Psychology students examined Sheboygan County’s juvenile justice system, focusing on the interactions between intake, community-based case management, and secure custody functions. Their report evaluates how effectively these components operate individually and as a system and identifies strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improved outcomes for youth and the community. […]
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A second group of psychology students analyzed Monroe County’s drug court program across an additional two priority standards as outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. They interviewed court team staff, current participants, and graduated participants. During a site visit, they collected information through courtroom observations, program documents, and quantitative data […]
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To support Monroe County comply with best practices of completing an outside evaluation at a minimum of every five years, psychology students assessed the county’s drug court program across three priority areas outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. This involved observing court and a graduation, interviewing staff and participants, and […]
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Maintaining a stable residence in sober living housing (SLH) for at least six months or more sustains positive outcomes related to substance abstinence, contact with the criminal legal system, psychiatric symptoms, depression, and more (Subbaraman et al. 2023). Jason and Ferrari (2010) found that those who sought alternative care options used substances at over twice […]
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This project is an exploration of evidence-based reentry research, resources, and areas for growth. The following resource was completed by students in UW Madison Psych Senior Capstone “Issues in Prisoner Reentry” provided by Dr. Patti Coffey in collaboration with Brown County & the UniverCity Alliance project. Students explored issues related to 1) the impact of […]
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The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) would like to better understand attitudes and perceptions about stormwater management practices and water quality of the Mississippi River in general. Students in Psychological Testing will design, create, and gather evidence of the validity of a new survey that addresses a specific question related to these general topics. Students […]
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The City of Big Lake has several parks with aging playground equipment that needs to be repaired or refreshed as well as new parks that are being developed. The City is interested in exploring alternative designs for these parks by asking the question — is there a way to create a better park experience? Students […]
The borough of State College seeks to reduce its GHG emissions by 10% of 2007 levels by 2021, and would like to receive guidance on messaging that will change residents’ behavior, promoting overall energy conservation. The borough will utilize student findings in its print and social media. Read the final student report delivered to the […]
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Reading to children can benefit their development because exposing them to books appears to have the most impact on their early language, literacy, and cognitive development. There is evidence to support that “children who xperience shared-book reading… also demonstrated improvements in word reading” (Pillinger & Wood, 2014). The Read to me Project is great at […]
past SCC project in spring 2014 determined residents’ interest in purchasing green power. The project will add to this past research by testing the effectiveness of different messages that will determine how signing up would be improved. Possibly options could be educating residents about the relevance of choosing an energy provider and providing assistance to […]