Many Americans are heartened by President Obama’s commitment to gun control and are understandably eager to see him do something sane and rational about guns. But Obama, Vice President Biden, and other champions of the War on Guns have valuable lessons to learn from another battle: the War on Drugs.
In this report, leading criminologists examine the connection between New York City's shift in policing strategies and the dramatic decrease in the City's incarcerated and correctional population.
The overly broad rejection by employers of job applicants with criminal records amplifies the already huge fiscal, economic, and social impact of mass incarceration, and has a disparate impact on people of color.
As federal agencies prepare for automatic budget cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011, Inimai Chettiar and Nicole Austin-Hillery urged the Department of Justice and the Office of Management and Budget to approach budgeting for criminal justice programs by prioritizing evidence-based programs that protect public safety and use federal resources wisely.
