Justice and Legal System Research, Evaluation & Technical Assistance
Resource
Join Abt in Phoenix for the 2024 Academic Consortium on Criminal Justice Health (ACCJH). Our team will present the latest insights from our work with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, including the feasibility of systematic data collection to inform evidence-based practice for the health of pregnant women in prison or jails, and the feasibility of data collection on the mental health of correctional officers.
Featured Presentations:
The Bureau of Justice Statistics' Efforts to Collect Maternal health Data from State, Federal, and Local Correctional Authorities
April 11, 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Presenter: Jennifer Bronson, Ph.D.
Development of a Feasibility Study for Data on Correctional Officer Stressors and Suicide
Lightning Talk
April 12, 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Presenter: Laura Thornton, Ph.D.
Additional Resources
Measuring the Health & Well-Being of Incarcerated Mothers
There has been little research on women who are pregnant, give birth, or experience a pregnancy termination or loss while in prison or jail. Understanding the health and well-being of pregnant people who are incarcerated at the federal, state, and local…
Project
Spotlight On: Environmental Justice Services
Abt conducts technical analyses and supports community engagement to help agencies identify and address the impacts of environmental justice actions.
Spotlight On
Break the Chain: Exploring the Links Between Environmental & Criminal Justice
This podcast examines how systemic racism thrusts Black families into a cycle linking dangerous environmental conditions, poor health, and the justice system.
Podcast
Reimagining Response to Vulnerable Populations in Crisis
Homelessness and untreated serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorders (SUD) are at the root of many crisis-related calls for emergency services. However, first responders often lack the necessary information, skills, resources, or…
Project
What Does the U.S. Spend on Law Enforcement? JEET Has Answers
A new Abt-developed webtool supports analysis of criminal justice expenditures and employment.
Blog