What Lessons Can Business Teach Criminal Justice? Invest in Research

After two decades of sustained crime reduction, violent crime rates increased in 2012. If we hope to reverse this trend, we can't simply replicate yesterday's strategies -- we must continue to innovate.

The past generation was arguably a golden era in criminal justice innovation. The management of police departments was revolutionized by Compstat. Thousands of addicted offenders avoided prison and got treatment thanks to drug courts. And DNA evidence helped rectify numerous miscarriages of justice.

Where will the Compstats of tomorrow come from? How will we find the next great ideas in criminal justice? The short answer: by investing in research.

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