Community Justice Centers Impact on Recidivism Reduction in San Francisco

Abstract

Community Justice Center Research Analysis The outcome evaluation best applies to the research conducted by (Kilmer and Sussell, 2014). Based on the article, Kilmer and Sussell (2014) aim to understand the impact of the Community Justice Center on criminal recidivism. The differences-in-differences approach aims to get the exact outcome of CJC in reducing re-arrest risks amongst San Francisco’s community compared to other traditional approaches for addressing arrestees. The approach evaluates the extent of eligible offender re-arrest in police stations that include a part of the CJC catchment area to allow for proper outcome analysis of the CJC impact on the issue. No. The authors only tell the reader about the eligibility and effectiveness of the CJC program in connection to criminal recidivism without explaining the approaches that the program employs to enhance re-arrest reduction in San Francisco. The main goal of the evaluation was to examine whether the Community Justice Center enhances the reduction of re-arrest risks compared to more traditional approaches for addressing the issue of re-arrest amongst the San Francisco community. It can be argued that the evaluation aimed at analyzing the eligibility and effectiveness of CJC concerning criminal recidivism. The main findings of this evaluation confirm the authors’ hypothesis that Community Justice Center reduces criminal recidivism. In elaborating on their findings, Kilmer and Sussell (2014) argue that the probability of re-arrest for those originally arrested for eligible offenses is quite higher on arrestees outside the CJC catchment areas than those inside CJC catchment areas. Since its incorporation, the number of arrestees in CJC catchment areas was 8.9 percent to 10.3 percent who were less likely to be re-arrested within one year. Future program evaluations like impact and summative evaluations are essential in defining the effectiveness and eligibility of CJC concerning the reduction of...