Education
Supporting Students After Juvenile Detention
Researchers find that relationship-building exercises between troubled students and their teachers cut recidivism.
Tag: Criminal Justice
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Human Rights
What Really Makes Us Safe?
An excerpt from Rich Thanks to Racism addresses shifting investments in mass criminalization to multidisciplinary systems of care.
sponsored
Trust the People
Centering equity in funding relationships requires trust. It also takes time, resources, and a willingness to shift power to the people closest to the problem.
Cities
The Wages of Police Violence
Police violence leads to worse educational outcomes and youth mental health in the immediate vicinity of incidents.
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Business
Fair Chance Employment
An excerpt from Untapped Talent explains how second chance hiring works for both businesses and communities.
Health
The Psychedelic Revolution in Mental Health
Rick Doblin launched the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in 1986 to research and advocate for the use of LSD, magic mushrooms, and Ecstasy to treat mental illness. After more than three decades of labor, he has found his moment.
Civic Engagement
Protests, Violence, and Political Change
The Black protests of the US civil rights era influenced the national political agenda via the media coverage they received.
Government
Mass Decarceration, COVID-19, and Justice in America
COVID-19 and the horrific murders of George Floyd and other black Americans have amplified the desperate need for the US justice system to be radically reimagined.
Collaboration
How Philanthropy Can Create Public Systems Change
Philanthropic investment in the public system through the social sector can enable statewide systems change. Here is the story of how one initiative transformed access to public higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Californians. Read other feature stories or Editor-in-Chief Eric Nee's note from the Spring 2020 issue.
Technology
A Peaceful Cyberspace
Geneva-based CyberPeace Institute offers a beacon of hope for cybersecurity in an increasingly unsecured and dangerous cyberspace. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.