The Rural Justice Institute at Alfred University is a collaborative enterprise consisting of faculty and staff representing a variety of disciplines.  Members of the institute strive to collaborate with local agencies and schools in order to increase the efficacy of current services, develop new initiatives that will enhance the lives of troubled youth and their families, and reduce the incidence of juvenile delinquency in rural areas. 

Our website is designed to be a source of information about current RJI programs and partnerships.  Use the dark blue bar above to navigate our site.  Click on "Prevention" to learn about activities such as school-based initiatives; "Training" for information about our family and domestic violence models; "Partnerships" for a list of RJI partners and their activities; "RDRDI" for information about the Rural Data and Resource Development Initiative, including links to Allegany County demographics, community profiles, and research sources; "GIS" to visit our GIS Mapping Center with downloadable pre-defined maps and guides to interactive mapping viewers.  Additionally, you can browse through current and recent issues of our newsletter, the Rural Justice Review, find out more information about our staff and their current activities, and check out upcoming events that RJI is hosting, sponsoring, or supporting.  If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, please email us.