Projects

Current Projects:

Campus Community Coalition (C3):  NCCU received a three year grant from Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to reduce substance abuse and prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS among African-American young adults (ages 18-24) on the NCCU campus and in the surrounding community.  The mission of the NCCU Campus Community Coalition Program is to minimize risky behaviors and their negative consequences while building an environment that supports and encourages healthy behavioral choices among African-American young adults (ages 18- 24) on the North Carolina Central University campus and in the surrounding community.  This mission will be achieved through social norms campaigns and environmental strategies aimed to reduce alcohol and drug use and high-risk sexual practices. NCCU is partnering with Durham TRY to implement this project.

Disproportionate Minority Contact in Durham County:  The Juvenile Justice Institute is facilitating the development of an action plan to assist Durham Public Schools, the Durham Police Department, and the Durham Sheriff’s Office address the disproportionate number of minority youth referred to the juvenile justice system. JJI is providing training to stakeholder groups on DMC, school disciplinary processes, and race relations. The purpose of this program is to reduce DMC by reducing school based referrals for minor infractions that could be handled through the school disciplinary process. 

Assessing the Value of Parks and Recreation Programs:  The Juvenile Justice Institute is working with the National Parks and Recreation Association to develop a metric to be used in a calculator tool. The metric would measure the value that accrues to local community parks and recreation programs who conduct youth crime reduction activities.  An extensive literature search on the costs and benefits of juvenile community programs is being conducted in addition to an analysis of national juvenile crime data to facilitate the development of a metric. 

Past Projects:

Training & Technical Assistance

• Community Resource Manual for Durham NC (2013)
• Restorative Justice Roundtable Discussion (2013)
• DMC in Durham County Conference (2013)
• Connecting the Dots Summit: Short-Term School Suspensions and Court Involvement (2012)
• The NC REAP Conference: Juvenile Re-entry; School Suspensions and Referrals to Juvenile Court (2010)
• Gangs in the New Millennium: Challenges for Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, Social Agencies and the Community (2009)
• Raising the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction: Balancing System Change with Youth Success and Public Safety (2008)
• Training for NC Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (2008) on the Division’s Model of Care curriculum.
• Disproportionate Minority Contact: Finding Solutions (2007)
• The Impact & Consequences of Juvenile Crime and Violence: A Call For Advocacy (2006)
• Student Summer Leadership Institute (2006)

Policy Research Reports

• Connecting the Dots (2013)
• Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative Evaluation Report for Durham, NC (2012)
• Disproportionate Minority Contact (2010)
• Juvenile Detention in County Operated Facilities (2007)
• Survey of NC Counties on their Satisfaction with the Juvenile Crime Prevention Services
• Development of a position paper on gang legislation for House Bill 50
• Partnered with Criminal Justice and Social Work Faculty to development of juvenile justice concentration for the Department of Criminal Justice
• Practitioners meetings in Durham, Hoke and Scotland Counties to promote gang initiatives
• Tutoring projects in a Durham elementary school
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Project in Elementary School students