GIS PROJECT

PRESENTATION:

MAPPING RE-ENTRY

ORGANIZATIONS & BUS/RAIL

ACCESS IN LOS ANGELES

JOANIE EVANS

PPD 631

REVISED CONCEPT NOTE

Project Focus: Mapping re-entry services (housing, food,

employment, rehab, etc.) onto a base map of the city of Los Angeles.

From there, I would also like to overlay Metro Bus & Rail lines.

For the final product, I would like to translate this information

into an app, to be used by:

-Community Based Organizations

-Policy Analysts

-Formerly Incarcerated Populations

PROBLEM DEFINITION

Defining Re-entry & Access to Re-entry Services by the Formerly Incarcerated

The majority of prison inmates—95% —are going to be released back into the community, so addressing the barriers to community re-entry is important (Baillargeon et al., 2010). Recently released inmates are faced with a host of barriers to having a successful return, or re-entry, into society.

Many prisoners are poor, returning to their communities with no health insurance, no government benefits, and little to no family support (Baillargeon et al., 2010).Those who have been convicted of felony drug-related offenses may be ineligible for subsidized housing, food stamps, and other government assistance (Hoge, 2007 as cited by Baillargeon et al., 2010).

This is why there is a huge need for access to services that address these barriers. These services—which include food, housing, employment, and other services—are referred to generally as re-entry services.

ANALYSIS PLAN

Research Questions

1. What is the current access to re-entry services based on proximity

to public rail & bus lines in the city of Los Angeles?

2. Can a GIS-based web application—app—increase access to re-

entry services for the formerly incarcerated?

Map of Los Angeles

ANALYSIS PLAN

Goals

1. To visually demonstrate access to re-entry services near rail &

bus lines

2. To create an interactive/app resource for use by: local

policymakers, community-based organizations, and formerly

incarcerated people

METHODS: WHAT’S CHANGED?

Data Search &Analysis

I have identified the neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles.

I still need to add to the list of re-entry organizations, specifically those in

West Los Angeles. South Los Angeles is covered.

GIS Techniques

I have re-named rail lines. I have also changed the colors of the lines to

match their Metro-designated names.

In addition, I have overlaid a polygon layer of the City of Los Angeles.

I still need to re-name the bus lines. They are tougher than I expected.

PROJECT: BEFORE

PROJECT: AFTER

http://joanielatidoye.wix.com/professionalwork#!re-entry-orgs-in-la-

interactive-app/c19mt

QUESTIONS?

E-MAIL ME AT:

JOANIEEV@USC.EDU