• National Evaluation of the Weed and Seed Program
  The Weed and Seed Program has been supported by the U.S. Department of Justice since 1992 and is currently operating in over 300 cities. The Weed and Seed strategy aims to prevent and reduce violent crime in designated neighborhoods through increased enforcement, community policing, prevention and treatment services, and neighborhood restoration. The third national evaluation is focused on which strategies and program structures lead to reductions in crime and violence, and is being conducted by researchers at RTI and JRC.

For additional information:
This evaluation is due to be completed in mid-2009, with publications to follow. More information on the Weed and Seed Program is available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/ws.

• National Assessment of the Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI)
  SACSI was a crime reduction program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice which relied on data-driven, collaborative problem-solving focused on reducing violent crime city-wide. The national assessment of SACSI in 10 cities was conducted by the University of Illinois and JRC under a grant from the National Institute of Justice; it focused on partnership dynamics, collaborative problem-solving strategies, the use of research, and program impact.

For additional information:
Roehl, J., Rosenbaum, D.P., Costello, S.K., Coldren, J.R., Schuck, A.M., Kunard, L., & Forde, D.R. (2008). Paving the Way for Project Safe Neighborhoods: SACSI in 10 U.S. Cities. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice. (An NIJ Research in Brief, available at the NCJRS Clearinghouse, www.ncjrs.org, NCJ 216298.)

• Weed and Seed local evaluation monograph
  Under contract to the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Roehl developed a monograph to guide Weed and Seed coordinators in evaluating their own local efforts.
  
  For additional information:
  Roehl, J. (2002). Evaluating a Local Weed and Seed Strategy. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of Weed and Seed, U.S. Department of Justice. (Available at www.ncjrs.org, NCJ 191723.)
  
  
• Safe Streets Now! Evaluation
  To achieve community empowerment and solve crime, drug, and nuisance problems, Safe Streets Now!, a non-profit organization, teaches neighborhood residents to apply civil remedies, particularly filing small claims court actions against property owners who refuse to address known problems on their property. JRC conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Safe Streets Now! to assess (1) the effectiveness of the approach in solving local problems and (2) the costs and consequences of replicating the approach nationally.
  
  For additional information:
  Roehl, J. & Guertin, K. (2001). An Evaluation of the Safe Streets Now! Approach: Civil Remedies for Drug, Crime, and Nuisance Problems, Final Report. (Available at the NCJRS Clearinghouse, www.ncjrs.org, NCJ 194105.)
  
  
• National Evaluation of the "Cops on the Beat" (COPS) Program
  

  		The Urban Institute conducted an evaluation of Title I of the 1994 Crime Control Act designed to place 100,000 community police officers on the beat. Dr. Roehl of JRC was part of the national evaluation team, responsible for site visits and case studies for western COPS grantees, report writing, and the preparation of an Issues Brief for the National Institute of Justice. For additional information: Roth, J.A., Roehl, J., & Johnson, C. (2004). Trends in the adoption of community policing. In Wes Skogan (Ed.),
  Community Policing: Can it work? Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.

  
  Roth, J.A., Ryan, J.F., Gaffigan, S.J., Koper, C.S., Moore, M.H., Roehl, J.A., Johnson, C.C., Moore, G.E., White, R.M., Buerger, M.E., Langston, E.A. & Thacher, D. (2000). National Evaluation of the COPS Program: Title I of the 1994 Crime Act. Washington D.C.: National Institute of Justice. 
  
  
• Beat Health Study
  The Beat Health Unit of the Oakland Police Department leads multi-agency teams targeting crime and disorder problems with civil remedies, using citations for code violations, nuisance abatement laws, and coercion of third parties to clean up blighted and drug nuisance places. In partnership with researchers at the University of Cincinnati, JRC conducted an experimental field study of the interventions.
  
  For additional information see:
  Mazerolle, L.G., Price, J.F., & Roehl, J. (2000). Civil remedies and drug control: A randomized field trial in Oakland, CA. Evaluation Review, 24 (2), 212-241.
  
  Mazerolle, L.G. & Roehl, J. (1999). Research in Brief: Controlling Drug and Disorder Problems: Oakland's Beat Health Program. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
  
  

  Roehl, J. (1998). Civil remedies for controlling crime: The role of community organizations. In L.G. Mazerolle & J. Roehl, (Eds.). Civil remedies and crime prevention, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol. 9. Monsey, New York: Criminal Justice Press Mazerolle, L.G., Roehl, J., & Price, J. (1998). Controlling social disorder using civil remedies: Results from a randomized field experiment in Oakland, California. In L.G. Mazerolle & J. Roehl (Eds.). Civil remedies and crime prevention, Crime Prevention Studies, Vol. 9. Monsey, New York: Criminal Justice Press.

  
  Mazerolle, L.G., Kadleck, C., & Roehl, J. (1998). Controlling drug and disorder problems: The role of place managers. Criminology, 36 (2), 371-404.

• MIS and Self-Evaluation Training for Drug Courts
  

  		With support from the Bureau of Justice Administration, U. S. Department of Justice, JRC conducted a series of workshops to train drug court coordinators in the use and customization of Access-based management information systems. Participants learned how to use management information systems developed by JRC for adult and juvenile drug courts (see sections below for additional information), how to adapt the existing versions to the particular needs of their own courts, and how to make use of MIS data for program monitoring and self-evaluation purposes.

  
  
• MIS and Self-Evaluation Tools for Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts
  

  With support from the State Justice Institute, JRC developed management information systems and self-evaluation manuals for juvenile and adult drug courts. The MIS systems run on Access, and are used for case management, program monitoring, routine reporting, and evaluation. Each MIS is a simple menu-driven system that begins with on-screen forms for data entry, to record information on participants and their progress through drug court from intake to final disposition and follow-up.		Sample screen capture of a JRC Access-based MIS
  Built-in reports generate useful lists, summaries of individual progress, and case statistics at the push of a button. The built-in forms and reports may be modified to meet a particular court’s unique needs, and the systems are adaptable to other types of problem-solving courts. User manuals for the MIS systems include instructions for customizing the MIS. The self-evaluation manuals guide drug court practitioners through all phases of evaluation. They begin with the basic steps of identifying goals and objectives and linking evaluation questions to measures, describe how to document program implementation and operations for a process evaluation, summarize how to assess program effectiveness in terms of recidivism and rehabilitation, and conclude with advice on how to pull it all together and present evaluation findings.
  Juvenile Drug Court MIS Juvenile Drug Court MIS User's Manual Juvenile Drug Court Self-Evaluation Guide Adult Drug Court MIS Adult Drug Court MIS User's Manual Adult Drug Court Self-Evaluation Guide

• Risk Assessment Validation Study
  Funded by the National Institute of Justice through Johns Hopkins University, the purpose of this study was to test instruments and measures used for assessing risk in intimate partner violence situations. In an experimental design, baseline interviews were conducted with over 1300 domestic violence victims in Los Angeles County and New York City. Follow-up interviews and criminal records checks of the offenders six months to a year after the baseline interview were completed.
  
  For additional information:
  Roehl, J., O’Sullivan, C., Webster, D., & Campbell, J. (2005). Intimate partner violence risk assessment validation study: Final Report. (Available at www.ncjrs.org, NCJ 209731.).
  
  
• The Use of Dangerousness Assessments in Sentencing Domestic Violence Offenders
  Funded by the State Justice Institute, this study documented the practices of state courts in assessing dangerousness in domestic violence cases, with a focus on predicting lethality, and using these assessments in sentencing batterers.

For additional information:
Roehl, J. & Guertin, K. (2000). Intimate partner violence: The current use of risk assessments in sentencing offenders. Justice System Journal, 21 (2), 171-198.