Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Act FY2010 State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts Program
NIJ seeks applications for a multi-site process and outcome evaluation of the State, Tribal, and Local Reentry Courts Program to be funded by BJA in FY2010 under the Second Chance Act of 2007 (SCA). The SCA supports a comprehensive response to the increasing number of people who are released from jail and prison into communities and the subsequent challenges communities face as offenders attempt to reintegrate into society. Section 111 of the SCA authorizes the Attorney General to award grants up to $500,000 to establish State, tribal, and local reentry courts that promote recidivism prevention by coordinating monitoring, treatment assessment and services, community panels, housing, and other services under judicial oversight with graduated sanctions and incentives.
NIJ seeks to award an evaluation research grant to document the implementation of the reentry courts that receive BJA funding under the SCA in FY2010 and to examine program processes and outcomes observed during and after participation among adult offenders.
