Oakland C3RS Evaluation Continuation: Comprehensive Community Cross-System Reentry Support

OJJDP's Demonstration Programs Division Grants were established to provide grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance to organizations. This program is authorized by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, Pub. L. 112-110.

In response to the City of Oakland's critical juvenile crime and recidivism challenges, key city, county, state, and community partners have developed and initiated a collaborative approach to Juvenile Justice Reform. The Comprehensive System of Community Reentry Support for Juvenile Offenders (C3RS) project, funded by Second Chance, is the third major phase of this reform. Supplemental funds will further systems changes, including coordination of assessment information and case planning for reentry youth through the piloting of multi-disciplinary teams at school sites. The City of Oakland will also incorporate the youth perspective in evaluation activities, using methods such as participant focus groups. C3RS targets a population of 355 City of Oakland juveniles and their families who face the most significant challenges to successful reentry. Key outcomes include major reductions in recidivism, measured through analyses of service delivery and juvenile justice data, and the development of a highly innovative reentry system, measured through a process evaluation. The net result will be the creation of a sustainable community-based reentry system with high potential for replication.
CA/NCF

OJJDP's Demonstration Programs Continuation Grants program was established to provide grants and cooperative agreements to organizations that OJJDP has selected for funds in prior years. This program will be authorized by an Act appropriating funds for the Department of Justice.
In response to the City of Oakland's critical juvenile crime and recidivism challenges, key city, county, state, and community partners have developed and initiated a collaborative approach to Juvenile Justice Reform. The Comprehensive System of Community Reentry Support for Juvenile Offenders (C3RS) project is the third major phase of this reform. Supplemental funds will continue to support key outcomes like major reductions in recidivism, measured through analyses of service delivery and juvenile justice data, and the development of a highly innovative reentry system. The net result will be the creation of a sustainable community-based reentry system with high potential for replication. This OJJDP funding will allow the City of Oakland to participate in the FY12 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Evaluation of the OJJDP FY2010 Second Chance Act Juvenile Offender Demonstration Projects. CA/NCF