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The Abstract
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> Edited by Torie Ludwin, Arnold Ventures (AV)
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In many communities, crime and safety are at the forefront of people’s minds – and pundits and politicians on both sides of the aisle are not short of opinions on what should and should not be done. But what does the evidence say?
In a new episode of The Atlantic’s Good on Paper podcast, AV’s Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice Jennifer Doleac spoke with Jerusalem Demsas about the research and evidence on crime and crime prevention, focusing on the benefits and costs of policing.
There is clear evidence, Doleac explains, that increased police presence, especially in certain areas, reduces and deters crime. However, there are costs associated with policing, both economically and socially, especially for Black and Brown communities.
“The real policy and research frontier is figuring out ways to maintain the benefits that we get from policing while we mitigate the costs,” Doleac says.
Listen to the interview>
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The Effects of Non-Punitive Discipline in Schools
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Researchers Anjali Adukia (University of Chicago, pictured above), Benjamin Feigenberg (University of Illinois at Chicago), and Fatemeh Momeni (University of Chicago) are studying school-based restorative justice approaches in Chicago Public Schools. Restorative justice is an alternative disciplinary model that does not rely on expulsions and suspensions, which have been shown to have negative outcomes for children, including increased rates of criminal justice involvement. Their research shows promising results, including a reduction in juvenile arrests and an increase in positive perceptions about school climate. Moreover, they did not find that restorative justice had any negative impact on test scores or other academic outcomes.
Read our Q&A>
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2-4 times more
The amount Medicare already pays for the same routine care at a hospital outpatient department compared to a physician’s office
That difference is growing at roughly 4% a year, outpacing medical inflation. A new analysis highlights an urgent opportunity for congressional action on site-neutral payment reforms to halt this growing payment differential.
Read our story>
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Criminal Justice
- In an op-ed for the New Haven Independent, former New Jersey Attorneys General Jeffrey Chiesa and Christopher Porrino suggested that Connecticut could and should follow New Jersey’s highly successful model of risk-based bail reform.
- Stateline reported on the crisis of understaffing and overcrowding gripping our nation’s prisons, quoting Andy Potter, a former corrections officer and member of the Safer Prisons, Safer Communities campaign.
Health Care
- Jared Perkins and Chris Whaley of Brown University's Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research (CAHPR) outlined congressional opportunities to enhance transparency, reduce costs, and improve health care affordability in STAT News.
Higher Education
- Student Defense released a playbook for state defense of higher education oversight for state attorneys general and authorizers to use to protect student borrowers.
- In a report by the National Center for Education Statistics, pilots for expanding Pell to short-term programs did not improve earnings or employment outcomes for participants, though expansion did increase enrollment and completion rates.
- Ed Counsel published and shared with Congress six proposals across the ideological spectrum to address graduate education financing in future federal legislation.
- The Urban Institute shed light on an ideal timeline for measuring post-college earnings, finding that on average, earnings tend to stagnate between years 6-10 for bachelor's degrees and not until after 10 years for professional degrees.
- The Aspen Institute made eight recommendations to help expand opportunities for students to earn credentials from high-value programs and improve low-value programs.
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At Punchbowl’s New Power Players convening this week, newly elected Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI, center) and John Curtis (R-UT, left) were joined by Sam Mar, Arnold Ventures' executive vice president of elections, energy, and explorations, to discuss areas of policy agreement, the likelihood of passing permitting reform, and the need for public displays of cooperation that can make bipartisanship seem “sexy” again.
Watch the event and read our takeaways>
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- On Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 9 a.m. to noon ET, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and Enterprise Community Partners will co-host a forum to examine the future of rental assistance in the face of the new Congress and incoming Administration. To join online or in person at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., register here.
- On April 18-19, 2025, the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs will host the Texas Economics of Crime Workshop. This workshop brings scholars together to discuss cutting-edge research from the economics of crime field. It will include presentations of working papers related to criminal behavior and the criminal justice system.
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Former journalist and hardware designer Tom Whitwell makes a collection of things he's learned over the year, and they range from inspiring to oddball. Here's a sprinkling; access his full list of 52 here.
- Medellin in Colombia has cut urban temperatures by 2°C in three years by planting trees. [Peter Yeung]
- Millions of free bikes have been given to children in rural India, doubling the number of girls cycling to school, increasing attendance and reducing dropouts. [Rachita Vora]
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