Criminal Justice Research
The MassINC Policy Center generates research to frame pressing issues, identify actionable solutions, and monitor progress.
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Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts
A Five-Year Progress Assessment
January 24, 2024
- Five years since Massachusetts passed landmark criminal justice reform legislation, the state’s incarceration rate is the lowest in the country and another order of magnitude below the US average
- Preparing a master plan to highlight lingering issues, committing more deeply to evaluation, and increasing continuing care treatment capacity would build on past investments in recidivism reduction and crime prevention
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Viewing Justice Reinvestment from a Correctional Officer’s Perspective
This paper highlights Massachusetts’s unprecedented opportunity to make better use of limited public safety resources. By reducing the incarcerated population and reinventing correctional practices with more leadership and direction from those on the frontlines, state and local leaders can create healthier environments and more successful outcomes for the incarcerated population.
February 11, 2021
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The Geography of Incarceration in a Gateway City
The Cost and Consequences of High Incarceration Rate Neighborhoods in Worcester
September 25, 2017
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The Geography of Incarceration
A Special Report from the Boston Indicators Project in Partnership with MassINC and the Massachusetts Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
November 11, 2016
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