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Insights, case studies, news, and updates from ISLG’s good governance research and action.
To Make Pretrial Reforms Work, Listen to Workers in the Justice System
Though policymakers are responsible for establishing the policy frameworks, local agencies and practitioners — court officials, law enforcement, prosecutors, service providers and defense attorneys — are ultimately the ones who carry them out. Their buy-in during the legislative process can ensure policies in theory reach their intended goals in practice.
New Landmark Report by CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance Details Firsthand Experience of Agencies Tasked with Implementing the New York State 2019 Criminal Justice Reform Act
The study includes feedback on how provisions have shaped policies and practices, along with learned lessons to inform comprehensive legislative reform development.
CUNY ISLG, D.A. Bragg Make Major Mental Health Investment, Awards $6 Million To “The Bridge”
Neighborhood Navigators will build trusting relationships with individuals who may have a mental illness or substance use disorder that are living or spending significant time on the street in Manhattan priority areas determined by community feedback.
Criminal Legal Reforms Didn’t Lead to Violent Crime. Saying They Did Distracts from Real Solutions.
Blaming violent crime on criminal legal reforms without any evidence has many negative consequences, including increased political pressure to expand unnecessary, harmful and expensive incarceration practices. Equally dangerously, it diverts resources away from understanding the actual causes of crime, including the complex impact of COVID-19.
Navigating a Better Path Forward on Mental Health
Abusive partner intervention programs (APIPs) can reduce crime and provide long-term benefits to both parties involved in an abusive relationship and to the community as a whole – if done the right way. It’s not easy. Abusive partner interventions are challenging. But instead of giving up on these efforts to prevent recidivism, we must reinvigorate our commitment to proven methods that get results
CUNY ISLG, D.A. Bragg Announces $9 Million To Address Mental Health and Substance Abuse
“Data has shown time and time again that long-term success happens when people experiencing housing insecurity or behavioral health issues feel they can trust those trying to help them. These programs tap into that well of trust—along with evidence-based practices and the breadth of the City’s service organizations—to work hand-in-hand with people so they can thrive.”
We Need to Utilize All Proven Strategies to End Domestic Violence
Abusive partner intervention programs (APIPs) can reduce crime and provide long-term benefits to both parties involved in an abusive relationship and to the community as a whole – if done the right way. It’s not easy. Abusive partner interventions are challenging. But instead of giving up on these efforts to prevent recidivism, we must reinvigorate our commitment to proven methods that get results
To reduce NYC crime, invest in prevention
This week, the Manhattan DA’s office is partnering with CUNY’s Institute for State & Local Governance (ISLG) to award 10 community-based organizations with $20,000 each. These investments will engage young New Yorkers with supportive services and work in the community — methods proven to keep young people, and their neighbors, safe from gun violence.
ISLG, D.A. Bragg Announces New Funding Opportunity For Summer Youth Gun Violence Prevention
Throughout the summer months, youth and young adults are at high risk of committing or experiencing gun violence. This funding, through the Criminal Justice Investment Initiative, will provide up to 10 community-based organizations with $20,000 to engage youth and young adults in meaningful programming that can include job training, education, community beautification, mental health services, and more.
In Search for Equity, Brooklyn DA’s Office Takes Important Step Towards Understanding Successes and Failures
The research presented in ISLG’s newly released report, Justice in Decision-Making: Studying Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, represents a crucial first step towards developing a more holistic understanding of where racial and ethnic disparities exist in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office. This report is the culmination of a years-long partnership between ISLG and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and highlights the value of these types of collaborations and what can be learned from them.
ISLG and Arnold Ventures Announce Second Phase of Probation Reform Initiative Driven by New Research
As part of their work to fill the gaps in data regarding probation revocations, ISLG, in partnership with Arnold Ventures, is excited to announce both the launch of the second phase of the Reducing Revocations Challenge and the release of the research brief that informs it, Pathways to Success on Probation: Lessons Learned from the First Phase of the Reducing Revocations Challenge.
20 Chiefs of Staff Selected for the Kriegel Fellowship for Public Service Leaders
Today, we announced the second cohort of the Kriegel Fellowship for Public Service Leaders. The Kriegel Fellowship is a leadership and professional development program for chiefs of staff of city and state legislators serving the New York City area.