The SJC initiative is attempting to lower jail populations and at the same time make our communities safer. Yet the two objectives are rarely linked. In fact, many criminal justice officials claim that lowering jail populations will result in higher crime rates. These slides summarize what is known about crime rates and what causes them to vary over time.#RethinkJails#May2018Pittsburgh#NetworkMeeting
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