RAP Projects

Discover more about the research projects undertaken by the RAP team.

Statewide Data Dashboards Initiative

The Arnold Foundation has awarded Multnomah County a grant to develop, implement and host a new statewide performance measurement platform that will provide real-time data to Parole and Probation Officers (PPOs) about their clients using Tableau Server dashboards. The dashboards created for each county will provide PPOs with data in user-friendly formats that allow them to see a client’s history, identify emerging trends on their caseload, and monitor fidelity to evidence-based practices.

Learn more about the SDDI project here

DCJ Pandemic Response

Staff, justice-involved individuals, survivors, and provider partners weigh in on the impact of COVID-19.

Learn more about DCJ's Pandemic Response

Second Chance Grant Evaluation for Women with Co-Occurring Disorders

RAP is the evaluation partner for this grant funded through the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Learn more about the second chance grant evaluation for women with co-occurring disorders

Smart Supervision Grant Evaluation

Integrated department's evidence-based case management model with training from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) on adolescent brain development, trauma-informed practice, and equity/culturally competent services. RAP is the primary evaluator, and monitors fidelity and outcomes for JSD and ASD clients between the ages of 15-25, as well as data support and visualization.

Learn more about the smart supervision grant evaluation

MCJRP

The Multnomah County Justice Reinvestment Program began in 2014 to support the public safety goals of Oregon HB3194. RAP participates in a collaborative Data and Evaluation Sub-Committee that provides ongoing analysis and reports about the program’s effectiveness.

Learn more about the MCJRP projects

Gresham Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Project

An expansion project in which Gresham Police Department has partnered with Cascadia clinicians to improve their response to mental health crises in the Gresham community. RAP provides data gathering, visualization and analysis services.

Learn more about the Gresham Mental Health Collaboration Project

Women's Re-entry and Assessment Program

Recognizing female offenders sentenced to jail as a growing population of justice involved individuals; the WRAPS grant offers trauma informed wrap around services in an effort to reduce future offending.

HEAT

This project focuses on refining and expanding of the Habilitation, Empowerment, and Accountability Therapy curriculum for African American men in the DCJ Gang Unit. The project will create fidelity standards specific to community supervision settings, pilot use of a HEAT coaching model to ensure fidelity, and offer refined trainings for public safety and community partners.

EPICS

DCJ implemented the EPICS model developed by the University of Cincinnati to guide how community corrections officers monitor justice-involved adults, make service referrals, and conduct face-to- face interactions. RAP supports the EPICS implementation and coaching team with process and outcome measures feedback.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities

RAP helps monitor the rates of racial and ethnic disparities impacting our work in the Adult and Juvenile Service systems.Explore our facts sheets, reports and dashboards.

Treatment Courts

RAP is the evaluation partner for a new SAMHSA enhancement grant of the Multnomah County START Court. This grant begins in October 2017.

NIJ: Disrupting Pathways to Gang Violence

RAP will use grant resources (from the W.E.B. Du Bois Program of Research on Race & Crime) to explore characteristics, experiences, and perceptions of gang affiliated youth that are unique compared to non-gang affiliated youth. The Research and Planning Unit will also explore characteristics, experiences, and perceptions of intergenerational gang-affiliated youth that are unique compared to non-intergenerational gang affiliated youth.

Learn more about this NIJ project

Evidence Based Decision Making in Juvenile Justice - SPEP

Statewide initiative to utilize Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol for assessing whether initiatives are evidence based.

Community Health Initiative Early Intervention

An initiative designed to intervene with youth who receive their first low level criminal referral by engaging the youth and family with services.

Assessment and Treatment for Youth and Families - Evaluation

Program designed to offer treatment to justice involved youth and families.
Last reviewed September 6, 2024