• “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” 

    -Frederick Douglass

  • “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” 

    -Frederick Douglass

  • “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” 

    -Frederick Douglass

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​​WHAT WE DO...

IARC is comprised of academics and practitioners dedicated to initiate a longitudinal action research project aimed at determining and assessing evidence-based interventions targeting vulnerable groups namely children who experienced severe childhood trauma, juvenile offenders, and reentrants with the goal to enable them to become productive community members.
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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Interdisciplinary Action Research Centers (IARC) is to provide vulnerable groups a successful path to productive community engagement by relying upon interdisciplinary evidence...

WHY IARC

Today, there are a wide variety of initiatives geared toward helping vulnerable individuals reintegrate in their communities. A close analysis of those initiatives reveals that most, if not all, focus on a few key areas...

STATISTICS

Bureau of Justice Statistics studies have found high rates of recidivism among released prisoners. One study tracked 404,638 prisoners in 30 states after their release from prison in 2005.[1] The researchers found that:...

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STATISTICS ON RECIDIVISM

Bureau of Justice Statistics studies have found high rates of recidivism among released prisoners. One study tracked 404,638 prisoners in 30 states after their release from prison in 2005.[1] The researchers found that:
Of those prisoners who were rearrested, more than half (56.7 percent) were arrested by the end of the first year
1 YEAR
Within three years of release, about two-thirds (67.8 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested
3 YEARS
Within five years of release, about three-quarters (76.6 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested
5 YEARS
Property offenders were the most likely to be rearrested, with 82.1 percent of released property offenders arrested for a new crime compared with 76.9 percent of drug offenders, 73.6 percent of public order offenders and 71.3 percent of violent offenders.
PROPERTY OFFENDERS

FOUNDERS

Gedeon M. Mudacumura, Ph.D.

National Office (USA)
National President
717-856-6797

Darlene Pierre-Louis, Ed.D., MBA

Treasurer
708-921-7756

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IARC WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

WHY IARC?

OUR RATIONALE
Empirical data shows that public and charter schools serving marginalized communities where youth and their families live in abject poverty are falling short in meeting the basic
social, emotional, mental, and intellectual needs of youth who have experienced severe childhood trauma. Strong empirical evidence has linked poverty and parental incarceration to increased trauma and other negative effects on children. Research done by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, an expert scholar on childhood trauma, confirms that low-income students with adverse childhood experiences like neglect, domestic violence, parental incarceration, and/or a parent with mental illness or addiction, experience significant setbacks in their K 12 educational experience.
Besides children living in poverty-stricken environment, IARC’s next target groups are “Juvenile Offenders,” and individuals returning from prisons commonly referred to as “Reentrants.” There are a wide variety of initiatives geared toward helping juvenile offenders and reentrants. A close analysis of those initiatives reveals that most, if not all, focus on a few key areas, such as providing temporary shelter, teaching money management, or training for specific trades. Turning vulnerable individuals into productive community members is a complex problem that requires a multi-faceted approach to effectively tackle the numerous obstacles that impede success.
IARC intends to tackle these obstacles by:
• Implementing innovative strategies to close the school-to-      prison pipeline

• Planning bi-annual international conference on decreasing    recidivism

• Designing mentoring programs for students, juvenile                offenders. and reentrants

• Partnering with top tech companies and corporations for        on-the-job training for students, juvenile offenders, and            reentrants in their respective centers.
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