Criminal Justice
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We strive to advance community safety and the values of fairness, effectiveness, and racial justice.
We Work In
America’s criminal justice system strips too many people of their jobs, families, health, and dignity. It puts people of color at risk, disproportionately harms low-income people, limits the potential of those caught in the system, and doesn’t give everyone the opportunities they need to get back on track. And it does all this at an enormous cost to taxpayers.
It puts people of color at risk, disproportionately harms low-income people, limits the potential of those caught in the system, and doesn’t give everyone the opportunities they need to get back on track. And it does all this at an enormous cost to taxpayers. Our work in criminal justice is about identifying, testing, and scaling policies that improve people’s lives.
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Summaries of Research Grants
Find summaries of grants that have been funded by our Criminal Justice Research team. Each summary includes a description of the intervention being evaluated, research design, study team, grant term, and funding.
See the SummariesMeet the Team
All PeopleJoanna Abaroa-Ellison
Criminal Justice Policy Manager
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Emily Baldwin
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
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Crystal Banks
Executive Assistant
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Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
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Destiny Carter
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
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Alyson Clements
Director of Advocacy, Criminal Justice (she/her)
Tyrell Connor
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Jennifer Doleac
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
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Julia Durnan
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
Samantha Goldstein
Criminal Justice Research Analyst
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Thomas Hanna
Public Affairs and Communications Manager, Criminal Justice (he/him)
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Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager
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Joshua Jackson
Criminal Justice Research Manager
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Juliene James
Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy (she/her)
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Nadege Joseph
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
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Marc Krupanski
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
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Randall McNeil
Criminal Justice Policy Analyst
Meredith Peebles
Director of Criminal Justice - Chief of Staff
Anna Pomper
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
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Lynn Riesett
Executive Assistant (she/her)
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Kevin Ring
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy
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Golnar Teimouri
Criminal Justice Research Manager (she/her)
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Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
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Carson Whitelemons
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
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Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Policy Manager