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Baltimore Sun “Oftentimes, police just look at [rape kit] evidence as value to one case, but it can help in others.” Rachel Lovell, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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Civil Beat “Usually they are academics who don’t really understand HOPE or the probation system itself and how the current system is failing many people. They tend to think any jail time is harsh. What they fail to see is that many probationers are currently failing at probation-as-usual and going to prison for years. That […]

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The Post and Courier “A defense attorney just has to paint the situation as the officer saw it,” Cara Rabe-Hemp, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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The Washington Post “That branding is really counterproductive. It suggests citizen intervention, and you’re thinking about Trayvon Martin. It’s pretty disturbing,” Nancy La Vigne, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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Washington Examiner “Large reductions in the size of the prison population can be made without endangering the overall safety of the public,” Jody Sundt, CJRA Examiner Read the full story here.

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CNN “The more we understand why, the more we can prevent it,” Adam Messinger, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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The Washington Post “The priority must be crime prevention—not arrests. This does not mean that police should stop making arrests—arrests for serious crimes are a necessity but more than 80% of arrests are for minor crimes,” Cynthia Lum, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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