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NYC Justice Corps
The NYC Justice Corps brings young adults involved with the criminal justice system together with their communities to identify and address unmet community needs. The NYC Justice Corps is a six-month program consisting of a sequence of services that incorporates principles of youth development, service learning, workforce development and prisoner reentry. Corps members begin and proceed through the NYC Justice Corps in a cohort model that promotes leadership development and team building. Beginning at enrollment, the NYC Justice Corps transitions Corps members through training (1 month), community benefit project service (10-14 weeks), and internships (minimum of 6 weeks) with the goal of placing Justice Corps graduates in permanent employment and/or educational opportunities. To find out about the NYC Justice Corps program sites and for more information about this exciting initiative, visit the NYC Justice Corps' website at www.nycjusticecorps.org.
Quick Facts:
- Focus of initiative/program:
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- Education
- Employment/Job Training
- Inititative/program name:
- NYC Justice Corps
- Year Established:
- 2008
- Lead agency/organization name:
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from local detention facilities
- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Not under community corrections supervision
- Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
- Juveniles
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
NYC Justice Corps
Contact:
Ali KnightDirector, NYC Justice Corps
Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Phone: 6465574532
555 West 57th Street, Suite 601
New York City, New York 10019
thompson.amelia@gmail.com
www.nycjusticecorps.org
NYC Justice Corps
Initiatives and Programs
- Focus of initiative/program:
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- Education
- Employment/Job Training
- Inititative/program name:
- NYC Justice Corps
- Lead agency/organization name:
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Funding sources for initiative/program:
- City and private funding
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
- X
Funding
Partners in the reentry initiative/program
| Informal Agreement | Formal Agreement (e.g., a written contract or an MOU) with this partner. |
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| Law enforcement agencies (e.g., police, sheriff's office): |
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| Members of the community (e.g., people who have been incarcerated, their families or neighbors): |
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| Other criminal justice agencies (e.g., prosecutors, judges): |
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| Work force development and employment agencies (e.g. business associations, unions): |
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Participants
- Population served by initiative/program:
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- Returning from local detention facilities
- Returning from local jails
- Returning from prison
- Not under community corrections supervision
- Under community corrections supervision (parole or probation)
- Juveniles
- Men
- Women
- People convicted of a violent offense
- People convicted of a non-violent offense
- Total number of people who have participated in initiative/program to date:
- 523
- Total number of people currently participating in initiative/program:
- 132
- Total number of people who can be served at one time:
- 135
- If your initiative/program serves people under community corrections supervision, how does your organization work in partnership or work in collaboration with participants’ probation or parole officers?
- Participants' probation and parole officers serve as key referrals for our program sites (please note however, participants are not mandated to join the NYC Justice Corps). Additionally, community corrections representatives are invited to stay abreast of and encourage participants' progress while engaged and to prevent program withdrawal and/or drop out. Community corrections are our partners in ensuring successful program completion.
Data Collection
- Does your organization collect demographic data on participants?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- At the start of program implementation two years ago an independent research firm, Westat, Inc., began a four-year random assignment study that assesses the impact the program has had on rates of recidivism and employment among participants, and the impact the program has on the communities in which it operates. Findings from the study are forthcoming.
- Does your organization collect data about the process of your initiative/program?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- At the start of program implementation two years ago an independent research firm, Westat, Inc., began a four-year random assignment study that assesses the impact the program has had on rates of recidivism and employment among participants, and the impact the program has on the communities in which it operates. Findings from the study are forthcoming.
- Does your organization measure and/or track the outcome of participation?
- Yes
- If "yes", what kind of data? And what results has this data yielded?
- At the start of program implementation two years ago an independent research firm, Westat, Inc., began a four-year random assignment study that assesses the impact the program has had on rates of recidivism and employment among participants, and the impact the program has on the communities in which it operates. Findings from the study are forthcoming.
Activities
- What, if any, activities does your initiative/program include for people while they are incarcerated and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- Not applicable.
- What activities does your organization engage in post-release and how do these activities differ from those offered to the general population?
- In addition to a network of social service supports participants receive:
•Job training and educational services;
•$7.15-$8.40 per hour;
•The opportunity to improve and repair their community; and
•Placement in internships, permanent jobs and/or educational opportunities. - How are people placed into your program?
- Referral