4 Actions Colleges Can Take To Address Police Brutality
Postsecondary institutions must take immediate action to help address the issue of police brutality.
Criminal Justice
The Center for American Progress is dedicated to developing policies that (1) shrink the footprint of the criminal justice system while improving public health and safety; (2) promote equity and accountability within the justice system; and (3) provide opportunities for people directly impacted by a criminal conviction. The Criminal Justice Reform team’s work stems from principles of fair laws and enforcement of laws; just and proportional responses to crime; comprehensive investments in safety outside of the justice system; and data- and evidence-driven solutions.
How To Reinvest in Communities When Reducing the Scope of Policing
As cities reevaluate the role of policing, the bipartisan Justice Reinvestment Initiative offers lessons for cities on prioritizing meaningful investments in community-driven safety.
Assessing the State of Police Reform
How To Stop the Rush To Enact New Federal Criminal Penalties
What We Should Expect of the Police: Experts Weigh In On Recent Police Violence
A Call for Effective Emergency Management in Correctional Facilities During COVID-19
Update to ‘News You Can Use: Research Roundup for Re-Entry Advocates’
This resource guide serves as an update to "News You Can Use: Research Roundup for Re-Entry Advocates," providing new information and links to additional criminal justice reform resources.
Advancing Clean Slate: The Need for Automatic Record Clearance During the Coronavirus Pandemic
State and federal governments have been making huge strides in advancing automatic record-clearance measures, which are needed now more than ever as a global health crisis launches the United States into its second recession in just more than a decade.
4 Ways Congress Can Amend the Insurrection Act
It is time to put more constraints on the president’s use of the military at home.
Beyond the Status Quo: Police Reform Must Bring About Meaningful Accountability
Police reform in the United States cannot take root through a menu-of-options approach that fails to bring about meaningful accountability for departments and officers.
Trump and Governors Should Use Commutations To Combat the Spread of Coronavirus
The power of commutations is a ready-made tool to save lives, but officials need to actually use it.
Clemency 101
Clemency is a criminal justice reform tool that governors and the president can use to correct unjust sentences.
Reentry Reforms Are More Critical Than Ever Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
In addition to granting early release orders, policymakers must reform U.S. reentry systems to ensure that justice-involved people benefit from relief measures and can access vital social support programs during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The MORE Act: A Fair and Just Approach to Marijuana Policy
The war on drugs has adversely affected people of color for decades; if enacted, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act has an opportunity to correct these harms.
Expunging and Sealing Criminal Records
Having a criminal record can be a life sentence to poverty, but some states and localities are implementing progressive policies to change that.
Mitigating the Impacts of a Criminal Record on Young Adults in the U.S.
Young adults who have been disproportionately affected by America’s criminal justice system are in need of solutions to reduce the collateral consequences of a criminal record.
Criminal Records Create Cycles of Multigenerational Poverty
The collateral consequences of having a criminal record create barriers and restrict opportunities for families across generations—policy solutions must be comprehensive and multigenerational.
Policing During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Police have a responsibility to change their practices amid the pandemic to reduce the spread of COVID-19 among the public and law enforcement officers.
The Enforcement of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders
As the novel coronavirus pandemic intensifies, officials must be vigilant in educating and persuading the public to adhere to stay-at-home orders, only using the criminal justice process as a last resort.
Tracking Enforcement Measures for Violation of Stay-at-Home Orders
As the novel coronavirus pandemic intensifies, CAP is collecting examples of how stay-at-home orders are being enforced.