https://knowmadinstitut.org/journal/index.php/jms/issue/feed 2025-07-16T15:11:23+00:00 Knowmad Institut [email protected] Open Journal Systems <p>The Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Human Rights &amp; Science (JMSHRS) arises from the urgency to promote open science due to current global challenges that interconnect science, technology, and society.</p> <p>We offer the research community publication and discovery services of selected open research products in the fields of <strong>Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Ethnobotany, New Technologies, Special Populations, and Drug Policy.</strong></p> <p>The JMSHRS is an initiative of the<strong> European Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies on Human Rights and Science - <a class="keychainify-checked" href="https://knowmadinstitut.org/about-us/">Knowmad Institut</a></strong> to promote the production and communication of Open Science by conducting specialized open-access research and publications to improve linkages between open science contributions to evidence-based public and private policymaking.<span class="JsGRdQ">.. </span><a class="keychainify-checked" href="https://knowmadinstitut.org/journal/index.php/jms/about"><u><em>Learn more about the Journal</em></u></a></p> <table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 50%;"><a class="keychainify-checked" href="https://knowmad.openaire.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://knowmadinstitut.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/OPEN-ACCESS-PLATINUMkjok-e1671629265802.png" alt="" width="302" height="151" /></a></td> <td style="width: 50%;"><a href="https://bit.ly/submission-jmshrs"><img src="https://knowmadinstitut.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Journal-of-Multidisciplinary-Studies-in-Human-Rights-Science.png" alt="" width="321" height="241" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> https://knowmadinstitut.org/journal/index.php/jms/article/view/73 2025-07-16T10:18:34+00:00 Alex Menninger [email protected] Jessica A. Reichert [email protected] Nancy Sullivan [email protected] Cameron Kimble [email protected] John P. Smith [email protected] Sharyn Adams [email protected]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Deflection is a growing field that assists persons with police contact to improve individual, community, justice system, and public health outcomes. The Illinois Multi-Site Deflection Initiative is a groundbreaking project aimed at increasing the number of deflection programs in the state to help individuals who come into contact with police. Since 2021, the initiative has been spearheaded by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) in partnership with the Illinois State Police and Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC). As of July 2024, the initiative has 11 programs operating or in the planning stage across 45 counties. IDHS funded the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to conduct an independent evaluation to study the programs’ planning, development, and operations, as well as assess and measure outcomes. We share the evaluation design, data, and challenges faced during this multi-year evaluation. The evaluation team’s process evaluation assesses program activities and offers recommendations for programmatic enhancement. We offer a point-in-time description of current evaluation activities and future plans.</span></p>

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