Increasing landlord participation in Minneapolis’ Housing Choice Voucher program
The largest federal rental assistance program, the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, has been found to dramatically reduce homelessness and
Connecting Families to their Stimulus Payments
To help families across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, the US government disbursed a range of income-based stimulus payments,
Helping high school students navigate college costs and the Cal Grant program
Over 150,000 low- and moderate-income California high school graduates each year are eligible for Cal Grant entitlement awards, which can
Addressing the experience in CDCR facilities during Covid-19
As a part of the California Prison Roadmap for Targeting Efforts to Address the Ecosystem of COVID Transmission (CalPROTECT), we
Supporting innovation in reentry
Re-entry represents a critical juncture in the criminal justice pipeline. The support systems that are available to an individual (e.g.,
Understanding District Attorney Decision-Making & Expediting Criminal Case Resentencing
In the past decade, California has made significant progress towards leaving the era of mass incarceration behind, but the state
Generating community-based indicators of safety
In this project, we seek to answer the question: How would we design and assess criminal justice reforms if the
Increasing trust in civilian oversight of police departments
Americans are demanding greater accountability for the officers tasked with keeping them safe. One popular form of accountability is the
Racial Justice & Equity Training Evaluations
Denver, like many cities, is engaging in ambitious efforts to help employees reduce interpersonal bias and deepen their commitments to
Pre-Registering High School Students to Vote
Young Americans consistently vote at far lower rates than older Americans, leading to an underrepresentation of young people’s political priorities
Understanding the Influence of Stress & Violence on Correctional Officer Mental Health
Correctional officers are exposed to a great deal of violence on the job, resulting in high levels of absenteeism and
Increasing take-up of emergency rental assistance
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the housing crisis in the United States. In response, policy makers are investing heavily in
Understanding mental health among public servants during the COVID-19 pandemic
As governments adjust their operations to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic, it is clear that investments in the government
Reducing Burnout and Turnover on the Front Line
Employee burnout — feeling emotionally exhausted, mentally distant from clients, and low levels of personal accomplishment — is a reality
Increasing take-up of the EITC
In 2018 and 2019, as part of a collaboration with the California Policy Lab, we worked with the California Franchise
Recruiting a more diverse police force
Police forces across the country are looking for new ways to diversify their workforce. We worked in over 20 cities and
Expanding access to higher education in prison
In partnership with the National Alliance for Prison Higher Education and a dozen prison-based college programs around the country, we
Exploring racial implications in prison reform
We have a great deal of evidence that racial biases were front and center in catalyzing the trend toward mass
Assessing the effects of higher education in prison
In contrast to the damage done by imprisonment, higher education provides individuals with a path to advancement. According to a
Reducing racial disparities in record clearance policies
Using statewide criminal history data from the California Department of Justice, we analyzed eligibility across race/ethnicity for automatic criminal record clearance,
Improving decision-making among social workers
Working with a mid-size city we are studying how burnout, stress and secondary trauma affect social worker and staff decision-making and how
Improving support for the well-being of nurses
We are working with a large non-profit health system to better understand the relationship between social support, burnout, and decision-making