Issue Areas
August 8, 2022
Justice and public safety
Overview
Justice strategies can reduce the negative effects of incarceration, help individuals returning from incarceration successfully re-enter society, and facilitate community healing after crimes have been committed. Public safety strategies can reduce crime and improve neighborhood well-being. These strategies can improve family stability and neighborhood quality, which create better mobility outcomes at all life stages.
Evidence-based strategies
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Description | Outcome Areas |
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Reducing crime by cultivating relationships between community members and those at high risk for being involved with violence
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Supportive neighborhoods High-quality employment | |
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Reducing recidivism and generating major cost savings while providing accountability, engagement, and support services
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Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Using research and data analysis to set goals and identify specific strategies and tactics to achieve them
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Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Reducing or eliminating financial penalties, waiving debt, and expunging records for minor offenses
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Stable and healthy families | |
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Preventing gun violence through limiting gun access and circulation, and raising public awareness
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Stable and healthy families Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Increasing housing stability for tenants at risk of displacement and homelessness
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Stable and healthy families Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Using trained behavioral health professionals to provide emergency support services focused on health and de-escalation
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Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Connecting individuals experiencing chronic homelessness with stable, unconditional housing and support services
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Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Leveraging health services, legal interventions, and community-wide initiatives to treat and prevent drug use and addiction
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Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Reducing the number of serious injuries and fatalities from traffic crashes
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Supportive neighborhoods | |
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Facilitating residents' transitions to full-time employment through subsidized jobs and wraparound support services
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High-quality employment Supportive neighborhoods |