Findings from the Long-term Evaluation of the 5-Key Reentry Model Multisite RCT

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

In 2021, RTI International (RTI) received funding from the National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice, to conduct a 4-year study of the long-term impacts of the 5-Key Reentry Model (5-Key), an innovative, evidence-based well-being focused intervention developed, piloted, and evaluated from 2018 to 2022 by researchers at the Florida State University’s Institute for Justice Research and Development (FSU; now at Wellbeing and Equity Innovations, WEI). RTI’s study consists of three components: a long-term recidivism analysis to measure 5-Key impact, qualitative interviews with 5-Key research participants to explore their long-term reentry experiences, and a cost analysis of the resources required to implement and operate the 5-Key reentry intervention. This thematic panel presents study findings from each evaluation component and explores the implications of these findings and recommendations for reentry policy and practice and future research.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 50. Prisoner Reentry

Individual Presentations

• Investigating Long-Term Reentry Experiences: Findings from 63 Qualitative Interviews - Kristin Stainbrook, RTI International; Janeen Buck Willison, RTI International; Pamela Keye, Keye

• Examining Service Delivery and Engagement Among 5-Key Participants: Findings on Uptake and Engagement - Janeen Buck Willison, RTI International; Madison Boden, RTI International

• Exploring the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on Reentry Outcomes - Jason Walker, RTI International; Pam Lattimore, RTI International

• The Impact of the 5-Key Reentry Model on Wellbeing and Recidivism Outcomes - Pam Lattimore, RTI International; Jason Walker, RTI International; Pranav Athimuthu, RTI International; Madison Boden, RTI International; Janeen Buck Willison, RTI International

Chair

• Janeen Buck Willison, RTI International

Discussants

• Eric Martin, National Institute of Justice

• Carrie Pettus, Wellbeing & Equity Innovations