Study/Assessment

The Flint, Michigan Police Department (PD), as part of the Flint Violence Reduction Network (VRN) site, requested a comprehensive assessment of gang issues in the city of Flint. Dr. Charles Katz and Dr. Andrew Fox were selected as providers to fulfill this request. During Phase II of this engagement, the providers conducted a working group session with 10 - 20 gang experts from Flint PD and across the city of Flint. The providers developed a gang database and gang member information card, and conducted a social network analysis.

Review of Boston SPI Final Report October-December 2016. Memos developed for BJA with recommendation to accept/request report and with suggested report improvements.

NCCJD was asked to review OJJDP's literature review on youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities that will be placed online in OJJDP’s Model Programs Guide (www.ojjdp.gov/mpg).

A trial to examine the effectiveness of aroma generators in prison units on mood and reducing violence will be conducted by SCI Frackville, PA Department of Corrections.

A trial to examine the effectiveness of an individual art program using adult coloring pages on reducing anxiety will be conducted by SCI Mahanoy, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

George Mason University requested funding to develop an RNR Simulation Tool. BJA NTTAC closed the request on August 30, 2017. BJA NTTAC will re-open the request on August 31, 2017 under the Option Year 1 contract.

We will conduct analyses looking at the impact of the Affordable Care Act on recidivism. To accomplish this, we are identifying a state system which is supportive of data linkage --and are currently pursuing CA, OH, and PA as target states. We will then need to obtain approvals from leadership, institutional review boards, and then ultimately conduct these analyses.

We are performing a sub-analysis of the Transitions Clinic Network, which was award a Healthcare Innovation Award from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to improve health and reduce costs for individuals leaving prisons and returning to the community health systems. We will explore how early engagement in primary care (direct referral from prison; referral within 4 weeks, and having 2 or more visits to primary care) impact return to jail or prison.

We will conduct analyses looking at the impact of the Affordable Care Act on recidivism. To accomplish this, we are identifying a state system which is supportive of data linkage --and are currently pursuing CA, OH, and PA as target states. We will then need to obtain approvals from leadership, institutional review boards, and then ultimately conduct these analyses.