Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
This is a list of all documents accepted for permanent retention in the depository, in order by issuing agency.
- 2004 Summary of Drug Enforcement Activities Across Illinois' Metropolitan Enforcement Groups and Task Forces
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authoritys Research and Analysis Unit has received funds under the federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to document the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the criminal justice systems response to these offenses.This profile is intended to provide a general overview of the drug and violent crime problem in the jurisdictions covered by Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Groups (MEGs) and task forces, and the response to these problems by the units. - An Evaluation of the Cook County Community Based Transitional Services for Female Offenders Program
In response to the rising rates of DUI offenses in Cook County, and in an attempt to break the cycle of offending for the women sanctioned to supervision as a result of a DUI offense, the Cook County Department of Social Services implemented the Community Based Transitional Services for Female Offenders (CBTSFO) program in June 2004. The program is designed to provide intensive, individualized services in addition to group substance abuse treatment for female offenders under the supervision of the Cook County Department of Social Services. All women participating in the program are identified as in need of substance abuse treatment, and charged with a DUI offense, which includes the influence of alcohol or major intoxicating compounds. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority contracted with researchers Southern Illinois University to conduct an independent assessment of the program. The assessment consisted of a two pronged approach that included a process evaluation with specific attention to the adherence of the program to best practices for female offenders, and an outcomes assessment based on existing data that allowed for an examination of the success of the CBTSFO program participants in comparison to other female offenders under supervision for a similar offense. Here, findings of the full report from this evaluation are summarized. - An Evaluation of the Cook County Sheriff's Day Reporting Center Program: Rearrest and Reincarceration After Discharge
Despite the documented successes of the Cook County Day Reporting Center in achieving its short-term goals, the longtermoutcomes of program participants have never before been examined. In assessing the longer-term impact of the Cook County Day Reporting Centeron program participants, the Criminal Justice Information Authority examined rearrest and reincarceration rates of participants following their discharge from the program. This report documents the findings of that examination. - An Evaluation of the Henry/Mercer Task Force
The Henry/Mercer Task Force covered Henry County and Mercer County in Illinois beginning from mid July 1991 and ending December 1996. The data presented in this report provide a general overview of drug crime in the two counties and the response and impact of the task force. - An Evaluation of the Moral Reconation Therapy of the Franklin/Jefferson County Evening Reporting Center Program
In March of 2003, the Policy Analysis and Public Administration Department (PAPA) of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was awarded a contract by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (The Authority) to conduct an evaluation of the Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) of the Evening Reporting Centers (ERC) operating within Franklin and Jefferson counties of the Illinois Fourth Probation District of the Second Judicial Circuit. This report describes our approach to the research and presents our major observations and findings of the 18-month evaluation. It serves to document the history and the details of the provision of the MRT service component of the Franklin/Jefferson County reporting centers. - An Impact Evaluation of Specialized Sex Offender Probation Programs in Coles, Vermilion, and Madison Counties
This report presents the evaluation of the three Downstate Illinois projects conducted by researchers at the Center for Legal Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield as phase two of an earlier implementation and impact evaluation of six different specialized sex offender probation projects. The purpose of the original impact evaluation study was to supply information that could improve the project and help project staff in seeking local funds to continue its support. The research team was also directed to give particular attention to each projects ability to meet the goals and objectives that were outlined in the initial project descriptions, and to determine how the projects were affecting their target populations. - An Impact Evaluation of the Juvenile Probation Projects in Christian, Peoria, and Winnebago Counties
The Center for Legal Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield conducted an impact evaluation of the intensive juvenile probation projects in Christian, Peoria, and Winnebago counties to determine how and to what extent the three programs were affecting their respective target populations. The Authority supported development of these specialized, intensive juvenile probation programs with federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act funds. - An Implementation Assessment of the Domestic Violence Probation Project in Lake, Winnebago and Kankakee Counties
This report summarizes the findings from an assessment of the implementation of three projects to create and enhance domestic violence probation programs in Lake, Winnebago, and Kankakee counties. The goal of this assessment was to provide a description of the approaches to domestic violence and how project funds affected the handling of domestic violence cases in each of these jurisdictions. - An Implementation Evaluation of the Juvenile Justice Reform Provisions of 1998 {periodical start}
The Juvenile Justice Reform Provisions of 1998 made a large number of changes to the Illinois juvenile justice system. Part One: Surveys of Juvenille Justice Professionals and Part Two: Case Studies of New or Changed Juvenile Justice System Processes. - An Implementation Evaluation of the Specialized Sex Offender Projects in DuPage, Lake, and Winnebago Counties
This document is a summary of findings from an evaluation of sex offender probation programs in DuPage, Lake and Winnebago Counties conducted from June 1998 through June 1999 by Loyola University Chicago. The evaluation had two basic elements: The first was a process evaluation of each program, and the second was a short term impact evaluation of each program. The evaluation design and method adopted for each element is described and recommendations are given for each program as well as overall conclusions and recommendations.