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Created in 2008 by the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, CCJR faculty and staff have worked with SPEA and the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment on criminal justice and public safety research projects dating back to 1992. Some of the issues CCJR addresses include crime prevention, criminal justice systems, policing, traffic safety, and youth.
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Item Indiana Traffic Safety Facts: Alcohol 2012(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2013-06) Nunn, SamuelThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) defines drivers as alcohol-impaired “when their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is 0.08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher [and] any fatal crash involving a driver with a BAC of 0.08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired-driving crash, and fatalities occurring in those crashes are considered to be alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities” (NHTSA DOT HS 811 700, 2012, p. 1). Alcohol-impaired driving in the United States in 2011 (latest data available) resulted in 9,878 deaths, or 31 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities. In 2012, Indiana had 158 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities (a 12.9 percent increase from 140 fatalities in 2011) and 2,112 injuries. Alcoholimpaired collisions were 2.7 percent of all Indiana crashes, but accounted for 20.3 percent of Indiana’s 779 traffic fatalities. Of the 540 drivers killed in collisions in 2012, about one in four (24.4 percent) died in a collision involving at least one alcohol-impaired driver. More than two-thirds of the drivers killed in 2012 were tested for alcohol (and/or drugs), and among those for whom results were reported, 37.1 percent were legally impaired. This fact sheet presents information on alcohol-impaired traffic collisions in Indiana during 2008 to 2012. It examines Indiana’s comparative status among other Great Lakes states, different dimensions of alcoholimpaired collisions, the general incidence of alcohol testing, the BAC test results for involved drivers, and other attributes of alcohol-impaired collisions, injuries, and fatalities reported in the Indiana State Police Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES), as of April 9, 2013Item Review of Best Practices for ICJI Program Areas and Funding Streams: Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment (DVPT) Grant, Federal Family Violence (FFV) Grant, and Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2013-05) Thelin, RachelThis report describes best practices for subgrants awarded under three funding streams administered by ICJI: 1) Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment (DVPT); 2) Federal Family Violence (FFV); and 3) Social Services Block Grant (SSBG). For this assessment, PPI consulted relevant materials from ICJI, including subgrantee information for the previous two funding cycles, subgrantee solicitation documents, and subgrantee applications. The overall goal of the DVPT program is to prevent/remedy abuse, neglect, or exploitation of victims of domestic violence in Indiana. The FFV grant is a federal funding stream authorized by the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. The SSBG federal funds enable states to provide locally relevant social services best suited to meet the various needs of their respective residents. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), which is a part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administers the SSBG program. Within broad federal guidelines, each state is responsible for designing and implementing its own program.Item Review of Best Practices for ICLI Program Areas and Funding Streams: Title II Formula Grants Program(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2013-06) Thelin, RachelIn an effort to assist the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) in improving criminal justice programming and policy development in Indiana, the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) entered into a two-year research partnership (beginning in June 2011) to perform critical data collection and analytical tasks in two broad research areas identified as priorities by ICJI. The scope of work includes 1) a review of best practices for each ICJI program area and 10 major funding streams, and 2) a statewide criminal justice data assessment. This report describes best practices for subgrants awarded under the Title II Formula Grants (Title II) funding stream administered by ICJI. For this assessment, CCJR researchers consulted relevant materials from ICJI, including subgrantee award amounts for the previous two funding cycles, Title II subgrantee solicitation documents, and 2011 funded Title II subgrantee applications.Item Traumatic Brain Injury Prevalence: Indiana Department of Correction Prisoner Population(IUPUI (Campus). Center for Criminal Justice Research, 2013-06) Sapp, Dona; Ray, BradIn Indiana, there is currently no systematic screening for traumatic brain injury (TBI) among incarcerated populations; however, a recent analysis conducted by researchers at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute (PPI) of baseline TBI screening data, collected in fall 2012 by the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC), suggests that nearly 36 percent of offenders in Indiana facilities reported some form of TBI during their lifetime. This issue brief summarizes the results of the Indiana baseline data analysis, as well as research findings from other states and at the national level, on the prevalence of TBI among incarcerated populations. The brief concludes with a discussion of recommended best practices for diagnosing and treating TBI both pre- and post-release from prison, including recommended next steps for addressing this issue in Indiana.