What America’s shoplifting panic is really about
“If punishment was the key to public safety, we’d be the safest country in the world,” said Jeffrey Butts, the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “You get more public safety by working on underlying problems.” Continue reading What America’s shoplifting panic is really about
PYJ Webinar
Presentation about the positive youth justice approach in California. Continue reading PYJ Webinar
Designing Safety
New York’s Department of Youth and Community Development asked the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (JohnJayREC) to review the three programs and consider their suitability for evaluation research. Continue reading Designing Safety
Texas Tribune — Guns in Texas
“You’re watching this like it’s a pandemic starting to take off, and you want to intervene now to head off further increases,” said Dr. Jeffrey Butts, director of the Research and Evaluation Center at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Continue reading Texas Tribune — Guns in Texas
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