Criminal Justice 2021 (2 years 4 months)

Criminal Justice

The organization works to advance knowledge and practice in criminal justice through applied research, program evaluation, and technical assistance to leaders and practitioners. This award supports it’s continued participation as a site coordinator in the Safety and Justice Challenge, the Foundation’s criminal justice reform initiative aimed at reducing over-incarceration by targeting the misuse and overuse of jails and racial and ethnic disparities. It works with the Foundation and other initiative partners on the ongoing planning, monitoring, and coordination of the initiative, and provides intensive technical assistance and subject matter expertise to a group of Safety and Justice Challenge Network sites seeking to understand the drivers of local jail usage and racial inequities, and to implement and sustain strategies to address them. It’s activities have expanded to include participation in various efforts to extend the initiative’s reach and spread its influence to new jurisdictions and to the nation as a whole, including the sharing of learning and policy and practice innovations across peer and professional networks and a sharper focus on eliminating racial inequities.