Sept. 16,2013
Just a reminder: A National Institute of Justice preliminary evaluation of eight reentry courts was published in March of 2013. It provided an excellent description of the structures and processes developed by the participating jurisdictions and does and excellent job ib comparing their major program characteristics (see article: One Year Process Evaluations of 8 Reentry Courts). Entitled “The National Institute of Justice’s Evaluation of Second Chance Act Adult Reentry Courts: Program Characteristics and Preliminary Themes from Year 1”, can be found in full, by clicking on the image to the left of this text. The evalaution waa the product of RTI International, the Center for Court Inovation, and NPC Research. It’s authors are Christine Lindquist, Jennifer Hardison Walters Michael Rempel, and Shannon M. Carey.
We can expect an initial impact evaluation, focusing in the effectiveness of the eight reentry courts at reducing recidivism and improving other reentry outcomes early in 2014.
