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Resource Brief: The Second Chance Act Grantee’s Guide to Local Evaluation Milestones

Program evaluations require careful timing and planning at each stage in the Second Chance Act (SCA) grant life cycle to ensure a program’s long-term ...

Fact Sheet: Process Evaluation Question Bank

Process evaluations of reentry programs serve several critical functions, such as documenting the program model, capturing how activities have been im...

Resource Brief: Building and Sustaining Your Reentry Program Brand

Branding raises awareness of your reentry program and communicates the work of the program and the population it serves. If developed correctly, a pro...

Resource Brief: Case Management Systems Commonly Used by Reentry Programs

Reentry programs typically rely on a case management system (CMS) to store client information.

Resource Brief: Maximizing Your Reentry Program’s Reach by Pretesting Participant Recruitment Materials

Many agencies and organizations that serve returning citizens seek to inform prospective clients about their services by developing written recruitmen...

Five Things About Reentry

Originally coined by former director of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Jeremy Travis, "reentry" is the process by which a person in corr...

Resource Brief: Reentry Program Process Evaluation Strategies

This brief from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) team explores essential considerations for designing and ...

Look Beyond Recidivism: How to Capture Your Reentry Program's Impact

This brief from RTI International and The Center for Justice Innovation (formerly The Center for Court Innovation) encourages reentry program staff an...

Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making

This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides an overview of reentry, focusing on NIJ’s contributions to the field and identifyin...

Resource Brief: Best Practices for Developing a Final Report for a Reentry Program Evaluation

This resource brief developed by the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) Project at RTI International and the Cen...

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