Coolbaugh, Kathleen and Cynthia J. Hansel. "The Comprehensive Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Pilot Sites." Juvenile Justice Bulletin (March 2000): Entire Issue.
Abstract: In 1993, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention published its Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offenders to provide communities with a strategic yet practical response to juvenile delinquency and to help prevent juveniles from becoming serious, violent and chronic offenders. The Comprehensive Strategy provides a research-based framework of strategic responses—from early prevention to a range of appropriate and graduated sanctions—to support States and local jurisdictions in their efforts to reduce juvenile crime and delinquency. After developing and testing both components of the Comprehensive Strategy, OJJDP launched a national training and technical assistance initiative in 1995. This Bulletin offers an overview of the Comprehensive Strategy, describes its implementation in the three pilot sites, and discusses the lessons learned in that process.

Diiulio, John J. Jr. "The Three Faith Factor." Public Interest (Fall 2002): pp. 50-64.
Abstract: This study allows us to examine organic, programmatic and ecological religion in relation to relevant research literature on urban crime and delinquency. The results were highly encouraging. These three types of religious influence constitute a social trinity of "spiritual capital" that can help low-income urban children, youth and families.

Johnson, Byron R. "Up to Speed: Reviewing and Clarifying the Role of Religion in Reducing Crime and Delinquency." Federal Probation (December 2001): pp. 49-52.
Abstract: Reviews research on the influence or impact of religion on an array of social and behavioral outcomes, as well as research assessing the effectiveness of faith-based organizations.

Kuzma, Abigail Lawlis. " Faith-Based Providers Partnering With Government: Opportunity and Temptation." Journal of Church and State (Winter 2000): pp. 37-67. Notes: (Available fulltext on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: Explores critical issues facing religiously affiliated social service providers. First, it examines historical and current interpretations of Establishment Clause, Free Exercise and Free Speech jurisprudence from the perspective of a faith-based provider. Second, it analyzes whether and in what circumstances government funding to faith- based programs has been permitted and examines the implications of different funding mechanisms and the impact and extent of permissible government regulation of these programs. Finally, it proposes a new direction for analysis of Establishment Clause, Free Exercise and Free Speech jurisprudence that protects the constitutional rights of faith-based providers.

Michelman, Scott M. "Faith-Based Initiatives." Harvard Journal on Legislation (Summer 2002): pp. 476-502. Notes: (Available fulltext on Wilson Web)
Abstract: Though their purpose of expanding the country's social service capacity is a noble one, the faith-based initiatives of the 107th Congress raise a number of constitutional and policy problems. This essay will explore the debate over faith-based initiatives by evaluating the most controversial elements of the House legislation and comparing it to the more politically palatable but less detailed Senate alternative.

Mink, Gwendolyn. "Faith in Government?" Social Justice Vol. 28, no. 1(2001): pp. 5-10. Notes: (Available fulltext on Infotrac)
Abstract: President Bush's faith-based initiative marks the apogee of government sponsored religious moralism. At the same time, it signals government's retreat from the responsibilities of governing.

Office of Justice Programs. "2000 Report to Congress: Title V Community Prevention Grants Program." OJJDP Report.
Abstract: This seventh annual Report to Congress describes how States and the communities across the Nation implemented the Community Prevention Grants Program in 2000 and examines their experiences and accomplishments.

________. "Public/Private Ventures' Evaluation of Faith-Based Programs." OJJDP Fact Sheet (November 2001): p. 1. Call Number: J 32.21:2001/38
Abstract: Traditional public and nonprofit youth programs often do not reach many of the highest risk juveniles in poor communities. To fill this void, well-established churches and other faith-based institutions often serve these vulnerable juveniles and their families through "outreach ministries" that provide social, educational, and employment services. However, little is known about how far these activities reach into the community, their effectiveness, and whether these programs can be expanded to serve more juveniles.

Shorba, Jeff. "Instituting a Defensible Faith-Based Program." Corrections Today (April 2002): pp. 24-26.
Abstract: With very little case law directly on point, it is difficult to predict how potential challenges to faith-based programs will be resolved or whether any significant challenges will be made. However, issues surrounding these potential constitutional concerns should be reviewed at the onset to ensure any program is as defensible as possible.

Solinger, Rickie. "...But No Faith in the People." Social Justice (Spring 2001): pp. 11-13.
Abstract: The author believes that President Bush's troubled and deeply troubling plans for the White House Office of Faith-Based Action show why religion has so often been the engine of exclusion and division, the justification for subordination and supremacy. She sees this as a cultural initiative that aims to restore conservative social relations.

Spain, Daphne. "Redemptive Places, Charitable Choice and Welfare Reform." Journal of the American Planning Association (Summer 2001): pp. 249-62.
Notes: (Available fulltext on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: The purpose of this essay is to explore whether the model religious voluntarism that created a social safety net of redemptive places in American cities 100 years ago can be applied successfully in the current century. Just as cities needed redemptive places during the transition from an agricultural to an industrial society, they will need them to move into the global information economy. The Charitable Choice provision of recent welfare legislation suggests that planners could play an important role in creating contemporary redemptive places.

Tanner, Michael. "Corrupting Charity." USA Today (September 2001): pp. 16-19.
Notes: (Available fulltext on Wilsonweb)
Abstract: Faith-based charities have a long history of transforming individual lives and helping raise people out of poverty and despair. Indeed, private charities are far more effective than government welfare programs at fulfilling those roles. In light of this record of success, it seems natural for President Bush to want to encourage those groups. However, in proposing that the Federal government distribute billions of dollars directly to faith-based charities in the form of grants and contracts for providing social services, he risks undermining the very things that have made private charity effective.

The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. "Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government." [http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci].
Abstract: This document contains valuable information on frequently asked questions about the federal grant system, and do's and don’ts for faith-based organizations.

Waldman, Steven. "Religious Groups and Service: Challenging America's Faithful to Do More for the Community." Brookings Review (Fall 2002): pp. 32-33.
Notes: (Available fulltext on Wilson Web)
Abstract: One of the few things on which all the world's religions agree is the need to do good works. A national service effort enlisting the nation's houses of worship would not only revitalize service, it could well revitalize religion.

Wallis, Jim. "What's An FBO?" Sojourners (September/October 1999): pp.7-8.
Notes: (Available fulltext on Wilson Web)
Abstract: The emergence of the term "faith-based organization" in political discussion (and its acronym FBO) may signal one of the most significant new developments in American public life. Two of the most powerful forces in the country today are service and spirituality. The growing evidence of both is visible almost everywhere, and together they provide the most potent combination for changing our communities.

Watts, J. C. "Unleashing the Armies of Compassion." Corrections Today (December 2002): pp. 82-84.
Abstract: There are tens of thousands of devoted people who operate faith-based programs across the country. These people change lives. In many neighborhoods, these centers are beacons of hope, and often, the only source of hope in an otherwise desolate landscape. Fortunately, many faith-based organizations have fought significant obstacles to provide services and most important, hope to thousands of people. For too long, these individuals have been excluded from helping the government fulfill its responsibility of helping others. Rather than focusing on how services are delivered -- secular vs. religious -- the results need to be the focus.

Weiss, Robert P. "Charitable Choice As Neoliberal Social Welfare Strategy." Social Justice Vol. 28, no. 1(2001): pp. 35-53.
Abstract: The faith-based issue is not simply an academic matter or of concern only to constitutional experts. Despite its innocent appearance, this policy package has the potential for great harm; it is an assault on the general welfare and will diminish the collective spirit vital to a genuine democracy.