Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Jail Populations and Community Safety in Multnomah County, Oregon

Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Jail Populations and Community Safety in Multnomah County, Oregon

by , , | Jul 26, 2023 | COVID-19, Criminal Justice, Jail Reduction Efforts, Keeping People Out of the System, Racial Justice

In March 2020, criminal legal agencies across the country were concerned with how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) would disproportionately impact the health of individuals in jail. Many counties implemented emergency policies to reduce their jail populations to protect the...
Getting to the Root of Retail Theft: Building a National Model for Retail Theft Diversion with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

Getting to the Root of Retail Theft: Building a National Model for Retail Theft Diversion with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

by , , | Jul 13, 2023 | Behavior Health Approach, Prosecutor-Led Diversion Program

Recently, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell reported that nearly a third of the 6,000 arrests and rearrests for shoplifting in the city last year involved the same 327 people. The Commissioner went on to say victims concentrated...

Police-Led Deflection, a “No Wrong Door” Model for Reducing Jail Populations

by , | May 22, 2023 | Behavior Health Approach, Crisis Stabilization Units, Keeping People Out of the System, Polce-Led Deflection, Severe Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorder

THE NEED FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN ARREST Researchers and practitioners often call jails in the United States “the new asylums” for the rising number of individuals they confine with behavioral health needs and substance use disorders. Some calculations estimate that...