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By Leslie Griffin, CSG Justice Center Victim restitution can be a vitally important part of a crime victim’s recovery, yet is often poorly understood and managed by states. Very few states have been able to show substantial progress in improving restit …

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for FY 2018 Healthy Transitions: Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Mental Disorders Prog …

The Daily Reflector By Daily Reflector Staff Reducing law enforcement involvement in misconduct at school is one way leaders in Greene and Lenoir counties are trying to keep kids in school and out of court. Judges serving those communities were joined …

The CSG Justice Center produced 50 state-specific workbooks that contain more than 60 data visualizations showing historical trends and data comparisons related to crime, arrests, recidivism, and correctional populations, and provide policymakers with …

The Denver Post By Jennifer Brown They found Robert Bischoff by sharing his photo with a Sinclair gas station clerk who often sold him cigarettes. They met Alexander Jacob after sending his mom a letter, even though he almost didn’t respond because he …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications for the FY 2018 Innovations in Supervision Initiative (ISI) Building Capacity to Create Safer Communities Program, which is funded through the Second Ch …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is accepting applications for the FY 2018 Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) Program (formerly known as the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation program). The gra …

By Carla Sinclair, CSG Justice Center staff Since January, governors across the country have taken to their statehouses’ podiums to deliver their annual State of the State addresses, reviewing the past year’s progress and outlining their goals and poli …

The 2018 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference will bring together more than 15,000 public safety professionals to learn new techniques, advance knowledge and careers, and equip departments for ongoing success. The education p …

The 2018 National Sheriff’s Association conference will offer more than 60 seminars and workshops covering all aspects of the duties and responsibilities of sheriffs’ offices. Programming includes, but is not limited to: law enforcement; jail ope …

Hosted by the National League of Cities in partnership with The CSG Justice Center Date: Tuesday, March 27 Time: 3–4 p.m. ET The CSG Justice Center will explain criminal record clearance, sealing, and expungement and introduce a new resource, the Clean …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for FY 2018 funding for grants that support research involving federally recognized tribes (or tribally based organizations) on issues of crime and justi …

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is seeking applications for the FY 2018 Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning Demonstration Program. In 2009, OJJDP collaborated with several federal age …

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications to fund multiple projects on criminal justice responses across major areas related to violence against women, including intimate partner and dating violence, sexual violence, stalking, and …

The 2018 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Division Midyear Conference will bring together the Division of State and Provincial Police, Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police, and Midsize Agencies Division to discuss crit …

Hosted by the American Youth Policy Forum The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) aims to provide all children with a significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps. This webina …

The 2018 Janet Reno Forum, hosted by the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) and The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, will highlight six transformational strategies—identified through interviews with almost 50 thought leaders in …

Axios By Stef W. Kight President Trump on Wednesday launched, by executive order, the Federal Interagency Council on Crime Prevention and Improving Reentry. The president enacted the council with the aim of reducing crime while looking for ways to …

Stepping Up was launched in May 2015 to address the prevalence of people who have mental illnesses in jails and provide counties with resources to create sustainable, data-driven plans to impact this crisis. Since Stepping Up’s launch, more than …

By Clair Sinclair, CSG Justice Center With awareness of the need for criminal justice reform on the rise across the country, hearing stories about people who have criminal records isn’t all that uncommon. But a new interview series is allowing listener …