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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. Favour Orji February 1, 2014 TAF Academy. Need for Study. Help make information about transitional housing easily assessable for DOC agents. Background Information.

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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

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  1. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING Favour Orji February 1, 2014 TAF Academy

  2. Need for Study • Help make information about transitional housing easily assessable for DOC agents.

  3. Background Information • More than 3.5 million people in the United States alone experience homelessness every year (NSCAHH,n.d). • The purpose of a transitional housing program is to provide short-time housing for individuals (Doe, 2013). • “Virtually no systematic, comprehensive attention has been paid by policymakers to dealing with people after release, an issue termed ‘prisoner reentry’”(Petersilia, 2000).

  4. Background Information Cont'd… What is Transitional Housing: • A program that provides short-term housing for individuals with either a private or shared common space. Housing Voucher Program (HVP): • A program that provides housing options and financial assistance to offenders who have reached there Earned Release Date (ERD).

  5. Driving Question and Hypothesis Question: • Can an App on transitional housing help decrease the number of inmates that are incarcerated? Hypothesis: • If information about transitional housing is made readily available to DOC agents, this will help make their job easier.

  6. Materials and Methods Materials Phases of Project Computer Android SDK bundle Java Notebook/Journal Internet Android phone Phase 1: Research Phase 2: Develop Phase 3: Release Phase 4: Advertise Phase 5: Collect data Phase 6: Revise Phase 7: Re-introduce

  7. APP Design

  8. Analysis and Conclusion Based on the Data from the survey the conclusion has been made that the App has to: • Be navigational • Be updated frequently • Decrease the amount of time it takes to inmate to go from detention to housing. • Raise awareness and knowledge about Voucher Program • Include information about resources available to inmate.

  9. Evaluation and Future Implications Evaluation… • Due to the results from the survey an idea has been formed of what features the App needs to have in order to fulfill the need of the target demographic. This will help create easy methods that the DOC agents can take. Future Work… • The next steps for this project is to create, finalize, and produce the App which will take an estimated two months extra. After the App has be completed it will be released and quantitative data can be collected.

  10. References Doe. J. (2013) Services and Program Glossary. Retrieved fromhttp://www.janedoe.org/find_help/services_and_program_glossary Kyckelhahn. T. (2012)State Corrections Expenditures. Retrieved fromhttp://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=4556 NSCAHH. n.d. National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness. Retrieved fromhttp://www.studentsagainsthunger.org/page/hhp/overview-homelessness-america Petersilia, J. (2000) When Prisoners Return to the Community: Political, Economic, and Social Consequences. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/184253.pdf West. C. H. (2007) Prisoners in 2007. Retrieved fromhttp://www.realcostofprisons.org/materials/BJS_2007_Prison_Statistics.pdf

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