Crime & Criminal Justice

Soldiers of the Colombian National Army destroy coca plants during an eradication operation at a plantation in Taraza, Antioquia province, Colombia September 10, 2019. Picture taken September 10. 2019. REUTERS/Luis Jaime Acosta - RC1D4B04F620

Colombia

Detoxifying Colombia’s drug policy

Vanda Felbab-Brown

January 2020

AMLO’s first year: Mexico’s political, economic, and security trends

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST

Judge Thad Balkman welcomes a full court on the first day of a trial of Johnson & Johnson over claims they engaged in deceptive marketing that contributed to the national opioid epidemic in Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Oxford - RC1B6406EEF0

Technology & Innovation

How to improve technical expertise for judges in AI-related litigation

Melissa Whitney

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Yellow police tape is displayed at a crime scene.

Up Front

Highlights: Improving police culture in America

Jane Miller and Rashawn Ray

Monday, November 4, 2019

Reports

DATE IMPORTED: March 06, 2019 Police officers patrol a street after a blockade set by members of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel to repel security forces during an anti-fuel theft operation in Santa Rosa de Lima, in Guanajuato state, Mexico, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Mexico

AMLO’s security policy: Creative ideas, tough reality

Vanda Felbab-Brown

March 2019

DATE IMPORTED: March 15, 2019. Soldiers keep watch near a crime scene where the bodies were left by unknown assailants, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Mexico

Mexico’s out-of-control criminal market

Vanda Felbab-Brown

March 2019

ticket in windshield wiper

Crime & Criminal Justice

Addressing modern debtors’ prisons with graduated economic sanctions that depend on ability to pay

Friday, March 15, 2019

Police officer writing ticket

Crime & Criminal Justice

A proposal to end regressive taxation through law enforcement

Michael Makowsky

Friday, March 15, 2019

multicultural prisoners playing chess behind prison bars

Crime & Criminal Justice

Proposals for improving the U.S. pretrial system

Will Dobbie and Crystal S. Yang

Friday, March 15, 2019

Blog Posts

Police stand near the scene during an active shooter situation, where Philadelphia police officers were shot during a drug raid on a home, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Bastiaan Slabbers - RC1547B47150

Up Front

What does the shooting of Leonard Shand tell us about the mental health of civilians and police?

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Figure: Distribution of bail amounts for felony defendants

Brookings Now

Charts of the Week: Criminal justice disparities

Fred Dews and Betsy Broaddus

Friday, August 9, 2019

Officers arrest a man suspected of stealing his girlfriend's car in south Los Angeles, California, April 25, 2012. This April 29 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots following the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the videotaped beating of motorist Rodney King. The 77th division of south Los Angeles, where the riots began, is an 11.2 square mile area. It has seen a drop from 162 homicides 20 years ago, to 16 so far this year. There are around 34 gangs operating in the division. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST) - GM1E84Q16O501

Up Front

For juvenile criminal records, privacy is too often a myth

Kwadwo Frimpong

Thursday, May 30, 2019

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Events

Policy opportunities for handling juvenile criminal justice records

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Deadly force: The legal basis of police shootings of unarmed black males in America

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

The limits of punishment: Transitional justice and violent extremism

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

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Related Books

"Organized Crime and Illicit Trade: How to Respond to This Strategic Challenge in Old and New Domains" edited by Virginia Comolli

Organized crime and illicit trade: How to respond to this strategic challenge in old and new domains

Contributions by Vanda Felbab-Brown

2018

"The Extinction Market" by Vanda Felbab-Brown

The Extinction Market: Wildlife Trafficking and How to Counter It

By Vanda Felbab-Brown

2017

Corruption

By Carlo Alberto Brioschi

2017

Experts

Rashawn Ray

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Governance Studies

@SociologistRay

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence

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Multimedia

A Cook County Sheriff's police car patrols the exterior of the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, January 12, 2016. The Cook County Jail in Chicago -- the biggest single-site jail in the United States -- was placed on lockdown on Tuesday after staffing dropped below normal levels, said Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Ben Breit. REUTERS/Jim Young - GF20000092626

Podcast Episode

Fixing bail, fines, and fees in the criminal justice system

Jay Shambaugh and Fred Dews

Friday, March 22, 2019

Protesters gather along Broadway Avenue to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man on Tuesday by officers in El Cajon, California, U.S. September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Sandy Huffaker/File Photo - TM3EC9T065Y01

Brookings Now

Highlights from an event on police shootings of unarmed black males in America

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Brookings Now

The need for criminal justice reform

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

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