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Latest Posts
Event Recording: Second Chances: Sustaining Progress
As part of Second Chance Month activities, the Council on Criminal Justice’s Centering Justice initiative and a panel of experts examined how second chance policies are working in practice, what drives success and failure, and what it will take to sustain progress over time.
Perception and Reality: Understanding Crime Concerns in the United States
Using data from the Gallup Social Survey, this report examines how factors beyond crime itself, such as neighborhood characteristics, feelings of financial optimism, and political ideology, may influence perceptions and fear of crime.
Methodology and Data Sources: Perception and Reality: Understanding Crime Concerns in the United States
This analysis explains the methodology used to examine the relationship between crime concerns, individual characteristics, and features of respondents’ local area.
U.S. Senate Testimony: How to Help Justice-Involved Veterans
CCJ Veterans Justice Commission Director David “Mac” MacEwen testified at a bipartisan hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on veterans justice issues.
Bipartisan Senate Hearing to Highlight Solutions for Justice-Involved Veterans
CCJ Veterans Justice Commission Director to outline recommendations to prevent justice system involvement and improve outcomes for veterans
Event Recording: From Victim to Defendant: The Rise of Survivors Justice Laws
The Council on Criminal Justice and a panel of experts examined how survivors justice laws laws are being implemented, what challenges have emerged, and what policymakers and practitioners can learn from early experience across states.