This report shows the various collaborative projects between UNO and the community. Various filters are provided to gain a better understanding of how different UNO units collaborate with the community.
| Project | Project Focus Areas | Community Partners | Campus Partners | Engagement Type: | Activity Type: | Other Activity Type: | Start Semester: | Start Academic Year: | End Semester: | End Academic Year: | Total UNO Students: | UNO Students Hours: | UNO Faculty/Staff Hours: | Total K-12 Students: | K-12 Student Hours: | Total Number of Other Participants: | Topics: | Other Topics: | Description: | Subtags: |
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| Evaluation of Douglas County Assessment and Case Management Services: 2017-18 (1573) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Fall | 2017-18 | Spring | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "Nebraska Center for Justice Research will provide the following services, which each comprise a phase of the entire project: Phase I: Develop a needs assessment: - Gather data on the prevalence of risk factors for juvenile justice system involvement Omaha - For risk factors identified as high priority, identify Omahas gaps in performance compared to similar-sized cities and the corresponding impact on justice system involvement and detention Phase II: Develop a situational analysis, utilizing multiple research methods to answer the following questions: 1. What is the nature and extent of each risk factor? 2. Filtering by individuals, groups, and geographic locations, who experiences this risk factor? 3. What is the history of this risk factor in Omaha and what projections are there about its future? 4. What are the primary and secondary causes of this risk factor in Omaha? 5. Are there known causal pathways (a succession of causes)? 6. What is known regarding efforts at addressing this risk factor in Omaha? 7. Why is this risk factor considered a problem? 8. What is the vicarious impact of this risk factor (e.g. indirect effect on surrounding community members)? 9. Who is currently involved in addressing this risk factor in Omaha? Potential data sources include: U.S. Census data Key informant interviews Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data Proxy measures co-identified by NCJR and Sherwood Omaha Public Schools data Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice data Other data sources and methods as needed Phase III: Develop a comprehensive investment strategy for The Sherwood Foundation that: - Outlines the outcomes of interest and their relationship to the identified areas of risk - Identifies baseline data to be collected in relation to the ultimate outcomes (even if beyond the direct influence of the strategy) - Clarifies the strategys boundaries while recognizing where the strategy sits in, interacts with, influences, and is influenced by its wider context - Ensures that the strategys outcome chain gives adequate attention to outcomes that are beyond the direct influence of the strategy" | |||
| Douglas County Evaluation: 2017-18 (1558) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2017-18 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Professors Benjamin Steiner and Emily Wright, along with Nebraska Center for Justice Research Director Ryan Spohn, recently entered into an agreement with Douglas County to assist with the design and evaluation of assessment and case management services being implemented at the Douglas County Detention Center. The new screening assessment will focus on identifying the risk and criminogenic needs of individuals booked into the detention center, while the case management services will provide individuals with ongoing reentry case management and referrals to services offered in the detention center and the community that are designed to address the needs identified by the assessment. The ultimate goal of the project is to reduce the rate of recidivism among individuals placed in the detention center. | |||
| Reentry Service Program Evaluation for DCDC: (Spring 2022): 2021-22 (2952) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | None | None | Spring | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | The proposed project is designed to examine the activities of the Reentry Services Program (e.g., what reentry services are provided?) process-related factors as well as whether the reentry activities are related to continued criminal behavior (recidivism and/or misconducts within the jail) outcomes of the program. DCDC will use the findings of the evaluation to 1) aide in sustaining, refining, and enhancing effective reentry practices, and 2) inform system change efforts to strengthen and expand reentry services and therapeutic community concept.<br><br>In order to address the goals of the solicitation, the proposed project will conduct a process and outcome evaluation of the Reentry Services Program at DCDC.<br><br>Regarding the processes of the Reentry Services Program, we will examine:<br>The number and type of reentry services that are provided at each therapeutic community (TC) within DCDC;<br>The perceptions of inmates who received reentry services while at DCDC regarding: a) the reentry services they received, b) their satisfaction with the service(s), and c) their recommendations for improvement;<br>Reentry specialists perspectives on: a) the services most often used by inmates, b) their preferred services, c) the services that are needed but unavailable at DCDC, d) the barriers to providing reentry services, and e) the strengths of the Reentry Services Program.<br><br>Regarding the outcomes of the Reentry Services Program, the proposed project will examine:<br>The needs evidenced in the DCDC jail population (i.e., mental health, substance use, housing instability, etc.) and whether they are predictive of recidivism and jail misconducts we term the needs that are associated with continued criminal behavior as criminogenic needs, and will identify the criminogenic needs that should be prioritized in treatment at DCDC;<br>The reentry service activities that reduce inmate recidivism and jail misconducts;<br>The therapeutic communities that reduce inmate recidivism and jail misconducts. | ||||
| VLS Evaluation Annual Report 2021: (Spring 2022): 2021-22 (2990) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2021-22 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vocational & Life Skills Evaluation Annual Report. 2021. With Katelynn Towne, Michael Campagna, and Taylor Claxton | ||||
| Nebraska VLS Initiative: (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (2992) | Economic Impact | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nebraska Vocational and Life Skills Initiative. Client Perceptions of Program Services and Ability to Reintegrate. 2018. For the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. With Don Kurtz and Johanna Peterson | ||||
| Evaluation of the Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT): (Spring 2018)): 2017-18 (2993) | Economic Impact | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Evaluation of the Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) at the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. 2018. For the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. With Emily Wright, Joselyne Chenane, and Sara Toto. | ||||
| Ready & Resilient: VLS Program: (Spring 2021): 2020-21 (2999) | Economic Impact | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2020-21 | Spring | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ready & Resilient: Qualitative Findings from Life Story Interviews with Vocational and Life Skills Program Participants. 2021. For the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. With Katelynn Towne and Michael Campagna. | |||
| Alternative to Detention Evaluation: Year One Report. 2017: (Spring 2017): 2016-17 (3005) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections, Sherwood Foundation | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2016-17 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alternatives to Detention Evaluation: Year One Report. 2017. For Douglas County and the Sherwood Foundation. With Madison Schoenbeck, Joseph Mroz, Joseph Allen, and Roni Reiter-Palmon. | ||||
| Alternatives to Detention Evaluation: Final Report. 2018:(Spring 2018): 2017-18 (3010) | Economic Impact | Douglas County Department of Corrections, Sherwood Foundation | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alternatives to Detention Evaluation: Final Report. 2018. For Douglas County and the Sherwood Foundation. With Madison Schoenbeck, Joseph Mroz, Joseph Allen, and Roni Reiter-Palmon. | ||||
| Evaluation of Douglas County Assessment and Case Management Services: Year 1 Report. 2018: (Spring 2018): 2017-18 (3011) | Economic Impact | Douglas County Department of Corrections, Sherwood Foundation | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | None | None | Spring | 2017-18 | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Evaluation of Douglas County Assessment and Case Management Services: Year 1 Report. 2018. For Douglas County and The Sherwood Foundation. With Benjamin Steiner, Emily Wright, Ebonie Epinger, and Nicky Dalbir | ||||
| Evaluation of Douglas County Detention Center Assessment and Case Management Services: 2016-17 (1372) | Social Justice | Douglas County Department of Corrections | Nebraska Center for Justice Research, Criminology and Criminal Justice | Engaged Research | Faculty Research | None | Spring | 2016-17 | Fall | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Assist in the development of assessment instruments to be used by DCDC to identify risk and need factors among their inmate population. Provide a descriptive analysis of the inmate population admitted during a six-month period in 2017, including the risks and needs posed by those inmates. Conduct an analysis of the predictive validity of the inmate assessment instruments used by DCDC. | |||
| Futures Fair 2023 (Spring 2023): 2022-23 (3035) | Economic Impact | 100 Black Men of Omaha, Alvine Engineering, American Physical Therapy Association Nebraska, Avenue Scholars Foundation, Blair Freeman, Boys Town, Centris Federal Credit Union, Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Collective for Youth, College Possible, Cooper Law Partners, Core Bank, Creighton University, DLR Group, Douglas County Department of Corrections, Durham Museum, Education Quest Foundation, Evoluxion Barber Shop, First Tee, Fiserv, Fit Farm, Go Beyond, Go Beyond Nebraska, Godfather’s Pizza, Inc., KBBX Radio Lobo, Keep Omaha Beautiful, League of Women Voters, Lincoln Financial Group, Lozier Foundation, Metropolitan Community College (MCC), Metropolitan Utilities District, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Humane Society, Nebraska Public Media, Nebraska State Patrol, Omaha Fire Department, Omaha Police Department, Omaha Public Library, Omaha Public Power District, One Percent Productions, Partnership 4 Kids, Project harmony, Rose Theater, Southern Sudan Community Association, Union Pacific, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Xenon Academy | Air Force ROTC, Athletics, Aviation Institute, Biology, Black Studies, Career Connect, Communication, Counseling, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Emergency Management and Disaster Science, Engineering and Construction, Foreign Languages, Gerontology, Goodrich Scholarship Program, History, Honors Program, International Programs, KVNO Radio, Mathmatics, Military and Veteran's Services, Multicultural Affairs, Music, Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS), Project Achieve, Psychology, Social Work, Special Education and Communication Disorders, STEM Education, STEM Trail Center, Success Academy, Undergraduate Admissions, Women and Gender Studies | Knowledge and Resource Sharing | Access to Higher Education | None | Spring | 2022-23 | Spring | 2022-23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | The Goodrich Scholarship Program -- in collaboration with CPACS, multiple departments at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), Metropolitan Community College, P4K, Omaha Public Schools (OPS), and local businesses throughout the Omaha community – is planning to host the Futures Fair, an event where diverse low-income education specialists create an environment where hundreds of 7th and 8th graders from P4K immerse themselves in activities that galvanize their interests and induce them into certain educational or academic habits that would facilitate their individual navigation of the often difficult road ahead to college or some other postsecondary institution. Support is both needed and critical for the continuation and growth of Goodrich’s Futures Fair partnership with P4K, UNO/CPACS and the community. Goodrich and P4K, with the assistance of CPACS and UNO, intend to continue to promote the accessibility of higher education to underserved middle school students through meaningful engagement that will create an immediate tangible opportunity for educational and employment exploration through the Futures Fair. |