Evaluation of the Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program: Executive Summary and Final Report

National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Indiana University
By Natalie Kroovand Hipple, Ph.D., Jessica Saunders, Ph.D. |

A multimethod's study was conducted to study the successful implementation of the Innovations in Community Based Crime Reduction program (CBCR) and formally known as the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) granted CBCR 70 grant awards between federal fiscal years 2012 and 2016. Researchers utilized this sample to conduct an in-depth document review and selected 14 sites for on-site fieldwork. To understand fidelity and implementation, researchers started asking BJA how sites should be operationalizing the CBCR program model (i.e., fidelity) and how they know if the site is successful in only meeting this vision (i.e., implementation success). They looked at four categories: Data Research, Community Oriented, Spurs Revitalization, and Builds Partnership.

Established in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

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Keywords: National, Report, Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program, National Criminal Justice Reference Service, Community Oriented, Data Research

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