Could permit-to-purchase laws help prevent the next mass shooting?
Permit-to-purchase laws require that firearm buyers obtain a license before purchasing certain types of firearms.
View ArticleRehabilitation, not victimization
Inmates have a fundamental right to personal safety, and anything contrary to that violates their constitutionally and statutorily granted rights.
View ArticleTo reduce the federal prison population, prosecutor behavior needs to change
Since the mid-1980s, federal prison sentences for a drug offense have increased by more than a third, while sentences to probation have plummeted.
View ArticleLet girls be girls: Growing up too soon in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty
In some communities, harassment, domestic violence, and sexual exploitation of women and and even young girls has become a part of everyday life.
View ArticleWhat’s in store for Chicago’s next police superintendent?
Community trust will clearly be the overarching goal of the new superintendent, but achieving it will be extraordinarily complex.
View ArticleHow to be a better source: Lessons from criminal justice reporters
Criminal justice issues dominated the media landscape this year, but where do researchers fit into the conversation?
View ArticleThree bipartisan ideas for gun violence prevention
Tonight’s State of the Union is a perfect opportunity to lay out a fresh vision for reducing gun violence while respecting the rights of responsible owners.
View ArticleAre service providers using technology to improve services and help crime...
Most victim service providers have some type of online presence, but are they using technology to access research findings and improve service delivery?
View ArticleHow law enforcement can work with partners to help fight labor trafficking
In a recent study, there was no evidence of arrest for more than half of traffickers identified. Victims were rarely awarded civil damages or criminal restitution.
View ArticleThree lessons for strengthening services for crime victims
What prevents victim service providers from using research in their day-to-day work? How can they work with researchers to build the body of evidence in the field?
View ArticleDoes reviewing clemency petitions cost too much? Let’s take a second look
Reviewing those petitions doesn't come cheap, but leaving people in prison for unnecessarily long sentences costs the federal government even more.
View ArticleFor LGBTQ youth who trade sex to survive, turning 21 can be an unwanted...
In New York City and elsewhere, funding for runaway and homeless youth is often limited to those ages 16 to 21—leaving many without housing or health care.
View ArticleShould the FBI be able to hack your smartphone?
Even if the FBI uses third-party technology to access Syed Farook’s phone, Apple will develop stronger security measures on the next iPhone and this debate will happen again.
View ArticleFor LGBTQ youth who trade sex to survive, turning 22 can be an unwanted...
In New York City and elsewhere, funding for runaway and homeless youth is often limited to those ages 16 to 21—leaving many without housing or health care.
View ArticlePeople first: Changing the way we talk about those touched by the criminal...
Researchers can influence how the field and the public think and talk about the populations affected by the policies and programs they study.
View ArticleA wake-up call to the field: translating reentry evidence to practice
National Reentry Week is more than a gesture. It’s driving conversation, events and workshops at federal correctional facilities and US Attorneys offices across the country.
View ArticleDuring Reentry Week, remember the people coming back from local jails
Less than 20 percent of jail admissions result in a stay of a month or more. But even short stints in jail can bring long-term challenges after returning home.
View ArticleIn Chicago, addressing racial disparities in criminal justice
Most people in a diverse society display some subconscious, implicit racial bias. But conscious, explicit racism still exists and shapes decisionmaking in the Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleWhat the evidence says about ending the trafficking of women and girls
The White House's summit on gender equality will include Justice Policy Center's Meredith Dank to discuss her rigorous study of underground commercial sex economies.
View ArticleHow much elder abuse occurs in the United States? We don’t know yet, but...
How old is an “elder,” and what constitutes “abuse”? Without uniform definitions across states, tallying national numbers is like comparing apples with oranges.
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