Public Opinion

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Authors: Cheryl Roberts and Elyse Clawson, Crime and Justice Institute
John Doble, Carol Selton, and Andrew Briker, Doble Research Associates
2005

A public opinion study by the Crime and Justice Institute and Doble Research Associates

Because public opinion is an important factor in shaping criminal justice policy, the Crime and Justice Institute partnered with Doble Research Associates to conduct a nonpartisan public opinion study to explore the views of Massachusetts and Boston residents on a range of criminal justice policies. This study specifically sought to determine how much public support exists for evidence-based practices that criminal justice research has shown to be most effective in reducing criminal behavior.

Authors: Len Engel, Meghan Howe, Jennifer Fahey and Julie Finn
2006

The Crime & Justice Institute is proud to present this Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy Briefing Book as part of its effort to promote effective and efficient criminal justice policies in Massachusetts. This briefing book, sponsored by the Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation, is being presented to Massachusetts political candidates who will impact criminal justice policy going forward. The Crime & Justice Institute (CJI) offers this document with the hope that criminal justice issues will be substantively discussed during this campaign season within the context of the important public interests they address.

Sponsored by Massachusetts the Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPS), the Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) completed a series of roundtable discussions that examined significant issues in offender reentry. Entitled the Crime & Justice Institute Reentry Roundtables, this project focused on three, distinct aspects of offender reentry, two of which culminated in large public events featuring moderated panels discussing the impact of offender reentry on high crime communities and the unique issues of female offenders in reentry. The third part of the project included original research on the hiring decisions of employers and a final report on the findings and recommendations of the Advisory Group.