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New report finds targeted misdemeanor bail reforms are improving public safety and keeping low-level cases out of jail
Five years since Harris County’s misdemeanor reforms went into effect, a Quattrone Center study finds significant benefits, including reduced likelihood of future contact with the criminal justice system.
Quattrone Center Assistant Director Ross Miller warns of the dangerous invisibility of prosecutorial misconduct
The Quattrone Center’s “Hidden Hazards” is a review of Pennsylvania prosecutorial misconduct claims that reveals a lack of transparency and accountability throughout the criminal justice system.
Quattrone Center’s review of prosecutorial misconduct claims finds a lack of transparency and accountability throughout the Pennsylvania criminal justice system
“Hidden Hazards” is based on a review of state and federal claims of prosecutorial misconduct between 2000 and 2016.
A Distinctly American Problem Needs Systematic Investigation
This article in The Atlantic discusses work by the Quattrone Center arguing that an NTSB-like entity could help to reduce police shootings.
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Decarceration’s Inside Partners
This Article examines a hidden phenomenon in criminal punishment.
Texas Bail Reform Reduced Jail Time and Crime, New Study Says
Ending cash payments for most low-level offenses is working for Greater Houston, research shows.
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Sentinel Event Review of Police Response to 2020 Protests in Seattle
The Wave 2 report continues the work of the Sentinel Event Review (SER) Panel, a group of community members and officers of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) who are conducting an in-depth analysis of the protests that occurred in Seattle in the summer of 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.
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Quattrone Center’s review of prosecutorial misconduct claims finds a lack of transparency and accountability throughout the Pennsylvania criminal justice system
“Hidden Hazards” details the findings of the Center’s review of 4,644 opinions issued between 2000 and 2016 containing 7,207 separate claims of prosecutorial misconduct. Quattrone researchers found two categories of misconduct responsible for over half of the claims identified in the study: improper withholding of exculpatory evidence by prosecutors and improper comments made by prosecutors during closing arguments.
Our Approach to Creating a Better Criminal Justice System
Through its emphasis on data-driven, systemic solutions, the Law School’s Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice has become a national leader in reform efforts.
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The Quattrone Center’s Systems Approach
John F. Hollway C’92, Executive Director of the Quattrone Center, discusses the Center being a world-class policy hub for researching, debating, and framing solutions to the system’s most crucial problems.
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