Our work involves conducting community-grounded, policy-relevant, and methodologically sound research studies, evaluations, and technical assistance projects with a range of partners, including government agencies, foundations, academic faculty and researchers, practitioners, and community members. See our list of funders below.
Research and Evaluation
We conduct research and evaluation studies using a broad range of methods, including:
- process, implementation, and impact evaluations
- systematic reviews and meta-analyses of existing studies
- qualitative data analyses
- quantitative analyses, including using secondary data sets
- scans of current practice and policy
Technical Assistance
We also provide technical assistance in a collaborative and dynamic fashion to help policymakers and practitioners implement evidence-based programs or overcome challenges in their work.
Whether through research and evaluation or through technical assistance, the Justice & Prevention Research Center is a trusted source of evidence-based information that helps our clients make better choices in their work.
Our Areas of Focus:
Current and Past Funders
The Justice & Prevention Center has an extensive network of external research partners, with a number of ongoing and completed projects through these valuable partnerships. The following is a sample of our partners and collaborative work.
Alameda County (CA) District Attorney
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Berks County (PA) Council on Chemical Abuse
California Board of State and Community Corrections
Chester County (PA) Intermediate Unit (IU) 24
County of Riverside (CA)
Family Services of Montgomery County (PA)
Idaho Office of Drug Policy
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Loudoun County (VA) School District
Maine Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Montgomery County (PA) Office of Drug and Alcohol
National Alliance for Hispanic Families
Nebraska Child and Family Foundation
Nevada Department of Education
Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services
Pennsylvania Center for Safe Schools
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Pickens County (SC) Schools
Poway (CA) Unified School District
Public Safety Canada
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
TELACU
Third Sector Partners
Ulster County (NY) Board of Cooperative Education Services
United Way Stanislaus County (CA)
Urban Strategies
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
U.S. National Institute of Justice
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
William T. Grant Foundation