Train, Implement
and Evaluate

Supervised by experts from the consortium, the Academy students learned to collect and analyze a wide variety of data ranging from administrative records, focus group interviews to textual transcripts captured online and community surveys, and measure the effects of policies in individuals, institutions and communities.

HISTORY

The Academy for Security Analysis, with support from USAID, began in 2016 with the purpose of helping Northern Triangle countries improve their institutional practices. This project was under the supervision of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and also had the collaboration of two partners, which were the Rowan University in the United States, and the José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA) as a local partner from El Salvador.

OUR GOAL

The Academy for Security Analysis seeks to build institutional capacity to analyze the impact of security and justice policies in a methodologically rigorous manner in the Northern Triangle region of Central America.

LOGROS

Graduated 142 students from the Academy for Security Analysis.
Built connections in the justice sector of three different countries, engaging with over 30 public institutions.

Built the curriculum for a master's in criminology that will be taught by UCA.

Implemented over 30 pilot policy and research projects using the most rigorous evaluation methodology.

Adapted to online education to continue teaching courses on violence prevention and crisis management during the pandemic.

Who are we

KNOWLEDGE

KNOWLEDGE BANK

Our Knowledge Bank provides regular updates of results and best practices from academic research.

PUBLICATIONS

Learn more about the articles our experts have published about this project in leading criminology magazines.

Can information about “safe places” reduce female victimisation in Honduras? a quasi-experimental evaluation of the safeWalking app

By: Joel Capellan, Chunrye Kim, Jeremy Porter & Hung-En Sung

Combating IPV With Community Leaders in Honduras: An Evaluation of an IPV Training Program Among Teachers and Health Professionals

By: Chunrye Kim, Joel A. Capellan, Hung-En Sung, and Eduardo Rafael Orellana

The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on recidivism among parolees in Central America: evidence from a Honduran experiment

By: Joel A. Capellan, Stephen Koppel & Hung-En Sung

How it works

BENEFICIARIES

The program benefits individuals, teams, and institutions in the following sectors in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

Testimonials

The Academy for Security Analysis is possible thanks to the support of:

The program relies on the support of the following implementing partners:

Special partner:

Statement

Este sitio web es posible gracias al auspicio del Pueblo de Estados Unidos por medio de la Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID). El contenido de este sitio web es responsabilidad primaria del Colegio John Jay de Justicia Criminal y no necesariamente refleja el punto de vista de USAID o del Gobierno de Estados Unidos

This website is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID.) The contents of this website are the sole responsibility of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government

Train, Implement and Evaluate