May 2, 2013 The costs and benefits of criminal justice policies affect us all—taxpayers, elected officials, practitioners, and society as a whole. As cost-benefit analysts and budget officials know, any meaningful discussion about government costs requires an understanding of marginal costs because these are the costs affected by policy changes.
Because little concrete information is available about how to calculate marginal costs for...
Apr 26, 2013 The title of a new publication from Vera’s Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice (CBKB) is admittedly a mouthful: Building Cost-...
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Mar 13, 2013 By Léon Digard, research associate, Center on Sentencing and Corrections
Vera’s Center on Sentencing and Corrections, Family Justice Program...
Feb 4, 2013 By Jules Verdone
A recent page-one article in The New York Times raised fascinating questions about what other jurisdictions can learn from New York City, where the police force expanded in the 1990s and both crime and incarceration have decreased since then. CBKB staff often field questions about...
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Dec 17, 2012 As 2012 winds down, the staff of Vera’s Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank (CBKB) for Criminal Justice have engaged in some predictable year-end behavior. We’ve been making lists.
Our website, like the rest of ...
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Aug 21, 2012 By Joel Levy
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation recently launched its Giving Library website. The site is an innovative way to provide information about hundreds of nonprofit organizations in easily digestible video formats. Philanthropists may also communicate directly with participating nonprofit organizations through the Giving Library’s Connection Center.
The Vera Institute of Justice is...
