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    Category: Criminal Justice Policy

    Reforming Policing Institutions: A Closer Look At EndSARS and BLM

    Christina Prinvil is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views… Read more “Reforming Policing Institutions: A Closer Look At EndSARS and BLM”

    December 18, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Please Help My Backyard: Developing Solutions Beyond Prisons in Rural Communities

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives “Thus, the prison industrial complex is much more than the sum of all the jails and prisons in this country”… Read more “Please Help My Backyard: Developing Solutions Beyond Prisons in Rural Communities”

    May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Left Behind: The Need For Program Evaluation In Women’s Incarceration

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Marginalized and Forgotten  Incarceration captures society’s most marginalized people. The vast majority of America’s carceral facilities are filled with men–89… Read more “Left Behind: The Need For Program Evaluation In Women’s Incarceration”

    March 12, 2020March 20, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Hate Crime Legislation in Indiana: Analyzing Indiana’s Place in Nationwide Effort to Hold Perpetrators Accountable

    Niloofar Asgari, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The United States is known for its vast diversity. However, the prevalence of hate crimes remains a concern for victimized… Read more “Hate Crime Legislation in Indiana: Analyzing Indiana’s Place in Nationwide Effort to Hold Perpetrators Accountable”

    February 5, 2020March 11, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Solutions to a National Problem: Correctional Officer Turnover in the U.S.

    Catherine Kaufman, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The death of high-profile financier and convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein in a federal jail has brought increased attention to staffing problems within the… Read more “Solutions to a National Problem: Correctional Officer Turnover in the U.S.”

    December 18, 2019March 11, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    The US Federal Government and Capital Punishment

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives Origins of American Capital Punishment The United States has a long and largely undocumented history of capital punishment. The origin… Read more “The US Federal Government and Capital Punishment”

    December 16, 2019March 11, 2020 by briefpolicyperspectives

    A Carceral Capital: Washington, D.C.’s Unique Criminal Justice Systems

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The capital of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, has a higher incarceration rate than any… Read more “A Carceral Capital: Washington, D.C.’s Unique Criminal Justice Systems”

    May 27, 2019May 29, 2019 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Restoring Voting Rights: Did Florida’s Amendment 4 Go Far Enough?

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPP Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives The 2018 midterm elections introduced many justice reform initiatives on ballots around the United States. Nearly 70 percent of… Read more “Restoring Voting Rights: Did Florida’s Amendment 4 Go Far Enough?”

    April 11, 2019May 20, 2019 by briefpolicyperspectives

    Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates

    Kaid Ray-Tipton, MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives  In the last few days of the Obama administration, former Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Acting Director Thomas R.… Read more “Transgender and Incarcerated: Revised Bureau of Prisons Guidance Could Compromise Safety of Transgender Inmates”

    January 9, 2019May 20, 2019 by briefpolicyperspectives

    How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic

    Thomas J. Rachko, Jr., MPA Staff Writer, Brief Policy Perspectives In 2017, more than 72,000 people in the United States died from drug overdoses. This alarming statistic… Read more “How Correctional Institutions Can Help Alleviate the Opioid Epidemic”

    November 9, 2018May 20, 2019 by briefpolicyperspectives

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