This issue summarizes the study report, After-school Programs Offer At-risk Youth Services in Jefferson, Franklin Counties. Mentoring and behavioral intervention techniques proved to be the most beneficial procedures utilized by a new therapy program introduced in two county after-school programs for at-risk youth. An 18-month study on the moral reconation therapy programs included both process and preliminary outcome evaluations conducted by the Policy Analysis and Public Administration Department of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. The study was supported with Anti-Drug Abuse Act funding, administered by the Authority.
Illinois State Police Statewide Methamphetamine Response Team (MRT) program has had an immediate and significant impact on the growing problem of meth use and production in Illinois.
The Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting (CLEAR) project, a state-of-the-art information technology system enabling Chicago police to quickly share crime information, promises substantial crime-fighting benefits, according to a project status report released in February 2005. The Chicago Community Policing Evaluation Consortium, a team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University, prepared the status report on the Chicago Police Department CLEAR project. The project was supported by a federal Anti-Drug Abuse Act grant administered by the Authority. The report examined the CLEAR system's impact on police management, the department, and crime-fighting strategies, as well as on the status of the expanded statewide Illinois Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting system, also know as ICLEAR.
This issue summarizes the findings of an analysis of 2002 Illinois Crime Victimization Survey data, conducted by Callie Marie Rennison, Ph.D., of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
This issue summarizes Assessing disproportionate minority contact in the Illinois juvenile justice system, by Phillip Stevenson, ICJIA senior research analyst.
In 1991, the General Assembly established the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Council, an 11-member coalition uniquely comprising law enforcement and insurance industry officials, which has worked tirelessly to curtail vehicle theft, insurance fraud, and related crimes. This report describes the challenges the Council faced and documents the positive results achieved this past year.
Brochure provides general information about Child Support Services and answers many of the frequently asked questions about child support. There is also a section you can fill out and return to request further information. This brochure is in Spanish.
It might be hard to imagine now, but your children will be heading off to college sooner than you think. The question is - will your savings be ready, too? To help you prepare for the high cost of education, the Illinois State Treasurer's Office, working with Legg Mason, has created the Bright Start College Savings Program. Bright Start is a tax-advantaged Section 529 Plan that helps parents, grandparents, relatives and friends nationwide save for a loved one's college education. So why wait, when you can get started today? After all, the day is coming sooner than you think.
After two years of operation, the Sheridan Correctional Center Therapeutic Community continues to successfully treat inmates with substance abuse problems while providing services to increase post-release employability and reduce the risk of re-arrest and re-imprisonment. This Program Evaluation Summary updates an October 2004 evaluation report on the program and includes an overview of the population served, analyses of graduation and removal rates, and an assessment of the post-release success of program graduates in terms of re-arrest, return to prison, and employment.