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Working for a Better Future: How expanding employment opportunities for D.C’s youth creates public safety benefits for all residents: Spike Bradford, Justice Policy Institute, Apr 26, 2012; This brief examines the intersection of youth employment and public safety in Washington, D.C.
The Education of D.C.: How Washington D.C.’s investments in education can help increase public safety.: Paul Ashton, Justice Policy Institute, Feb 15, 2012; This brief examines the intersection of education and public safety in Washington, D.C.
Federal Folly: FY2012 U.S. Department of Justice Budget Gorges on Prisons, Gouges Juvenile Justice: Justice Policy Institute, Nov 21, 2011; The proposed 2012 budget for the U.S. Department of Justice puts locking people up ahead of reducing delinquency, protecting youth, and improving outcomes for the formerly incarcerated.

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