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Five Insights on Researching Violence against Women after 25 Years of VAWA

Twenty-five years ago, Congress nearly unanimously passed the Violence Against Women Act.
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How Can the First Step Act’s Risk Assessment Tool Lead to Early Release from Federal Prison?

The First Step Act offers people behind bars the opportunity to earn credits toward early release from federal institutions.
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What Happens When States Adopt Permitless Carry Laws?

In Kansas and Missouri, adults can carry concealed firearms in certain public places without a permit.
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What Teachers Should Know about Students with Incarcerated Family Members

Research shows that having an incarcerated parent worsens children’s outcomes.
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We Need to Include LGBTQI+ Voices in the Prison Reform Discussion

On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, how are LGBTQI+ Americans treated in the criminal justice system today?
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With Policy in Flux, What Does the Evidence Say about Campus Sexual Assault Reporting?

The Department of Education’s policies on campus sexual assault are not set in stone, leading to variance in adjudication.
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We need to do more for homicide co-victims

A single homicide affects countless lives, and the survivors left behind—known as homicide co-victims—are often overlooked in the aftermath.
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Nine ways to improve postincarceration health care access

Newly released people face medical, mental health, and substance use problems that can lead to unemployment or reincarceration.
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Restoring humanity: Changing the way we talk about people touched by the criminal justice system

To remove barriers for people with felony convictions, we must change the words we use to describe them.
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Investing in communities to promote public safety

Too often communities are equipped with the solutions, but not the resources, to lead efforts to address public safety needs.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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