Criminal Justice

Yeager will use this award to continue his journey of learning and growing with respect to inequality, privilege, and positionality, and to learn how to move toward more institutional change in his department and college.

Painter-Davis will use this grant to develop skills to better communicate across differences in perspectives, particularly related to racial-ethnic inequalities as they impact his students.

Northeastern University is partnering with The City of Boston’s Department of Youth Engagement and Employment to reduce inequality among young people through the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program and other year-round workforce development programs that aim to improve long-term ...

Do Black Lives Matter mobilization and policing policy changes reduce police killings of Black youth?

In collaboration with the City of Oakland’s Reimagining Safety Taskforce, a UC Berkeley working group will identify alternatives to law enforcement that are responsive to community needs and address the root causes of violence and crime.

Can measures that increase accountability and transparency reduce racial inequality in bail judges’ pretrial decisions?

How can we assess whether research has influenced the thinking and decision making orientations of policymakers and practitioners?

Can a prosecutor-led diversion program reduce racial/ethnic inequality in youth contact with the juvenile justice system?

What is the viability of prosecutorial reform as a way to reduce inequality in the justice system?

How would Black youth in the juvenile justice system redesign that system to better meet their mental health needs?