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Crime, Justice & Safety

Crime, Justice & Safety In Washington, DC and elsewhere, ‘tough-on-crime’ policies make cities less safe

Hanna Love, Hannah Stephens

April 23, 2025

Demonstrators gathered in front of Trump Tower in New York on May 31, 2024, to show support for the 34 guilty verdicts delivered against former President Donald Trump in the “hush money” trial.

Crime, Justice & Safety Trump 2.0 and opportunities for criminal justice reform

Keesha Middlemass

April 4, 2025

Protesters hold signs and chant slogans outside a Tesla showroom during a demonstration in Richmond, Virginia, USA on March 29, 2025. More than 300 people turned out for the event to protest Elon Musk and his quasi-governmental DOGE group as part of the nationwide Tesla Takedown movement.

U.S. Democracy US democracy at risk as corruption threats grow

Jonathan Katz, Renée Rippberger

April 3, 2025

President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judge Joan Donoghue speaks as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, rules on Russia's request to throw out the Ukraine genocide case in The Hague, Netherlands, February 2, 2024.

Courts & Law Ukraine and the promise and peril of lawfare

Kelebogile Zvobgo

March 13, 2025

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Hanna Love Fellow - Brookings Metro, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

Kristin Butcher

Kristin F. Butcher Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center for Economic Security and Opportunity

Rashawn Ray

Rashawn Ray Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative (RPII)

Glenn Fine

Glenn Fine Nonresident Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM)

Keesha Middlemass

Keesha Middlemass Fellow - Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative (RPII)

Norm Eisen

Norman Eisen Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM)

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