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2022 will be a big year in criminal justice policy - DA recall in SF, new Mayor & DA in NYC, midterms in Nov.
I’ve been working on this issue for years @InstituteCicero & backing orgs like @Recidiviz.
Let's talk about real solutions that address systemic issues in our society.
I’ve been working on this issue for years @InstituteCicero & backing orgs like @Recidiviz.
Let's talk about real solutions that address systemic issues in our society.
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz Some academics and policymakers think that we can engineer perfection. In criminal justice, that’s just not the case; there is no utopian solution, especially not through jailbreak.
But we *can* align incentives to help systemic change arise organically.
ciceroinstitute.org/stop-mandating-rehabilitation-programs-instead-build-a-system-that-lets-the-best-...
But we *can* align incentives to help systemic change arise organically.
ciceroinstitute.org/stop-mandating-rehabilitation-programs-instead-build-a-system-that-lets-the-best-...
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz I founded @InstituteCicero to focus on this type of policy innovation. Not top-down decrees, but change that starts bottom-up.
The recipe of incentives, accountability, & transparency enables innovation everywhere: red states, blue states, and in criminal justice + public safety
The recipe of incentives, accountability, & transparency enables innovation everywhere: red states, blue states, and in criminal justice + public safety
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz Where are incentives + accountability failing?
Probation and parole violations make up almost HALF the state prison admissions in the USA, hundreds of thousands of people. It’s a major part of our crime-prison problem, and these organizations' cultures have to be fixed by states
Probation and parole violations make up almost HALF the state prison admissions in the USA, hundreds of thousands of people. It’s a major part of our crime-prison problem, and these organizations' cultures have to be fixed by states
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz Luckily, states can innovate on parole & probation. Two major issues are data and incentives. States can build a system to track results and use them to reward probation/parole departments and prisons that achieve better rehabilitative outcomes. It works.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/releasing-criminals-isnt-the-answer
www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/releasing-criminals-isnt-the-answer
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz Data is key. I was an early backer of @Recividiz, which is building a data platform to help dept's see what’s actually working.
Arcane systems using 70s tech aren’t effective, but using modern tools can make systems more effective, fair, and transparent.
medium.com/cicero-news/cicero-spotlight-clementine-jacoby-recidiviz-c353a747c58a
Arcane systems using 70s tech aren’t effective, but using modern tools can make systems more effective, fair, and transparent.
medium.com/cicero-news/cicero-spotlight-clementine-jacoby-recidiviz-c353a747c58a
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz Incentives matter. Last year, @InstituteCicero helped revive a program in AZ that financially rewards probation departments for helping people re-enter society and stay out of trouble. Policies like this create virtuous cycles and produce systemic change.
azcapitoltimes.com/welcome-ad/?retUrl=/news/2021/03/12/how-we-can-improve-the-probation-system/
azcapitoltimes.com/welcome-ad/?retUrl=/news/2021/03/12/how-we-can-improve-the-probation-system/
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz When the Arizona incentive program started years ago, the number of people failing probation in the state dropped by nearly one-third.
We expect a similar result this time around, and are excited to positively impact thousands of lives. Other states have found similar success.
We expect a similar result this time around, and are excited to positively impact thousands of lives. Other states have found similar success.
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz If all 50 states adopted the AZ policy, over 250k Americans would be out of the crime-prison cycle in the next 10 years alone, living their lives. We would also save $1 billion in public money during those years.
@InstituteCicero @recidiviz We're working on these issues and others @InsituteCicero. Criminal justice + public safety, homelessness, healthcare, etc. All can be improved with incentives, transparency, accountability - powered by data.
Reach out to us if you want to get involved and make a difference.
Reach out to us if you want to get involved and make a difference.