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They Can't Quit Recidivism: A New Vision for Evaluating Community Safety Work

This report from the Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) shares a new vision for evaluating community safety work...

The Limits of Recidivism: Measuring Success After Prison

According to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, recidivism is an inadequate measurement of success after...

Reentry Research at NIJ: Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making

Over the past several decades, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has been a leader in the study of reentry. In the 21st century, several federal...

Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Juvenile Justice Processing

This literature review from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) covers racial and ethnic disparities in t...

Desistance From Crime: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice

This report from the National Institute of Justice aims to bridge the gap between researchers and practitioners; provide a better understanding of how...

FY 2020 Report to the Committees on Appropriations Formerly Incarcerated Women and Reentry: Trends, Challenges, and Recommendations for Research and Policy

This report from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) responds to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committees on Appropriations directive to cond...

Ready & Resilient: Qualitative Findings from Life Story Interviews with Vocational and Life Skills Program Participants

This report from the Nebraska Center for Justice Research summarizes a research project that explored the lives of individuals who ...

Sustaining Systems Change: Findings from a Transition from Jail to Community Initiative Stakeholder Survey

The Transition from Jail to Community (TJC) initiative seeks to improve public safety and to enhance the success of individuals returning ...

A Framework for Evidence-Based Decision Making in State and Local Criminal Justice Systems

In June 2008, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) launched the Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems initiat...

Is Public Safety Realignment Reducing Recidivism in California?

This publication by the Public Policy Institute of California evaluates the impact of California’s 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act, which shifts, f...

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