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SPECIAL REPORT
Oct 29, 2024
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Anthony A. Braga
Professor Anthony A. Braga talks with Vera Director Michael Jacobson about “focused deterrence strategies”—policing…
PUBLICATION
Treatment Alternatives to Incarceration for People with Mental Health Needs in the Criminal Justice System
The Cost-Savings Implications
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An Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis and Justice Policy for State Legislators
Watch Washington State Senator Karen Fraser and Tina Chiu of the Vera Institute of Justice lead a discussion that will…
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Estimating Marginal Costs For Cost-Benefit Analysis in Criminal Justice
Christian Henrichson, senior policy analyst at the Vera Institute of Justice and Valerie Levshin, a former Vera policy…
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Sensitivity Analysis for Cost-Benefit Studies of Justice Policies: A Primer
Watch Ben Bryant, an economist with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and Carl Matthies, a senior policy analyst at…
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Linking Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Watch Elizabeth Drake, senior research associate at the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, and Valerie…
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Demystifying Victim Costs
Tina Sanford, director of the New York State Office of Victim Services, Kathryn McCollister, assistant professor and…
