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Community Safety

Can “Procedural Justice” Help Police Boost Morale and Improve Public Trust?: A Q&A with Karen L. Amendola and Colby Dolly Q&A

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Community Safety

Studying Sentencing Reforms: A Q&A with Steven Raphael Q&A

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Pretrial Justice

Video: The Day One Campaign: Making the Pretrial System More Effective, Speedy, and Just Video

Community Safety Studying the Effects of Youth Violence Reduction Programs: A Q&A with Becky Pettit, J. Mark Eddy, and Shana Fox Q&A

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Criminal Justice

Video: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Policy: A Q&A with Elizabeth Glazer of Vital City Video

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Could AI Help Make Prosecutors’ Decisions Race-Blind? A Q&A with Alex Chohlas-Wood Q&A

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Community Safety

Can We Make Jails and Communities Safer? Evaluating the IGNITE Program: A Q&A with Crystal Yang Q&A

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Community Safety

Analyzing the Effects of Electronic Pretrial Monitoring: A Q&A With Roman Rivera Q&A

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Community Safety

Can AI Improve the Use of Police Body-Worn Cameras?: A Q&A with Michael D. White of Arizona State University Q&A

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Testing a Groundbreaking Prison Reform Program: A Q&A With Kelli Canada and Beth Huebner Q&A

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Community Safety

Understanding What Makes Alternatives to 911 Work: A Q&A with Thomas Dee of Stanford University Q&A

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Building Evidence on Prosecution Reform: A Q&A with Alissa Skog of California Policy Lab Q&A

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Albuquerque Shows a Way Forward for Cities Struggling to Solve Homicides

Criminal Justice How Fines and Fees Burdens Impact Families’ Well-Being and Basic Needs Criminal Justice Police Arrests and Criminal Records: Prosecutors’ Heuristics vs Data Criminal Justice Evaluating Implementation & Impact of Automated Body-Camera Review on Officers’ Professionalism and Behavioral Outcomes Criminal Justice Evaluating Pretextual Stop Reform in the LAPD with Bodyworn Video and Administrative Data Criminal Justice A Process and Outcome Evaluation of Automated Body-Worn Camera Review Technology in 3 Arizona Police Departments Criminal Justice From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice Criminal Justice Implementation and Impact of In Re Humphrey in California Criminal Justice Impacts of Long Sentence Reforms in California Criminal Justice Missouri Prison Transformation Project Criminal Justice Blind Justice RCT: Algorithmically Masking Race in Prosecutorial Charging Decisions Criminal Justice Efficacy and Effects of Pretrial Electronic Monitoring

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