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Street Outreach Workers: Best Practices And Lessons Learned: Innovative Practices From The Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Series, Scott H. Decker, Tim S. Bynum, Jack Mcdevitt, Amy Farrell, Sean Varano Jun 2012

Street Outreach Workers: Best Practices And Lessons Learned: Innovative Practices From The Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative Series, Scott H. Decker, Tim S. Bynum, Jack Mcdevitt, Amy Farrell, Sean Varano

Jack McDevitt

Street outreach workers are an important part of the Senator Charles E. Shannon Jr. Community Safety Initiative (CSI) comprehensive gang and youth violence reduction strategy in Massachusetts. Street outreach involves the use of individuals to "work the streets," making contact with youth in neighborhoods with high levels of gang activity. These individuals are generally not employed by the criminal justice system agencies but rather are based in community service organizations or other non- governmental agencies. Street outreach workers provide an important bridge between the community, gang-involved youth, and the agencies (whether social service or law enforcement) that respond to the …


Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Erica Pierce Jun 2012

Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics Act: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Erica Pierce

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For October, November And December 2004, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Jason Rydberg, Chris Eggiman Jun 2012

Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For October, November And December 2004, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Jason Rydberg, Chris Eggiman

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Research In Brief: Bridging The Information Disconnect In National Reporting Of Bias Crime, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Jennifer Balboni, Amy Farrell, James Nolan, Joan Weiss Jun 2012

Research In Brief: Bridging The Information Disconnect In National Reporting Of Bias Crime, Jack Mcdevitt, Shea Cronin, Jennifer Balboni, Amy Farrell, James Nolan, Joan Weiss

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt Jun 2012

Rhode Island Traffic Stop Statistics 2004-2005: Final Report: Executive Summary, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Massachusetts Racial And Gender Profiling Study: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Lisa Bailey, Carsten Andresen, Erica Pierce Jun 2012

Massachusetts Racial And Gender Profiling Study: Final Report, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Lisa Bailey, Carsten Andresen, Erica Pierce

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For January, February And March 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Chris Eggiman, Jake Hulseberg, Jason Rydberg Jun 2012

Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For January, February And March 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt, Chris Eggiman, Jake Hulseberg, Jason Rydberg

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For July, August And September 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt Jun 2012

Quarterly Report On Rhode Island Traffic Stop Data For July, August And September 2005, Amy Farrell, Jack Mcdevitt

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.


New Challenges In Confronting Racial Profiling In The 21st Century: Learning From Research & Practice, Amy Farrell, Jana Rumminger, Jack Mcdevitt Jun 2012

New Challenges In Confronting Racial Profiling In The 21st Century: Learning From Research & Practice, Amy Farrell, Jana Rumminger, Jack Mcdevitt

Jack McDevitt

No abstract provided.