Overview

P/PV has designed and tested a variety of approaches aimed at reducing crime and violence; promoting the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated adults; and helping high-risk youth avoid deeper involvement with the criminal justice system. More >>

Recent Publications

Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults: Insights from the Ready4Work Reentry Initiative This report explores mentoring as a tool for supporting the successful reentry of formerly incarcerated people, providing insights about how mentoring, or supportive relationships more broadly, can fit into comprehensive reentry efforts. read more >>

Reaching Through the Cracks: A Guide to Implementing the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership This guide draws upon lessons learned from seven years of experience in Philadelphia to describe how cities and other jurisdictions can plan and carry out an initiative like the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership (YVRP). read more >>

From Options to Action: A Roadmap for City Leaders to Connect Formerly Incarcerated Individuals to Work This report was inspired and informed by discussions that took place during the Mayors Summit on Reentry and Employment, as well as P/PV's experience in the field and a review of pertinent literature. It is meant to provide a framework for reentry efforts, presenting practical steps for achieving a more coordinated, comprehensive approach to reentry at the city level. read more >>

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Major Initiatives

America Works Impact Evaluation P/PV is conducting a random assignment study to determine whether formerly incarcerated individuals who receive job training, placement and retention services through America Works exhibit better outcomes than those who receive only America Works job training. Community Reentry Initiative for Baltimore Empowerment Zone Residents This two-year initiative works with formerly incarcerated individuals returning to Baltimore's most distressed neighborhoods (designated "Empowerment Zones"); it is designed to help them connect to addiction treatment, secure employment, find housing and stay out of prison. Newark Prisoner Reentry Initiative Supported by a two-year $2 million grant from the US Department of Labor, this citywide Newark, NJ reentry initiative aims to bring to scale promising program strategies from P/PV's and USDOL's past reentry work; the initiative will provide employment and support services, including mentoring. Ready4Work (Prisoner Reentry Initiative) A 17-site project that supports the reentry and reintegration of ex-prisoners into their communities, including employment services, case management and mentoring. Youth Violence Reduction Partnership In 1999, YVRP was launched as a collaborative effort involving law enforcement, city agencies and nonprofits. These organizations are working to reduce youth homicide and other violent crime in Philadelphia's most lawless areas. P/PV has undertaken several studies of the YVRP model.

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