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jail populations through fairer, more effective criminal justice practices and policies. In Phase II, ten of those jurisdictions will receive a second round of funding to implement their reform plans. ISLG serves as the national intermediary for the initiative, providing oversight on project management and design, and is also responsible for monitoring the performance of participating jurisdictions throughout the life of the initiative.
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of three juvenile justice programs in the U.S. The interventions range in type from prevention for at risk youth to court processing and alternatives to detention. ISLG is looking at individual and programmatic population data as well as financial data to assess if the benefits of each program
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October 2015. In October 2016 and in each year thereafter, ISLG will release a change score which will indicate whether inequalities are increasing or decreasing. To date, this is the most comprehensive tool of its kind as it focuses on how 12 disadvantaged
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contracts. Because the cost of crime is ostensibly high and increasing, ISLG seeks to contribute to the justice landscape by illuminating programs that are effective and that provide short and long term cost savings to organizations and government. Currently, ISLG is partnering with the
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