to ICJI.
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    Analysis of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2008) Jarjoura, Roger; Thelin, Rachel
    From federal fiscal year 1998 through 2006, Indiana received over $28 million in Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) awards, allocated by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is responsible for administering the state’s JABG program. JABG funding supports states and communities address the problem of juvenile crime and strengthen juvenile justice systems. The program’s overall goal is to reduce juvenile offending through accountability-based approaches focused on both offenders and state and local juvenile justice systems. This report summarizes the findings of six case studies of JABG programs administered by ICJI. The program assessments are based on a detailed examination of a number of sources of information: (a) subgrantees’ original proposals; (b) continuation applications; (c) information provided by ICJI in the form of award control spreadsheets that include legal applicant and implementing agency names, project title, award amounts, county served, and grant numbers; and (d) all quarterly financial and progress reports submitted by JABG subgrantees in 2005 and 2006 to ICJI.
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    Analysis of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II Grant Program
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Jarjoura, Roger; Thelin, Rachel
    This report presents an analysis of the Title II Formula grants awarded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) in 2005 and 2006. For this report, all of the Title II grants awarded in those two grant periods were a part of our larger examination of this grant program. In addition, 12 projects were selected for in-depth case-study analysis. These 12 case studies represent the universe of Title II grantees receiving funding in both 2005 and 2006.
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    Analysis of the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title V Community Prevention Grant Program
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Thelin, Rachel; Jarjoura, Roger
    From federal fiscal years 2000 through 2006, Indiana received over $2.8 million in Title V grants, allocated by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), to support local juvenile delinquency prevention efforts. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is responsible for administering the state’s Title V program. This report summarizes the findings of five case studies of Title V programs. The program assessments are based on a detailed examination of a number of sources of information: (a) subgrantees’ original proposals; (b) continuation applications; (c) information provided by ICJI in the form of award control spreadsheets that include legal applicant and implementing agency names, project title, award amounts, county served, and grant numbers; and (d) all quarterly financial and progress reports submitted by Title V subgrantees in 2005 and 2006 to ICJI.
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    Performance Metrics for ICJI, 2006
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Brown, Robert A.; Quinet, Kenna; Jarjoura, Roger
    This brief presents a menu of performance measures for federal grant programs administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
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    Reintegration and Aftercare of Ex-Offenders in Central Indiana
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2001) Barton, William; Jarjoura, Roger; Baker, Lori; Fronczek, Adam
    National and state trends show that there are rising prison populations, which result in increasing number of ex-offenders returning to society. How do we break the cycle of recidivism and successfully reintegrate ex-offenders—both adult and juvenile—into society? In Central Indiana, the Safety and Violence Impact Council of the United Way of Central Indiana conducted a preliminary assessment of adult offender reintegration needs in an eight-county area in Central Indiana to inform efforts to improve the chances for successful community reintegration of persons returning from prison. The Aftercare by IUPUI through Mentoring (AIM) Program addresses reintegration needs of juveniles. This issue brief summarizes some of the results needs assessment and policy implications of the AIM Program.
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    Review of Best Practices: Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG)
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2011) Jarjoura, Roger; Chang, Joice; Stucky, Thomas
    This report describes best practices for subgrants awarded under the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG) funding stream administered by ICJI. In 2009, the Indiana Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group (JJSAG) identified five goals for a three-year plan for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP): 1. To improve alternatives to secure detention and court processing by expanding the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) and other related initiatives statewide 2. To utilize current information and data to develop an action plan to address Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) in Indiana 3. To ensure all youth returning home from residential and correctional placements have access to comprehensive, evidence-based transitional support services 4. To make the juvenile justice system a priority in the state of Indiana by educating and involving key stakeholders and the general public in the process 5. To continue funding delinquency prevention programs within local communities around the state of Indiana The report also provides a “purpose area sheet” for each of the 11 ICJI purpose areas. Each sheet describes the purpose area, its attendant evidence-based programs and practices, as well as programming considerations based on OJJDP performance measures. The report concludes with a set of recommendations for the implementation of JABG best practices in Indiana.
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    Review of IDOC Admission Cohort of D Felony and Select C Felony Offenders
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2012-09) Jarjoura, Roger; Stucky, Thomas; Lisby, Kathy J.; Haight, Konrad; Shaffer, Trent
    In 2011, the Indiana State Legislature's Criminal Code Evaluation Commission formed a committee, since called the Data Analysis Work Group (DAWG). One goal of this group was to examine why certain low-level and nonviolent felony offenders spend very short periods of incarceration (often less than 365 days) in IDOC. In September 2011, representatives of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute's Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) met with DAWG committee members to discuss the possibility of collecting data to understand the issues that lead to short periods of incarceration in IDOC for low-level and nonviolent felony offenders. CCJR was contracted to conduct a study to better understand the processes that ultimately result in offenders sentenced to IDOC where the most serious conviction offense is a D felony or selected nonviolent C felonies. CCJR's goal for the study was to provide rich case-level data on all D felony cases and the eligible nonviolent C felonies that were admitted to the IDOC for a three-month period in 2011 to inform policy discussions surrounding efforts to change incarceration practices in the state of Indiana. This report summarizes findings of this study.
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    Review of IDOC Admission Cohort of D Felony and Select C Felony Offenders
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2012-09) Stucky, Thomas; Lisby, Kathy J.; Jarjoura, Roger; Haight, Konrad; Shaffer, Trent
    In 2011, the Indiana State Legislature's Criminal Code Evaluation Commission formed a committee, since called the Data Analysis Work Group (DAWG), led by Representative Ralph Foley and consisting of members from the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC), the Indiana State Legislature, and the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council (IPAC). One goal of this group was to examine why certain low-level and nonviolent felony offenders spend very short periods of incarceration (often less than 365 days) in IDOC. In September 2011, representatives of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute's Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) met with DAWG committee members to discuss the possibility of collecting data to understand the issues that lead to short periods of incarceration in IDOC for low-level and nonviolent felony offenders. CCJR was contracted to conduct a study to better understand the processes that ultimately result in offenders sentenced to IDOC where the most serious conviction offense is a D felony or selected nonviolent C felonies. CCJR's goal for the study was to provide rich case-level data on all D felony cases and the eligible nonviolent C felonies that were admitted to the IDOC for a three-month period in 2011 to inform policy discussions surrounding efforts to change incarceration practices in the state of Indiana. This report summarizes findings of this study.