Crime and Justice
HOPE: Helping Others Through the Power of Education: A Report on a Series of Events Held in the Spring of 2011
Three events were held throughout May and June of 2011, designed to bring together youth and families from a number of DHS children and youth-serving systems. A description and evaluation […]
Evaluation of Allegheny County’s Crisis Intervention Team Training Program
This report summarizes the development, implementation and evaluation of a crisis intervention training program designed to teach police officers how to identify and intervene appropriately and safely with individuals with […]
Effect of Mental Health Court on Arrests and Jail Days – A Multi-site Study
Northwestern University Click to read the full report.
Collaborative Approach to Juvenile Justice Reform: An Analysis of Juvenile Justice Related Services in Allegheny County
This report provides an overview of Allegheny County’s Juvenile Justice Related Services, created to ensure that adolescents in the juvenile justice system who are struggling with behavioral health issues receive […]
How Case Reviews Transformed Allegheny County’s Criminal Justice System
This report describes Allegheny County’s criminal justice case review process, including factors that have contributed to its success and proposed solutions to ongoing issues. Click here to view the full report.
An Analysis of Allegheny County Mental Health Court
This analysis uses summary violations and criminal convictions to compare recidivism rates of graduates of the Allegheny County Mental Health Court, which was established in 2001 to address the needs […]
Homewood: A Community Profile
This profile of the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Homewood (and subsequent Addendum) was compiled by DHS to assess demographic changes and examine quality of life issues-poverty, education, health care-in Homewood and […]
One Vision One Life Trauma Center Intervention Program
This research brief examines the 41 trauma center interventions conducted by One Vision One Life from 2005 to the spring/early summer of 2007. Click to read the full report.
Violence in Allegheny County and Pittsburgh
This report provides a profile of community violence in Allegheny County in order to better understand the relationship with violence held by DHS consumers and clients. Click to read the […]
Children of Incarcerated Parents
This report examines the human service experiences and potential needs of children of incarcerated parents. Click to read the full report.
Overview Report of Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Evaluation Findings
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, Center on Race and Social Problem Click to read the full report.
Mental Health Courts – How special courts can serve justice and help mentally ill offenders
U.S. News and World Report Click to read the full report.
Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Evaluation
University of Pittsburgh Click to read the full report.