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Description : Develop and coordinate evaluation plans and processes Oversee an evaluation of the effectiveness of sub-grant recipient programs Provide training to NDCS and grantees on evidence-based programs, performance measures and outcomes, data collection procedures, and other topics as appropriate Visit program sites and as needed for training, technical assistance, data coordination Provide data system administration to track legislatively required information

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Description : Collect data on needs, particularly those related to COVID-19, through electronic surveys of first responders in Nebraska Complete an assessment addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on first responders in Nebraska Use findings from the needs assessment to provide suggestions for levels of service provision and type of service provision

Topics: Juvenile/Adult Justice System

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Description : School-based programs help provide educational support, training and/or supervision for youth where academic and/or behavioral problems originated in the school setting. There are four types of school-based programs: After School, Alternative School, School Interventionist, and School Resource Officers. After-school programs provide activities during the summer and after-school time frames to give youth a place to be engaged in constructive activity in order to reduce juvenile crime. This can include tutoring services or other educational support for youth.

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Description : The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals.

Topics: Early Childhood Education, Education, Disadvantaged Populations, Inequality, Employment and Workforce, Income and Income Equality, Poverty, Neighborhood Revitalization, Capacity Building, Social Justice Awareness

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Description : The Legislature’s Planning Committee plays a critical role in both the Nebraska Unicameral and, more broadly, in our state government’s efforts to plan and prepare for the success and wellbeing of future generations. The Planning Committee works with the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s Center for Public Affairs Research (CPAR), which compiles and presents data about demographics and the workforce to the Committee. The Committee uses that data to set priorities and then makes recommendations to the Legislature for legislation that aligns with those goals.

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Description : "This project aims to conduct a formative evaluation and evaluability assessment of Project Harmony, a large child advocacy center (CAC) in Omaha, Nebraska, currently serving children who are victims of alleged child abuse. Project Harmony is one of the largest CACs in the nation. The ultimate goal is to lay the foundation for future CAC outcome evaluation efforts. Over the past 30 years, child advocacy centers (CAC) have proliferated, with goals to improve coordination of child abuse investigations, reduce distress to children, and increase offender prosecutions. Yet there is little empirical research examining the efficacy of the centers, specifically which components are critical to achieving these outcomes. This project will examine five core services within Project Harmony (PH): (1) Forensic interviewing, (2) Advocacy, (3) Medical care, (4) Mental health services, and (5) Multidisciplinary teams. Despite PH being a large urban child advocacy center that serves as a national model for other CACs, these core services have never been evaluated. The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) will partner with PH to complete the project. The project utilizes a mixed-method, two-phased research design. In Phase I, a formative evaluation will include secondary data analysis of agency data and key informant surveys, focus groups, and interviews to assess core service operations. Existing protocols will be compared to National Children’s Alliance (NCA) Accreditation Standards to assess gaps. Qualitative content analysis will identify themes in core service operations. Phase II is an evaluability assessment designed to assess “readiness” for evaluation. The research team will convene a work group of agency stakeholders to review findings from Phase I and conduct qualitative data collection, with the dual purposes of identifying gaps between service goals and operations, and developing a feasible evaluation design that includes evaluation priorities. Data collection tools will build upon the NCA’s Standards for Accredited Members and survey instruments developed by the National Institute of Justice (2004). PH’s electronic case management system will be used for data collection and reporting. UNO will review evaluation instruments, develop instruments for implementation fidelity, and conduct qualitative analyses of data collected. Validity and reliability are strengthened by partnering with UNO to conduct and analyze findings, comparing results to extant literature, and confirming results with participants. The study will result in clear logic models, updated survey instruments, an implementation guide, fidelity tools, a CAC evaluability plan, reports detailing each phase of the study, and corresponding data sets. Results will be disseminated through conferences and publications in peer-reviewed journals to promote empirical analyses of other CACs. ""Note: This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law,"" and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2 CFR 200.210(a)(14). CA/NCF"

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Description : "The City of Omaha will seek to accomplish the following goals as part of the PSN initiative: 1. Reduce violent and gang crime through a holistic crime reduction strategy in targeted high crime areas. 2. Utilize gang intelligence to strengthen enforcement operations and prevent gun and gang violence. 3. Increase federal and state prosecutions of violent armed criminals. 4. Conduct community outreach and support youth mentoring activities. 5. Conduct a proactive analysis and evaluation of PSN program activities." "The University of Nebraska at Omaha Nebraska Center for Justice Research (CJR): The University of Nebraska at Omaha Nebraska Center for Justice Research (CJR) agrees to perform the following tasks along with all other obligations agreed to in a post-award subgrantee agreement with the City of Omaha during the FY2015 PSN Grant period: Use FY2015 PSN Grant funds to conduct an analysis of the local crime problems and actively assist law enforcement to develop a continuous proactive plan for gun crime reduction. CJR will provide a Graduate Research Assistant to the Omaha Police Departments Crime Analysis Unit to work directly with the Gang Unit. The Graduate Research Assistant, under the direction of Dr. Ryan Spohn, Nebraska Center for Justice Research Director, will provide real time analysis of the crime statistics for the Gang Unit to use and tailor operations that are intelligence-led and data-driven. Provide post-operation evaluation to determine if law enforcement operations reduced crime in the target areas. Comply with guidelines, requirements and special conditions of the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance applicable to the Project. The CCJR designates Director Ryan Spohn as the Project Point of Contact, accountable for implementing the University of Nebraska Omaha Nebraska Center for Justice Research responsibilities."

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Description : "This project proposes a new partnership between the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, which represents the four tribes of Nebraska: Omaha Tribe, Ponca Tribe, Santee Sioux Tribe, and Winnebago Tribe, as well as other Native persons living on and off tribal lands in Nebraska, and the researchers at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. The research team will conduct a pilot study involving the collection of preliminary data and secondary data analysis on the topics of murdered and/or missing Native women and children. Specifically, the proposed collaboration will include secondary analysis of quantitative data (e.g., law enforcement data [LE], data from the Nebraska’s Missing Persons Database, the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Children’s Bureau) as well as collection and analysis of qualitative data from key informants (e.g., tribal leaders and community members; state, local, and tribal LE; tribal and non-tribal victim service providers) to: (1) identify the scope and context of missing American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and children in Nebraska, (2) identify the scope and context of murdered AI/AN women and children in Nebraska, (3) identify both challenges and promising practices regarding reporting and investigating missing and/or murdered Native American women and children in Nebraska, and (4) generate data-driven recommendations for developing and strengthening partnerships to increase opportunities for justice and support for Nebraska’s Native women, children, and families. In addition to delivering important, actionable information to Nebraska’s tribal communities, tribal and non-tribal LE, victim service providers, court systems, and legislators, the proposed collaboration will also provide a replicable model for other states to complete their own comparable research to improve responses for what is perceived as a significant public health problem. ""Note: This project contains a research and/or development component, as defined in applicable law,"" and complies with Part 200 Uniform Requirements - 2 CFR 200.210(a)(14). CA/NCF"

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Description : "The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice proudly presents a series of workshops for criminal justice professionals that explore opportunities for criminal justice reforms. The overarching theme of these workshops centers on changes that generate system improvements. Each workshop has been specifically designed with emphasis on the importance of a healthy agency and organizational culture driven by excellence in policy development, carefully crafted training, and inspired leadership. Each workshop explores how agencies can perform successfully by both engaging advancements within the field and also by embracing certain external pressures for process changes. Panelists will engage the audience in discussions surrounding leadership and how core criminal justice practices can generate significant improvements in agency performance. Transformational leaders make little distinction between externally driven change and reforms that arise from within their agency; leaders lead by embracing the change and focusing on outcomes."

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Description : The purpose of this project is to provide a risk and needs assessment for the juvenile population of Lancaster County.