Research Reports

An independent reaction survey designed and administered by UCJC. The survey was sent to individuals who had attended trainings provided by the Utah...

Welfare policy is in a period of tremendous transition. This study of Utah’s two-parent program represents a commitment by Utah’s Department of Workforce Services (DWS) to better understand the participants in this program as changes are initiated at the local and national level. By understanding the composition of this population and their unique needs and attitudes, future programs can be tailored to meet these needs.

The Utah Criminal Justice Center conducted a one-year descriptive study of the implementation of the Re-entry Initiative in Region IID of the Adult...

In 1996 the Utah Legislature passed Senate Bill 26, which rescinded mandatory minimum sentencing practices for sex offenses against children....

This report of the “Understanding Families with Multiple Barriers to Self Sufficiency” study presents data and findings from Phase III, conducted from June 2000 to July 2002. Phase III had three major components: a) longitudinal analysis of welfare leavers, especially those who were closed because they reached Utah’s 3 year lifetime limit for cash assistance; b) in-depth data collection for a subset of respondents who achieved success despite possessing multiple barriers to self-sufficiency; and c) a report problem areas and intervention strategies for leavers found to be in a situation which immediately threatened their ability to provide food, clothing, shelter or physical and emotional care for themselves or their families.