P/PV Program Areas | Crime Reduction and Reentry

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		P/PV Youth Violence Expert in the News

P/PV Vice President for Research Wendy McClanahan responded to a New York Times column by Bob Herbert about the recent epidemic of youth-on-youth violence in Chicago. She wrote about the need for policymakers to take a holistic approach in working to end youth violence, one that includes community partnerships and relationships with supportive adults.

Mayor Cory Booker Highlights P/PV's Involvement in Newark Reentry Efforts

In a NJ Voices Guest Blog post, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark explores how New Jersey's promising anti-violence and prisoner reentry efforts have been supported by a broad coalition of "policy institutes, political leaders, activists and philanthropists from both sides of the political aisle," including nonpartisan organizations like Public/Private Ventures. P/PV is providing technical assistance around data collection and program implementation for Newark's citywide reentry initiative, based on lessons from Ready4Work.

		Mentoring Former Prisoners: A Guide for Reentry Programs

By Renata Cobbs Fletcher and Jerry Sherk with Linda Jucovy November 2009, 90 pages This manual draws on the experience of the 11 sites involved in P/PV's Ready4Work prisoner reentry demonstration, as well as established best practices, to provide guidelines for practitioners interested in developing mentoring programs to support former prisoners and enhance the effectiveness of other reentry services.

Overview


P/PV has designed and tested a variety of approaches aimed at reducing crime and violence; promoting the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated adults; and helping high-risk youth avoid deeper involvement with the criminal justice system. More >>

Recent Publications

Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults: Insights from the Ready4Work Reentry Initiative
This report explores mentoring as a tool for supporting the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated people, providing insights about how mentoring, or supportive relationships more broadly, can fit into comprehensive reentry efforts.

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Reaching Through the Cracks: A Guide to Implementing the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
This guide draws upon lessons learned from seven years of experience in Philadelphia to describe how cities and other jurisdictions can plan and carry out an initiative like the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP).

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Major Initiatives

America Works Impact Evaluation
P/PV is conducting a random assignment study to determine whether formerly incarcerated individuals who receive job training, placement and retention services through America Works exhibit better outcomes than those who receive only America Works job training.

Ready4Work
(Prisoner Reentry Initiative)
A 17-site project that supports the reentry and reintegration of ex-prisoners into their communities, including employment services, case management and mentoring.

The Choice is Yours
P/PV is working closely with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office to implement this alternative-to-incarceration demonstration aimed at helping break the cycle of crime, incarceration and recidivism among young adults.

Youth Violence Reduction Partnership
In 1999, YVRP was launched as a collaborative effort involving law enforcement, city agencies and nonprofits. These organizations are working to reduce youth homicide and other violent crime in Philadelphia's most lawless areas. P/PV has undertaken several studies of the YVRP model.

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