NIJ-Day: Multilevel Evaluation of Project Safe Neighborhoods

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) is a DOJ-sponsored initiative to reduce violent crime, particularly gun crime, by fostering cooperation by criminal justice agencies and local partners to develop and implement strategic approaches.
This panel presents information about the enhanced PSN model implemented since 2018 and the national evaluation being conducted by RTI International and the Justice Research and Statistics Association. The evaluation includes a national assessment including all 94 districts across the U.S. and territories and case studies in 10 carefully selected districts. Both components address outcomes (violent crime, arrests and prosecutions), implementation (e.g., how PSN principles were implemented; partnership composition and functioning) and how implementation is associated with outcomes.
Following an overview of PSN and the national evaluation, the project team will delve into the design and initial findings of the national assessment and case studies, respectively. They will also discuss the implications for the evaluation of the FBI’s move away from the UCR Summary Reporting System to incident-based data and how the project team is adapting to this changing environment.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 12. Violent Crime

Individual Presentations

• Overview of PSN and the National Evaluation - James Trudeau, RTI International

• Design and Interim Findings from the PSN Evaluation Case Study Component - Christine Lindquist, RTI International

• Design and Preliminary Findings from the PSN Evaluation National Assessment Component - Lynn Langton, RTI International

• Availability of Crime Statistics with the Retirement of Summary UCR Data by the FBI: Challenges and Solutions for Evaluation - Roger Przybylski, Justice Research and Statistics Association; Kristina Lugo-Graulich, Justice Research and Statistics Association

Chair

• Basia E. Lopez, U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice