Harvard Kennedy School - Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management
The Harvard Kennedy School- Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management has been a valuable evaluator and operational partner to the J.C. Flowers Foundation since it began its work in Parolee Re-entry in 2010.
As the Foundation's work in Parolee Re-Entry has expanded, so has the relationship between the Foundation and the School of Government's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management.
As the Foundation's work in Parolee Re-Entry has expanded, so has the relationship between the Foundation and the School of Government's Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management.
New York Re-Entry Study
With the assistance of the J.C. Flowers Foundation, the faculty of the Program in Criminal Justice Policy & Management proposes a longitudinal survey of 150 New York state prisoners newly-released to New York City, examining the employment, family life, housing, and health of men and women just released from prison. The New York study will parallel a baseline study already conducted in Boston in 2012
The primary objectives of the New York Reentry Study will be to:
The primary objectives of the New York Reentry Study will be to:
- explain the process of prisoner reentry in the areas of employment, family life, and criminal desistance
- sustain a high rate of study retention over the course of a year of follow-up.
Boston Re-Entry Study 2012 Word Cloud - "What's the best part about being out?"
The below word cloud graphically depicts the words most commonly used by respondents to the Boston Re-Entry Study conducted in 2012. The importance of Family and Freedom is unmistakeable.
