Topic - Criminal Justice and Public Safety

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

This section contains information related to innovative strategies and new developments in the areas of criminal justice and public safety. Areas of interest include corrections/probation/parole, courts and legal services, policing and crime prevention, juvenile justice, substance abuse treatment and prevention, violence and abuse prevention and treatment, national law enforcement, emergency management, fire prevention and response, homeland security, and defense services.

moreRelated Awards

Operation Cease Fire (33%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
May 18, 2005

Recidivist Alcohol Probationer Program (30%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
1995

Family Violence and Victim's Services (20%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations
April 20, 2005

moreMost Relevant News

City Backs D.C. Public Safety Research Center to Be Housed at the Urban Institute (35%)
Urban Institute
September 25, 2009

From the Classroom to the Community : Exploring the Role of Education during Incarceration and Reentry (34%)
Urban Institute
September 23, 2009

Tulare County Integrates Criminal Justice Data (32%)
Government Technology
August 10, 2009

Houston High School Trains Students as 911 Phone Operators (30%)
Government Technology
October 2, 2009

Strapped states eye prison savings; From California to Connecticut, states are under mounting pressure to bring corrections spending in line with the reality of gaping budget shortfalls. Read more about the difficult criminal justice decisions awaiting s (30%)
Stateline.org
January 26, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

Case Studies on Innovations in Service Delivery in Indonesia (66%)
Research and Editorial Team (see each case for specific researchers, authors, and editors)
The World Bank - Indonesia and the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, in collaboration with the Ford Foundation International Innovations Liaison Group
March 3, 2006

Relevant Articles and Resources Compiled by the National Institue of Justice for the Online Chat: "Prisoner Reentry: Facing the Challenges of Returning Home" (59%)
National Institute of Justice
November 1, 2005

Prosecution in the Community: A Study of Emergent Strategies (59%)
Catherine M. Coles, George L. Kelling
Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government
September 1, 1998

Neighborhood Revitalization: Lessons from Savannah and Baltimore (59%)
David M. Kennedy
National Institute of Justice
August 1, 1996

Community Prosecution, Problem Solving, And Public Accountability: The Evolving Strategy of the American Prosecutor (56%)
Catherine M. Coles
Wiener Center for Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government
October 1, 2000

Community Defenders in the 21st Century: Building on a Tradition of Problem-Solving for Clients, Families and Needy Communities (55%)
Cait Clarke
U.S. Department of Justice
January 1, 2001

National Institute of Justice Journal 252 (49%)
National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
National Institute of Justice
2005

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