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Council of State Governments Justice Center
Coverage of Council of State Governments Justice Center in the Nexus archive.
Connecticutplace1Police Accountability Act of 2020topic1Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratoryorganization1University of Connecticut’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policyorganization1Chris Collibeeperson1Jorge Camachoperson1Ernest Stevensperson1implicit biastopic1reconciliation for past harmstopic1procedural justicetopic1Hartfordplace1Bridgeportplace1New Havenplace1Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correctionsorganization1Bureau of Justice Statisticsorganization1Second Chance Acttopic1George W. Bushperson1Ohio Universityorganization1recidivismtopic1
- New training for Connecticut urban police officers to incorporate community input
Connecticut is implementing a community-driven police training program developed by Yale Law School’s Justice Collaboratory, focusing on implicit bias, reconciliation for past harms, and procedural justice. The program, set to launch in 2027, includes a 'train the trainers' model and three community advisory boards to ensure community input.
- If we believe in second chances, why do we abandon people after prison in Ohio?
Over 20,000 people are released annually from Ohio state prisons, with one-third re-arrested within three years. Lack of stable employment and housing hinders reintegration, but research shows second chances with support reduce recidivism, as seen in a 23% drop in reincarceration rates since 2008 under the Second Chance Act.