Crime & Criminal Justice

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) hold a news conference to introduce "bipartisan legislation to expand background checks for sales and transfers of firearms" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FD4305BF0

National Security

The national security case for stronger gun control policies

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, August 20, 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

A woman reacts after a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1E4421E960

Terrorism & Extremism

What’s the plan for preventing the next violent attack?

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

A general view of Hammam Al-Alil camp is seen in south of Mosul, Iraq September 9,2017. Picture taken September 9,2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari - RC1DE018D370

Terrorism & Extremism

Repatriating ISIS families: An opportunity to show that “preventing and countering violent extremism” can work

Eric Rosand and Stevan Weine

Friday, June 14, 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

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

Congressman Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a forum hosted by newsmagazine Veja in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Leonardo Benassatto - RC1ADE98BCF0

Order from Chaos

How Brazil’s Bolsonaro can apply global lessons learned in fighting crime

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

A police officer works the scene where an explosion occurred near Bogota's bullring, Colombia, February 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga - RC16A8416680

Future Development

A new way to investigate homicides in Colombia

Daniel E. Ortega

Thursday, November 8, 2018

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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

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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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