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There are hundreds of solutions — market-based solutions, medical solutions, structural solutions and behavioral nudges — that can meaningfully reduce the risk of crime and violence without expanding the criminal justice system. Instead of responding to problems, these solutions reduce risk factors and risk conditions and promote resiliency ...
May 26, 2021 · CORE PRINCIPLES. Building on past success as well as lessons learned, our work to reduce violent crime moving forward must be rooted in four key principles: First, we must foster trust and have legitimacy in the communities we serve.
Nov 15, 2022 · November 15, 2022. WASHINGTON — To reduce racial inequality in the U.S. criminal justice system, local, state, and federal government should explore ways to reduce police stops and searches, jail detention, prison admission, and long sentences, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Sep 27, 2021 · There are better ways to respond: approaches that have proven effective in reducing extreme violence, without driving prison populations even higher. For the last half-century, America’s chief strategy for attacking violent crime has been to double down on punishment.
Dec 10, 2020 · By Caroline Hinnenkamp. Racial disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system are well documented –– people of color are disproportionately arrested, convicted, and incarcerated. Diversion efforts –– so named for their approach, which is to divert individuals away from the court process and instead offer opportunities for ...
Nov 2, 2023 · Ending racial inequity in the criminal legal system requires both effectively tackling disparities in serious criminal behavior and eliminating excessive police contact. The subsequent installments of this One in Five series will examine additional drivers of disparity from within the criminal legal system and highlight promising reforms from ...
The systems that disadvantage racial minorities in the U.S., both historic and those still in place, can lead to increased contact with the criminal justice system and increased crime. This creates a feedback loop that drives racial inequality in the criminal justice system and society.
