Publications

Community Policing:

Bureau of Justice Assistance. (2000). Keeping illegal activity out of rental property: A police guide for establishing landlord-training programs. Washington, DC: Author.

Chipman, D.H. & Pappas, C.E. (2006). Violent crime impact teams (VCIP) initiative: Focus on partnerships. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.

Community Oriented Policing Services. (2006). Vital partners-Mayors and police chiefs working together for America's children and youth. COPS #0207659.

Kellermann, A.L., Fuqua-Whitley, D., & Parramore, C.S. (2006). Reducing gun violence: Community problem solving in Atlanta. NCJRS #209800.

KRA Corporation. (1997). A guide to evaluating crime control of programs in public housing. Silver Spring, MD: Author.

National Institute of Justice. (2004). Community policing beyond the big cities. NCJRS #205946.

National Institute of Justice. (2002). Satisfaction with police-What matters? NCJRS #194077.

Uchida, C.D., Solomon, S., & Pappas, C.E. (2006). School-based partnerships: A problem-solving strategy. NCJ #216230.

Weisel, D.L. & Shelby, T.O. (2004). Specialized Gang Units: Form and function in community policing. NCJRS #207204.

Westat. (2005). Community strategies to reduce child abuse and neglect: Lessons from the SafeKids/Safe Streets Program. Rockville, MD: Author. NCJ #210275.

Law Enforcement:

Abt Associates, Inc. (2003). Fighting urban crime: The evolution of federal-local collaboration. NCJRS #197040.

Decker, S.H & Rosenfeld, R. (2004). Reducing gun violence: The St. Louis Consent-to-Search Program. NCJRS #191332.

Kennedy, D.M., Braga, A.A., Piehl, A.M. & Waring, E.J. (2001). Reducing gun violence: The Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire. NCJRS #188741.

McGarrell, E.F., Chermak, S. & Weiss, A. (2002). Reducing gun violence: Evaluation of Indianapolis Police Department's Directed Patrol Project. NCJRS #188740.

Office of National Drug Control Policy. (2003). Design for a HIDTA/OCDETF performance monitoring and management system. Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President.

Tita, G.E., Riley, K.J., Ridgeway, G. & Greenwood, P.W. (2005). Reducing gun violence: Operation Ceasefire in Los Angeles. NCJRS #192378.

Young, D., Slayton, C., Rosenzweig, E. &Wycoff, L. (2005). Process evaluation of an effort to engage police in alternative responses to neighborhood drug problems. College Park: University of Maryland, Bureau of Governmental Research.

Neighborhood Restoration:

Brown, B. & Perkins, D. (2001). Neighborhood revitalization & disorder: An intervention evaluation, final project report. NCJRS #196669.

Hustedde, R.J., Shaffer, R., & Pulver, G. (2005). Community economic analysis: A how to manual. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Printing Services.

Walker, C. (2002). Community Development Corporations and their changing support systems. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Youtie, J., et al. (1999). Innovative local economic development programs. Washington, DC: Economic Development Administration.

Prevention, Intervention, Treatment:

Arbreton, A.J.A., Sheldon, J. & Herrera, C. (2005). Beyond Safe Havens: A syntheses of 20 years of research on the Boys and Girls Clubs. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Bauldry, S. & Hartmann, T.A. (2004). The promise and challenge of monitoring high-risk youth: Findings from the National Faith-Based Initiative. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Buck, M.L. (2000). Getting back to work: Employment programs for ex-offenders. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Evaluation of Boys and Girls clubs in public housing. (1995). National Institute of Justice Research Preview.

Kotloff, L.J. (2005). Leaving the street: Young fathers move from hustling to legitimate work. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Office of National Drug Control Policy. (2006). Inventory of state substance abuse prevention and treatment activities and expenditures. Washington, DC: Executive Office of the President. NCJ #216918.

Petersilia, J. (2000). When prisoners return to the community: Political, economic, and social consequences. NCJRS #184253.

Public/Private Venture. (2002). Measuring the quality of mentor-youth relationships: A tool for mentoring programs. Philadelphia, PA: Author.

Rhodes, W., Truitt, L., & Martinez, A. (2006). A national evaluation of the "I Have a Dream" program. Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates Inc. BCJ #213591.

Stevens, D.E. (2002). Evaluation of a comprehensive intervention strategy in public housing. New Haven, CT: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.

Young, D., Taxman, F.S., & Byrne, J.M. (2002). Engaging the community in offender reentry. College Park, MD: Bureau of Governmental Research. NCJ #196492.

Other:

Community Capacity Development Office. (2005). Developing a sustainability plan for Weed and Seed sites. Washington, DC: Author.

Coursen, D. (2006). An ecosystems approach to human service database design. Journal of Technology in Human Services. Vol. 24 (1) (Retrieved from The Vera Institute of Justice website).

Hercik, J., Lewis, R., Myles, B., Gouvis, G., Zweig, J., et al. (2004). Development of a guide to resources on faith-based organizations in criminal justice. Fairfax, VA: Caliber. NCJRS #209350.

Justice Research & Statistics Association. (2002). Incorporating evaluation into the Request for Proposal (RFP) Process. Washington, DC: Author.

Kaufman-Levy, D., & Poulin, M. (2003). Evaluability assessment: Examining the readiness of a program for evaluation. Washington, DC: Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center, Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Orchowsky, S. (2001). Hiring and working with an evaluator. Washington, DC: Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center, Justice Research & Statistics Association.

Weed & Seed Best Practices: Evaluation-based series, Vol 1. (n.d). Washington, DC: Community Capacity Development Office.

Weed & Seed Best Practices: Evaluation-based series, Vol 2. (n.d). Washington, DC: Community Capacity Development Office.