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A part of the solution
There's a story that's often told to illustrate the value of a strength-based…
Dec 23, 2009
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New podcasts on cost-benefit analysis and juvenile justice
Vera’s Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit has released two podcasts about a…
Dec 23, 2009
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Eric Holder, speaking as a father
Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking at a Fatherhood Town Hall hosted by…
Dec 18, 2009
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A Call for Innovation
The recently released report from Governor Paterson’s Task Force on…
Dec 16, 2009
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Will you accept this call?
It was reassuring to read a recent New York Times editorial criticizing the New…
Dec 09, 2009
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Evil people do evil things
Sadly, the saga of Maurice Clemmons, who was released on parole from prison in…
Dec 08, 2009
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Recent testimony on mandatory sentencing for drug possession
I testified last week before Canada's Standing Senate Committee on Legal and…
Nov 23, 2009
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Vera researchers at American Society of Criminology annual meeting
Many Vera researchers will be presenting their work at the annual meeting of…
Nov 04, 2009
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Continuing the reentry journey
There's a proverb that says "The journey only belongs to you until you take the…
Nov 03, 2009
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A New Partnership in the Neighborhood
On Friday, the county executive of Prince George’s County, Maryland, officially…
Nov 02, 2009