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The Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, as part of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been in operation since May of 1992 on the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Campus. The Center is a nonpartisan, non-ideological research organization in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI. Faculty and staff with expertise in program evaluation, policy analysis, facilitation, and planning work on a wide variety of policy issues.
The Center's mission is to work with state and local governments and their associations, neighborhood and community organizations, community leaders, and business and civic organizations in Indiana to identify issues, analyze options, and develop the capacity to respond to challenges.
The Center for Urban Policy and the Environment was named by the Indiana General Assembly to provide staff to the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (IACIR).
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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 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, RachelFrom 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.Item 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, RachelThis 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.Item 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, RogerFrom 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.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 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.Item External Causes of Death in Indiana: Firearm Deaths(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2008) Quinet, Kenna; Newby, BillThis technical report is the fourth in a series of four reports on external causes of death in Indiana. This final report focuses on unintentional firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and homicides in Indiana from 1990-2005..Item External Causes of Death in Indiana: Race, Age, and Gender Risks(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2008) Quinet, Kenna; Newby, BillThis technical report is the second in a series of reports and issue briefs on external causes of death in Indiana. The first report presented information about external causes of death—accidents, suicides, and homicides— among Hoosiers from 1981-2004, including basic demographic descriptions of the age, gender, and race patterns of those who die from external causes of death. The current report continues this work focusing on race, age, and gender interaction effects among persons dying from external causes of death in Indiana and the United States. The interaction between race, age, and gender is considered for the purpose of identifying demographic groups with elevated risk for these causes of death. Two future reports will focus on child deaths and gun deaths in Indiana.