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Grant Precedent

Match / Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ OJP) / Second Chance Act (SCA)

Measure 2991

What type of baseline recidivism rate was provided?

RequiredotherQ17

Tier 1: Collect todayTier 3: Needs a partner

The outcome sits in a record another agency holds. You hold the participant list and count it.

You count your own participants; the court or corrections record confirms the outcome.

Partner routes for court or corrections records
  • PA: reincarceration and other corrections outcomes Held by Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
    Rule
    DOC Policy 02.01.02, Research Activities, including written-agreement controls for departmental data research and evaluation and Research Review Committee approval. This is an agency research route, not a general public-record request.
    Lag
    Event and update lag and approval SLA NR.
    Cost
    NR.
    Who may request
    Qualified external researchers and organizations with an approved proposal and required safeguards; nonprofit status is not automatic approval.
  • MA: new criminal cases and dispositions, and defined recidivism measures Held by Department of Criminal Justice Information Services, CORI repository.
    Rule
    803 CMR 8.00 research access; application, research proposal and individual nondisclosure agreements. Other agencies' records can require supporting permission.
    Lag
    Event-to-record and update lag NR. Research approvals are renewable, generally for one year.
    Cost
    NR.
    Who may request
    Non-criminal-justice organizations or individuals with an approved educational, scientific or other valid research purpose.
Agreement templates

Select one. A. Rearrest rate. B. Reconviction rate. C. Reincarceration rate. D. Revocation that led to reincarceration rate. E. Other. F. If Other, explain:

Target
No target rule stated
Source document, 4

Grantee precedent for this measure

No precedent measure is paired with this one. Pairs require equal names or a written alias, and the same agency.