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Research

Below are a few of the research reports we have done over the past 15 years. 

Mohawk Valley Juvenile Justice System Assessment

(Just released March 2016.) Oneida County Probation in partnership with Kids Oneida, Inc. (their community-based partner on this project) selected Social Science Associates of New Hartford, NY to conduct the system assessment.  Social Science Associates has a successful history of doing local DCJS-funded research on youth violence, juvenile crime, youth gangs, and prisoner reentry in the Mohawk Valley Region.

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Mohawk Valley Regional Juvenile Justice System Assessment

 

Youth and Young Adult Gangs - 2014 report
Youth & Young Adult Gangs

Eight years ago, a study of youth violence, juvenile crime, and youth gangs in Utica, NY revealed... (To view the entire report, please click on the document.)

Donovan Middle School Truancy Reduction Project - 2009
Donovan Middle School Truancy
Reduction Project

... to evaluate the effectiveness of a NYS Department of Criminal Justice (DCJS) funded youth violence/youth crime reduction program, ... (To view the entire report, please click on the document.)

Prisoner Reentry in Oneida County
Prisoner Reentry in Oneida Co.

Approximately 26,000 felony offenders are released from NY state prisons each year: three to four hundred of this group are ... (To view the entire report, please click on the document.)

Youth Violence, Juvenile Crime and Youth Gans in Utica, NY
Youth Violence, Juvenile Crime and Youth Gangs in Utica, NY

National juvenile crime rates have been dropping since a peak in the mid-1990s according to FBI Uniform Crime Reports based on arrest statistics. This decline in reported crime ... (To view the entire report, please click on the document.)