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Item 2006 Indiana Crash Facts(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Lisby, Kathy; Nagle, Matt; Newby, Bill; Sapp, DonaTraffic accidents have claimed the lives of 928 people per year in Indiana in 2004-2006. Unfortunately, many of these fatalities could have been prevented. This book summarizes highway crash statistics for the state of Indiana. It is a tool that can be used to develop and implement traffic safety programs to save lives, injuries, and property damage.Item Analysis of Byrne/JAG Programs Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: Multi-jurisdictional (Drug) Task Forces, 2006 and 2007(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Stucky, Thomas; Newby, Bill; Nunn, SamuelIn federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005, the federal government combined the Byrne and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) to create the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Consistent with federal and state goals for JAG awards, Indiana grants a portion of JAG funds to multi-jurisdictional drug task forces (MJTFs). The goal of these MJTFs is to “address drug control and/or violent crime problems [by] allowing law enforcement agencies in different jurisdictions to work together as a single enforcement entity with the ability to improve communication, share intelligence, and coordinate activities.” Through examination of global statistics and case study analysis, this report examines ICJI grants to multijurisdictional drug task forces in the 2006 and 2007 grant periods. Information summarized in this report was collected through July 1, 2007.Item Analysis of Federal Grant Programs Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in Correctional Facilities(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2006) Nunn, Samuel; Newby, BillThis report examines substance abuse treatment grants awarded by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) to the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) (five grants), the Warren County Sheriff’s Office (one grant), and two grants to Marion County Community Corrections (MCCC). For the period from April 1, 2003, to June 30, 2006, these eight grants represented a $5.26 million investment by ICJI in the operation and maintenance of substance abuse treatment programs in Indiana correctional facilities.Item Analysis of the Coverdell Grant Program Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, 2005 and 2006 Grant Awards(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Newby, BillPublic Law (PL) 106-561 and the Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 2000 created the Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program (Coverdell grant program) to assist state and local governments in improving their forensic and medical examiner services. This report examines the history of Coverdell grants awarded to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) and the subsequent award of these funds by ICJI to the Indiana State Police (ISP) and Marion County Forensics Services Agency (MCFSA)—the only two Indiana agencies receiving Coverdell awards.Item Analysis of Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant Awards, 2005 and 2006(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Garcia, Crystal; Thelin, Rachel; Brown, Robert A.; Newby, Bill; Nunn, SamuelThis report provides an assessment of ICJI’s VOCA grant program. This VOCA grant program assessment was based on four primary information sources: (a) reviews of federal data; (b) information on VOCA grants provided by ICJI in the form of control spreadsheets that contain various data (including agency, agency type, location of subgrantee, grant amounts, starting and ending dates, previous grant numbers, counties served, program title, implementing agency, etc.); (c) the analysis of data drawn from two 2005 semi-annual and one semi-annual 2006 VOCA Performance Reports (VPR) submitted by subgrantees to ICJI, then forwarded to the OVC; and (d) the detailed examination of grant application and reporting data submitted by 12 VOCA subgrantees in 2005 and 2006 to ICJI.Item An Assessment of the Indiana Department of Correction GPS Pilot Program(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008-07) Baumer, Terry; Newby, Bill; LaMade, Megan; Seymour, AmyIn February 2007 the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) implemented a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) pilot program for paroled sex offenders residing in Vanderburgh (Southern district) and St. Joseph (Northern district) counties. As part of this process, researchers at the Center for Criminal Justice Research were selected to document, describe, and assess the planning, design, and implementation of the pilot program. Between October 2007 and June 2008 the research team worked with IDOC personnel, parole district supervisors and agents, community corrections staff, and the GPS vendor to collect the data for this assessment. This summary report presents the basic findings and recommendations of the study.Item An Assessment of the Indiana Department of Correction GPS Pilot Program(IU Public Policy Institute, 2008-07) Baumer, Terry; Newby, Bill; LaMade, Megan; Seymour, AmyIn February 2007 the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) implemented a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) pilot program for paroled sex offenders residing in Vanderburgh (Southern district) and St. Joseph (Northern district) counties. As part of this process, researchers at the Center for Criminal Justice Research were selected to document, describe, and assess the planning, design, and implementation of the pilot program. Between October 2007 and June 2008 the research team worked with IDOC personnel, parole district supervisors and agents, community corrections staff, and the GPS vendor to collect the data for this assessment. This summary report presents the basic findings and recommendations of the study.Item Bicycle Collisions in Indiana(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2012-05) Sapp, Dona; Newby, BillIn 2010, 1,045 bicyclists were involved in Indiana motor vehicle collisions, a 7 percent increase from 2009 (975). Approximately 9 percent of these individuals experienced serious or life threatening injuries, with 14 suffering fatal injuries and 81 suffering incapacitating injuries. During the winter of 2011, Bicycle Indiana requested the assistance of CCJR in analyzing Indiana collisions involving bicycles. This fact sheet summarizes data trends at the national, state, and local levels on traffic collisions involving bicycles between 2006 and 2010. Indiana data were extracted from the Indiana State Police Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES), as of March 1, 2011.Item Evaluation of Indianapolis Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative, Final Report(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2012) Thelin, Rachel; Stucky, Thomas; Nagle, Matthew; Newby, BillThrough collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana, the City of Indianapolis/Marion County, and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, a steering committee was formed to plan and execute activities for the three-pronged approached focusing on prevention, law enforcement, and reentry programs to diminish gang activity in Indianapolis. The CAGI Steering Committee was comprised of representatives from the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, community leaders, and members of the faith community. Three subcommittees also were created to oversee the three initiatives (law enforcement, prevention/intervention, and reentry).. In July 2008, the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR), part of the Indiana University Public Policy Institute, was engaged to serve as the research partner for CAGI. Throughout the program, CCJR provided feedback on implementation, input on data collection, and gathered a considerable amount of information for evaluating law enforcement, prevention/intervention, and reentry activities. This report summarizes the history of the grant and expenditures, recaps CAGI research activities undertaken in 2009 and 2010, and discusses research activities across all three areas in 2011 and 2012, concluding with lessons learned during the entire grant period.Item External Causes of Death in Indiana A Description of Accidents, Suicides, and Homicides(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Quinet, Kenna; Newby, BillThis analysis describes the levels of accidents, suicides, and homicides—collectively known as externalcauses of death—in Indiana from 1981-2004 and compares those findings to the United States overall.