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Vera publishes results of study exploring prosecutorial decision making
Mar 15, 2013 By Bruce Frederick, senior research associate, Center on Sentencing and Corrections   Prosecutors enjoy broad discretion in making decisions that influence criminal case outcomes. They make pivotal decisions throughout the life of a case, from deciding what charges to file to crafting plea offers and recommending sentences. Yet there is little systematic oversight of the...
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Guiding stronger, more effective juvenile justice systems
Mar 6, 2013 This post was co-written by Theresa Sgobba. In early February, the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC), supported by the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change initiative, released the...
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Children, Youth, and FamilyCourt SystemsCrime and VictimizationSentencing and Corrections

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Annie Salsich
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Theresa Sgobba
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A picture of juvenile justice with award-winning photographer Richard Ross
Feb 19, 2013 Earlier this year, the award-winning photographer Richard Ross visited the Vera Institute of Justice. Before an audience of Vera staff as well as the public, Ross spoke about his work and shared selections from his groundbreaking Juvenile-in-Justice project, an effort to catalog and be witness to...
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Children, Youth, and FamilyCourt Systems

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A juvenile justice reform approach that’s fit to print
Jan 3, 2013 It’s always satisfying when a national media outlet takes a stand on justice issues at the heart of Vera’s work. So it was good to see The New York Times’ New Year’s Eve editorial praising the Mid-December settlement between the U.S. Department of...
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Keeping the ball rolling toward guardianship reform in New York State
Dec 26, 2012 This month, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s guardianship clinic published a comprehensive report summarizing the...
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Laura Negrón
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