Tag: Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management

  • Nation & World

    Less crime, and fewer incarcerations

    As New York became a safer city, incarcerations dropped too, new study says.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Youth justice study finds prison counterproductive

    A study by the Harvard Kennedy School cites high recidivism, bloating costs, and widespread abuses in U.S. juvenile detention centers and calls for support- and education-focused rehabilitation alternatives.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Justice, pursued

    Harvard experts discuss how institutional policing strategies, practices, and culture contribute to the distrust between law enforcement and black citizens in many American cities, including Baltimore.

    7 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Putting Twitter to the test

    The timely and effective use of social media in the hours and days following the Boston Marathon bombings may serve as a model for other law enforcement agencies in the United States, according to a report published as part of the New Perspectives in Policing Series by the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management…

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Policing for, and with, the community

    The idea that law enforcement should work with citizens to help prevent, reduce, and solve crimes took flight through an unusual collaboration of academics and police leaders at Harvard Kennedy School.

    6 minutes