Taken together, these studies are compelling evidence against those who argue we need to choose between keeping our community safe and transforming our justice system to be more fair, just, and equitable.
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Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools:
A Primer for Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense AttorneysAfter Cash Bail:
A Framework for Reimagining Pretrial JusticeWhat If?:
10 Questions for Sparking Local Pretrial ChangeRacial Equity and Criminal Justice Risk Assessment:
Considerations for Risk Assessment Tools in Criminal Justice SettingsDollars and Sense in Cook County
Examining the Impact of General Order 18.8A on Felony Bond Court Decisions, Pretrial Release, and CrimeAPPR Pretrial Report
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National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care
A Best Practice ToolkitConnection to Care in a Municipal Jail Setting
An Innovation Fund Case StudyAddiction Recovery During Higher Education
A Helpful Student Guide -
The Impact of COVID-19 on Crime, Arrests, and Jail Populations
An Expansion on the Preliminary Assessment
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Jail Decarceration and Public Safety
Preliminary Findings from the Safety and Justice ChallengeData Shows Violent Crime is Down and Decarceration Works
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The reports below reinforce the importance of historical trends, rather than year-to-year data; crime continues to be significantly lower now than decades earlier.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Crime, Arrests, and Jail Populations:
A Preliminary Assessment
An Expansion on the Preliminary Assessment