Given the current focus on government efficiency and effectiveness—and the unprecedented DOGE-initiated changes underway—there is an acute need for greater public understanding of how the federal government allocates billions of taxpayer dollars for a vast array of criminal justice programs. Through Justice in Perspective, CCJ Senior Fellow and former Assistant Attorney General Amy Solomon shines a light on the processes behind these critical decisions and their implications for reentry, crisis intervention, policing, violence prevention, corrections, victim assistance, juvenile justice, and the full range of criminal justice programs, statistics, and research. The series of essays and briefs will explore the opportunities and risks of current initiatives as well as ways to boost transparency, bolster science investments, streamline the grant process, and enhance the ability of federal resources to build safe and just communities.