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Making Second Chances Work: Reentry from Incarceration
Chris Poulos: Making the Most of Second Chances
Mental Health Conditions & Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities: What Law Enforcement Officers Need to Know
Participatory Research: What Is It and How Can It Strengthen Your Reentry Program Evaluation?
Using BWC Footage to Promote Officer Safety: Examples from the Field
Implementing a stand-alone investigative unit to clear non-fatal shooting cases
Xylazine-Related Deaths - Cook County, Illinois, 2017-2021
Implementing a Patrol-driven Intelligence Officer program: A Policing Innovation Trial
The National Law Enforcement Knowledge Lab
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Intersection of Criminal Behavior and Substance Use Disorder
Screening and Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Peer Recovery Support Services in New York Opioid Intervention Courts: Essential Elements and Processes for Effective Integration
"Next-Level" Compulsion of Victim Testimony in Crimes of Sexual Violence Against Adults: Prosecutorial Considerations Before Using Bench Warrants/Body Attachments and Material Witness Warrants
Guiding and Supporting a Victim’s Choice to Participate in the Prosecution of Sexual Violence
Improving Outcomes for People in Contact with the Criminal Justice System Who Have Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
Building Second Chances: Tools for Local Reentry Coalitions
Explainer: Building Effective Partnerships with Continuums of Care to Increase Housing Options for People Leaving Prisons and Jails
Randomized trial of a diversion program for property offenders with drug use
COVID-19 and Criminal Justice in Nevada: Learning from a Crisis
Optimizing Body-Worn Cameras to Enhance Common Police Practices and Field Investigations
Leveraging Body-Worn Camera Footage to Examine Officer-Community Member Encounters
Managing Digital Evidence from Body-Worn Cameras: Case Studies in Seven Sites
An Examination of Body-Worn Camera Digital Evidence Management (DEM) Strategies
Examining the impact of a crime gun intelligence center
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