Message from the Executive Director Fall/Winter 2013 | Page 2

2014-2016 Research Agenda
Disproportionate Minority Contact
(DMC): JJI will continue research and
outreach in the area of DMC by
evaluating and monitoring interventions
designed to reduce DMC; and providing
technical assistance, training, and
workshops to reduce DMC .
School to Prison Pipeline: JJI plans
to continue providing technical
assistance to school districts on ways to
reduce school suspensions and school
based court referrals; examining the role
and training of School Resource
Officers; evaluating and monitoring
school based interventions designed to
reduce DMC for school suspensions;
conducting workshops to discuss the
consequences of the School to Prison
Pipeline; and developing a model
restorative justice approach to school
discipline.

“We cannot always build the
future for our youth, but we
can build our youth for the
future.”
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt ~

Substance Abuse/HIV: JJI, along
with collaborating departments and
community organizations is working on
a three year SAMSHA funded project to
deliver evidence based HIV and
substance abuse prevention programs
and services to the NCCU campus and
surrounding community. The goal is to
prevent substance abuse and the
transmission of HIV/AIDS
among
African-American young adults (ages 1824) on the campus of North Carolina
Central University and in the
surrounding community.

Restorative Justice:
JJI will
continue to focus on the applications
of restorative justice within the
juvenile justice system. JJI will
investigate the current use of
restorative justice in the local
community implement a community
project using restorative justice
principles.
Parental Incarceration: JJI will
begin to explore aspects of parental
incarceration including identifying
existing programs that support
relationships between incarcerated
parents and their children;
examining the consequences of
parental incarceration on the child;
and examining reentry programs
emphasizing family reunification.
Spatial Analysis: JJI will begin to
explore using GIS to study the
location of delinquency relative to
alcohol outlet density, schools, other
public places, and food deserts; and
the location of delinquency relative
to community economic, crime, and
density, indicator.
A more detailed research agenda can
be found on the JJI website.

2013 Accomplishments
Connecting the Dots: JJI conducted a year long examination of school
suspensions, juvenile justice system involvement and Disproportionate Minority
Contact (DMC) related issues within selected North Carolina counties.
DMC in Durham County: JJI has been actively involved in the Durham County
DMC Workgroup which is addressing DMC issues facing Durham’s youth.
Campus Community Coalition: JJI has received a 3 year, $897,840 SAMSHA
grant to address substance abuse and high risk sexual behaviors among minority 18
to 24 years olds.
Restorative Justice: JJI has established a interdisciplinary workgroup to
investigate the current use of restorative justice in the community and to develop a
community program utilizing restorative justice principles.
Seminars/Workshops/Conferences: Throughout the year, JJI conducted, co
-hosted, and participated in a number of educational events for the campus,
professional community, and public.

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