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The Hill “It’s not six degrees of separation, it’s one or two. It humanizes it in a way we didn’t see 15 to 20 years ago.” – Nancy La Vigne, CJRA Chair Read the full story here.

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The Sentinel “Research combining dozens of studies and tens of thousands of sex offenders finds that certain types of treatment are effective at reducing the likelihood of sexual recidivism.”– Jason Rydberg, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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The Sentinel “While the juvenile justice system has undergone a great deal of change in the last 30 years, it still remains in its infancy.” – Alida Merlo, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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Dear Chairman Shelby, Senator Mikulski, Chairman Culberson and Rep. Honda: On behalf the nation’s criminology research community, we write to urge your support for an increase in funding for the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in your FY 2017 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bills. As you know, these agencies have not […]

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Washington Times “I think this is at least an indication that voices that have not mattered in the past may actually be able to be heard and be able to impact.” – Delores Jones Brown, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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The Washington Post “There’s no data on retaliatory actions against police officers. And even if the problem exists, I’m not convinced that hiding their names is the solution.” – John Worrall, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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The Des Moines Register “Police agencies are deploying this technology very rapidly and it’s being deployed well ahead of policy development and clarification around how the cameras can be used.” – Nancy La Vigne, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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Washington Times “On the ultimate question of, ‘Did they do the right thing in terms of shooting?’ — from that video, I can’t tell.” – David Klinger, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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Associated Press “It’s much more a partnership to improve policies and practices as opposed to a court takeover,” – David Klinger, CJRA Expert Read the full story here.

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