INSIDE Study Methodology
Target sample:
- Adults who are not incarcerated who have been in communication with someone who is currently incarcerated
- Adults who were formerly incarcerated and released after March 1, 2020
Survey development:
- Web-based anonymous survey administered through REDCap
- Administered through social media, advocacy organizations and criminal justice professional organizations
- Community Advisory Board
- Survey development in partnership with community advocacy partners
- Each community advocacy partner compensated for their time
- Involvement in data collection, survey dissemination, interpretation of findings and guidance on dissemination
- Questions adapted from the literature and other advocacy or research groups
- Publicly available data also be utilized
Data Sharing:
- Data updated on public website weekly
- User-friendly and downloadable figures of findings on a public website
- Customizable reports by state available on request
- Full IRB approved instrument available upon request