Vera helps policymakers and practitioners identify cost-effective criminal and juvenile justice interventions by providing them with information about the costs and benefits of program and policy options.
With assistance from the Center on Youth Justice, Vera's Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit conducted a cost-benefit analysis of programs for court-involved youth to help New York State policymakers identify cost-effective alternatives to juvenile incarceration.
Vera's Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit is developing a national knowledge bank for cost-benefit analysis in criminal justice to help practitioners and policymakers better understand the budgetary impact of criminal justice policy choices.
In a series of six short podcasts, you can hear Steve Aos of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy discuss the agency’s approach to reducing crime and saving money.
Director of Technical Assistance