Great article about my new book — The Science of Second Chances — in Vox. Let's go make some positive change!
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Great article about my new book — The Science of Second Chances — in Vox. Let's go make some positive change!
What do Ruby Ridge and today’s ICE controversies have in common, and what lessons can we learn from the past?
A perspective from Khalil Cumberbatch and @marclevin.bsky.social in RealClearPolitics explores how reforms following Ruby Ridge could help guide today’s law enforcement debates.
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Housing is tough for everyone right now, but for survivors of domestic and sexual violence who lose their housing, the challenges can be impossible.
In my latest for @us.theconversation.com, I discuss limitations to local shelter availability, and why Section 8 is not a viable long-term solution.
- it is an optimistic call for us to do the real hard work of being serious and honest in evaluating the things we try, and if they don’t work to adjust and try again, and that yes: there are proven solutions out there and more to come.
Check it out!
Often, the emphasis on rigorous research methods and empiricism are dismissed by advocates as nay-saying skeptics and criticism. This book shows the opposite…
So excited for this.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to offer an escape route for economists who are tired of academia and want to apply their skills in the real world. (I love it out here!) This is one idea. Deadline: March 15.
Just finished reading my copy of “The Science of Second Chances” by @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social and I can’t recommend it enough. (Thread)
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Huge thanks to Above the Law's Jabot Podcast for having me on to discuss my new book, The Science of Second Chances.
Vital City just launched Data Explorer — 30 years of New York City crime data in one place. Compare neighborhoods. Track trends. See what's actually happening where you live.
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Vital City's spiffy new website is live. It's much easier to search and navigate than our old one, and hopefully still pretty and pleasant to read.
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Why is it important for law enforcement to identify themselves & show their faces?
A perspective from CCJ Centering Justice’s Khalil Cumberbatch & @marclevin.bsky.social in Law & Liberty explores the wider implications of ICE officers masking—and how it can fuel mistrust & undermine transparency.
🔪This week in our newsletter What Could Go Right? we are talking about how the world is much less murderous than it used to be.
How can AI improve the New York Police Department and the justice system as a whole?
A perspective from CCJ Task Force on AI member @alexchohlaswood.com in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social explores the potential opportunities, and risks, of the new technology: www.vitalcitynyc.org/how-to-deplo...
How can police departments showcase their work to build trust?
A perspective in @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social from @brandondelpozo.bsky.social, CCJ member and former Burlington police chief, on the legitimacy of police in the context of recent ICE-related incidents: www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/min...
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One more week until the Covering the Courts webinar, where legal affairs journalists and judges will provide tips about reporting on the law, the judiciary and the court system. It's free! Register at tinyurl.com/covering-cou.... Speakers include @mjsdc.bsky.social, @nateraymond.bsky.social and me.
Opinion: In State of the Union, Trump claimed 'the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history' ‒ and the credit. But crime isn't that tidy.
How can lawyers and judges better decide which people need to be incarcerated and which don’t?
CCJ member and UC Irvine professor Emily Owens spoke about how greater justice system efficiency can enhance public trust. Watch the full webinar at: counciloncj.org/event-record...
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➡️ More comprehensively consider mitigating factors, such as histories of trauma and abuse, caregiving factors, behavioral health needs, and risk profiles, when making sentencing decisions.
Read the full report here: https://reports.counciloncj.org/wjc-report/
➡️ Expand alternatives to incarceration, such as diversion programs and probation, for women whose risk can be safely managed in the community and whose personal and familial needs would be better served outside of confinement.
Women who come into contact with the justice system are often grappling with complex circumstances that include trauma and interpersonal violence, economic insecurity, caregiving obligations, and behavioral health needs.
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