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SOURCE: Justice Policy Institute (Washington, Dc)

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1. The Costs of Confinement: Why Good Juvenile Justice Policies Make Good Fiscal Sense
“This policy brief details how states can see a net reduction in costs by moving expenditures away from large, congruent ... Read More
Added: June 18, 2009
2. Pruning Prisons: How Cutting Corrections Can Save Money and Protect Public Policy
Ways to “save money and improve public safety by making incremental changes today which use existing, evidence-based ... Read More
Added: June 11, 2009
3. Using Media Advocacy to Promote Detention Reform: A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform
“Written specifically for juvenile justice advocates and officials, this handbook provides step-by-step media approaches to ... Read More
Added: June 03, 2009
4. Bearing Witness: Baltimore City's Residents Give Voice to What's Needed to Fix the Criminal Justice System
"Bearing Witness' is the culmination of interviews with people from Baltimore City about their experiences with the criminal ... Read More
Added: April 14, 2009
5. The Release Valve: Parole in Maryland
"This report provides an overview of the current landscape of community supervision . . . and provides positive suggestions ... Read More
Added: March 24, 2009
6. Registering Harm: How Sex Offense Registries Fail Youth and Communities
"This report documents the issues related to public safety and fiscal accountability that states should consider as they ... Read More
Added: January 15, 2009
7. Fact Sheets Examine Impact of Sex Offender Registries
This website provides access to information about the effect sex offender registries have on the offenders themselves and ... Read More
Added: September 19, 2008
8. Jailing Communities: The Impact of Jail Expansion and Effective Public Safety Strategies
“This report summarizes recent research findings on jails, the changing nature of jail populations, and the known impact of ... Read More
Added: April 15, 2008
9. Judging Maryland: Baltimore Judges on Effective Solutions to Working with Substance Abusers in the Criminal Justice System
The dependence of Baltimore on incarceration over utilizing a substance abuse treatment system that is rated one of the best ... Read More
Added: March 25, 2008
10. Substance Abuse Treatment and Public Policy
The relationship between substance abuse treatment and the use of incarceration is investigated. Sections of this brief ... Read More
Added: February 05, 2008
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