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Testimony

Truancy Rates and Truancy Reduction in the District of Columbia

High rates of truancy at some DC schools are receiving considerable attention.
Brief

Evaluation of the Pilot Program of the Truancy Case Management Partnership Initiative in the District of Columbia, 2011-12

This evaluation of the Case Management Partnership Initiative (CPMI) found that the program successfully linked high-need families with services designed to prevent truancy.
Brief

Evaluation of the Truancy Court Diversion Program in the District of Columbia, 2011-12

An evaluation of the Truancy Court Diversion Program (TCDP) found that despite significant implementation challenges, parent-child communication and youths' attitudes towards school both improved.
Brief

The Costs and Benefits of Functional Family Therapy for Washington, D.C.

This cost-benefit analysis of implementing a Functional Family Therapy (FFT) program in the District of Columbia indicates that the benefits are likely to outweigh the costs.
Brief

The Costs and Benefits of Electronic Monitoring for Washington, D.C.

This policy brief summarizes the second DCPI cost-benefit analysis employing an innovative statistical method that enables policymakers to assess the range of possible costs and benefits associated with specific evidence-based programs designed t
Research Report

Delinquent Youth Committed to the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services 2004-2011

This report explores recent trends in the commitment of delinquent youth to the custody of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS).
Highlights

Washington, DC: The most optimistic city?

A recent Gallup poll of all 50 states plus the District of Columbia found the DC area to be number one in terms of confidence in the
Research Report

Foreclosures in Prince George's County: 2011

Foreclosures in Prince George's County: 2011 is the second in a three-part series about Prince George's County, Maryland published by NeighborhoodInfo DC.
Highlights

DC's homeless population is increasingly people in families

The Metropolitan Council of Governments recently released the 2012 Homelessness Point-in-Time Count for communities throughout the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
Testimony

Public Roundtable on National Homeownership Month

In this testimony before the Council of the District of Columbia, Peter Tatian, senior researcher in the Urban Institutes Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and director of NeighborhoodInfo DC, presents recent data showing that, w
Brief

Pre-Trial Detention of Dangerous and Violent Defendants Following Passage of the Omnibus Public Safety Justice Amendment Act of 2009

One of the policy changes introduced by the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2009 made it easier to detain pretrial defendants charged with certain offenses in the District of Columbia, mostly dangerous or violent crimes.
Brief

Adult Criminal Justice Case Processing in Washington, DC

This report describes adult criminal case processing and disposition in Washington, DC. In general, this analysis finds that the District follows national patterns with respect to charging practice and sentencing.
Highlights

Affordable housing and DC kids

Last week, DC’s mayor Vincent Gray kicked off a new Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, mandated b
Research Report

Social Networks, Delinquency, and Gang Membership

As part of the Social Networks, Delinquency, and Gang Membership project, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, social network data were collected from youth in a small, at-risk neighborhood.
Highlights

Crime “surge” in DC

On Sunday, the Washington Times reported a story about the “violent crime surge” in Washington, D.C., in the first month an