About the Project
As a Family Based Justice Center fellow, supported by NYU’s Marron Institute of Urban Management, lab member Priyanka Lanka’s primary focus was on enhancing Implementation Science capacity within the organization. A central aspect of their role involved developing the Program Design Protocol for the Family Based Justice Centre’s (FBJC) training and technical assistance programs. This protocol was designed to seamlessly integrate Dissemination and Implementation Science components into both new and existing programs, thereby strengthening the Institute’s overall design framework.
She also conducted comprehensive literature reviews and desktop research into evidence-based best practices within the criminal justice field. This research informed the training and technical assistance initiatives provided by FBJC to its grantees.
About the Project Organization
“The NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management’s Family-Based Justice Center delivers training and technical assistance (TTA) to states, communities, local courts, units of local government, and federally recognized tribal governments to implement or enhance family-based alternative programs. The center provides universal, targeted, and tailored assistance for Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) grantees and the general public. In addition, the Center has identified best practices and model programs for interested parties and those currently implementing programming in their jurisdictions. With the Center’s tools, communities will have the resources to implement quality family-based alternative programs with the goal of reducing family separation due to incarceration.”
About the Student
Priyanka Lanka is a second-year Master of Public Health (MPH) candidate at New York University with a concentration in global public health.