National Institute of Justice

Lessons from the Second Chance Act

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The Second Chance Act aims to break the cycle of recidivism and improve reentry outcomes. NIJ supported two rigorous, independent evaluations of SCA adult offender reentry demonstration projects.

Review findings.

Seminar on Evidence-Based Policing

NIJ Research for the Real World

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Join us in person or online on June 22 to hear a panel of leading practitioners and researchers to discuss evidence-based policing for the next generation of policing leadership in the U.S.

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