Browsing by Author "Sapp, Dona"

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    2006 Indiana Crash Facts
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2007) Lisby, Kathy; Nagle, Matt; Newby, Bill; Sapp, Dona
    Traffic 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.
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    Allen County MS4 Stormwater Finance
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2005-12) Lindsey, Greg; Sapp, Dona; Palmer, Jamie
    Because the costs of compliance potentially are very high, CBBEL contracted with the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment (Center) on behalf of Allen County and the two municipalities to assess alternatives for financing stormwater programs.
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    Arts and Cultural Facilities Draw Central Indiana Residents
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2001) Sapp, Dona; Burow, Sue
    During the summer of 2000, the Center surveyed 6,400 people from Central Indiana households regarding perceptions of quality of life indicators such as the economy, the environment, public safety issues, and accessibility to recreational and cultural amenities. This issue brief summarizes how survey respondents view arts and cultural amenities in their communities and throughout the Central Indiana region. (For more information on survey methodology, refer to Central Indiana Household Survey 2000: An Overview available from the Center.
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    Assessment of Safe Haven Grants Administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: 2005 and 2006 Grant Awards
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2008) Sapp, Dona; Thelin, Rachel; Watkins, Elizabeth; LaMade, Megan
    Indiana’s Safe School Fund, first established in 1995 and enhanced through amendments in 1999, was established as part of Indiana's commitment to making local schools safer. The overall intent of the Safe Haven Education Program is to ensure that Indiana Schools are safe and free from violence and drugs. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) was charged with administering and overseeing the implementation of the fund. This report summarizes an assessment conducted by the Center for Criminal Justice Research at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Researchers analyzed the distribution of total Safe Haven grant funds by program area and by county, and conducted 10 randomly selected case studies to assess the grant application and management process both within ICJI and at the subgrantee level.
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    Behavioral Health Court Impacts on Mental Health in the Marion County Criminal Justice System
    (IU Public Policy Institute, 2017-03) Ray, Brad; Sapp, Dona; Thelin, Rachel
    Research has shown for many years that, nationally, persons with mental illness are disproportionately represented in jail and prison. The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recognizes the high prevalence of people with mental and substance use disorders involved with the justice system as a priority and has developed a range of policy initiatives, programs, and services that support improved “collaboration between the criminal justice and behavioral health systems (SAMHSA's Efforts on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Issues, 2017).” To address the needs of this population, representatives from the Marion Superior Court have partnered with the Indiana Judicial Center, the Indiana Department of Corrections, and the United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) to establish the Behavioral Health Court (BHC; previously referred to as the Mental Health Alternative Court). The UWCI, in cooperation with the BHC team, requested the assistance of the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute in evaluating BHC implementation processes and outcomes. Our initial assessment of the BHC, published in March 2016, provided a preliminary assessment of referrals and examined the characteristics of the population being served by the program. In this issue brief, we update the results of our previous study by further examining short-term criminal justice outcomes among BHC participants. Specifically, we look at changes in jail days following BHC participation and in doing so, compare BHC outcomes to two similar efforts currently operating in Marion County: the Psychiatric Assertive Identification and Referral (PAIR) program and the specialized mental health probation (MHP) program.
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    Bicycle Collisions in Indiana
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2012-05) Sapp, Dona; Newby, Bill
    In 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.
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    Central Indiana Residents Value Outdoor Water Recreational Opportunities
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2001) Sapp, Dona; Burow, Sue
    This report summarizes how survey respondents view outdoor water recreation areas both in their communities and throughout the Central Indiana region. More specifically, this report identifies the rivers, streams, and lakes most frequently visited by survey respondents for the purposes of fishing, boating, swimming, and other recreational activities. (For information on survey methodology refer to Central Indiana Household Survey 2000: An Overview, available from the Center).
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    Community Leaders Cite Concerns about Jobs, Education, and Leadership
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2003) Sapp, Dona; Burow, Sue
    Report for the Indiana Humanities Council community forums. distributed at the Indiana Leadership Summit May 14-15, 2003.
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    Discovering the Arts and Culture Audiences in Central Indiana
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2003) Sapp, Dona
    Examination of the current arts and culture audiences for certain nonprofit organizations and an analysis of potential audiences.
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    Education, Income, Location Affect Indiana Arts Participation
    (IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2005) Sapp, Dona
    In 2003, the Center surveyed nearly 4,000 Indiana households to measure perceptions of quality of life issues in local communities. Since the arts are an important component in quality of life, this issue brief reports analysis of the survey results regarding arts participation in Indiana. For more in-depth analysis, the author has analyzed the survey responses in the framework of socioeconomic groups.