Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦

Chief Policy Counsel, @CouncilonCJ
Publications: own views, mostly on justice

[Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @MarcALevin]

Sharing my new article exploring how we can revitalize democracy and democratize policing. Adopting policies and taking actions that I describe can help law enforcement agencies and our democracy itself earn greater legitimacy, which is urgently needed.
https://t.co/aLd8nbAckl

[PERF @PoliceForum]

Trending: Chief Mike Krantz discusses his agency’s response to the recent Bend, Oregon, school shooting https://t.co/9Oi983PDOh

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

French protestors want higher public spending, wages, subsidies and pensions. Meanwhile France has gov’t spending of 57% of GDP (among highest of Western countries), deficits of 5% of GDP, 10 year bond rate >5%, and a currency they don’t control. I don’t understand how this ends.

[COPS Office @COPSOffice]

On Tuesday (10/27), join us at #IACP2026 for workshops on topics covering everything from mental health and wellness to super intelligence and public safety. For the full event schedule, follow the link: https://t.co/VDAjKHkdDJ

[mattgallagher0 @MattGallagher0]

Everything about this story breaks (and rebreaks) my heart, but this interview is a good reminder that everyday people are capable of extraordinary acts.
https://t.co/MZ6W9nViRC

[Holly Harris @holly_harris]

Nothing worth doing in Washington is ever easy. Good on Sen. Heinrich for standing his ground for a strong, bipartisan bill that will make life more affordable for all Americans.

[Keith Humphreys @KeithNHumphreys]

Working-age men who are not in employment, education, or training spend an average of 2000 hours per year (i.e., equal to a full time job) on screens: television, social media, gambling, pornography and video games.
https://t.co/uDP1hh89Y2

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

More than 130 people were tragically killed in the July 4th floods that ravaged Central Texas last year. We now know that many of them did not receive emergency alerts due to compromised cellular networks that were knocked out by the storm. 

I was proud to work with @RepPfluger on the Mystic Alerts Act that @POTUS signed into law yesterday. This law will address this technology shortfall and honor the memory of those lost by ensuring people can receive wireless emergency alerts on their mobile devices via satellite even when disaster strikes.

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

Expert panelists included CCJ Senior Fellow @docthadjohnson, CCJ Policy Director Stephanie Kennedy, @ManhattanInst Senior Fellow @CharlesFLehman, @NorthwesternU Professor @AVPapachristos, and @NORCNews Senior Fellow and Director @JohnKRoman, with moderator Abby Walsh.

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

⏰ T-minus 1⃣ week: Register for next week's webinar to explore what we know about women on parole. Sign up at the link below. ⬇️

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

The rapid rise of online gambling brings real public health and economic risks. Pennsylvania’s new bipartisan Problem Gambling Caucus is an essential step toward evidence-based safeguards.

Grateful for the leadership of @josephspicozzi, @sennickmiller, @RepBenSanchez, and Rep. Jamie Flick.

Read why action can’t wait via @PennLive: https://t.co/LRutiznJvR

[Matt Ashby @LessCrime]

Liberating criminology from a narrow focus on offender motivation meant criminologists could also understand that crime is partly caused by opportunities, which has been hugely important in developing effective ways to prevent crime.

https://t.co/Gmp3wscZhv

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

"When people lose their life savings, nobody wins."

@josephspicozzi is leading a new bipartisan Problem Gambling Caucus in PA alongside @sennickmiller, @RepBenSanchez, and Rep. Jamie Flick to address addiction, safeguard families, and reform industry guardrails.

Full story via @abc27news: https://t.co/4zqupJDrJX

[Marc Krupanski @mkrupanski]

Congrats, @Knoxville_PD!

Historic lows in major crimes.

https://t.co/4IGoqciAHu

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Echoing labor: It’s time to get permitting reform done. @UAPipeTrades is calling on Congress to advance bipartisan reform that creates good-paying jobs and supports reliable, affordable energy. https://t.co/9irIKE7TjB

[Kevin Ring @KevinARing]

Sleeper election story: Indiana and Tennessee are about to join Texas in passing constitutional amendments that eliminate or reduce reliance on cash bail for serious offenses. Very red states rejecting notion that cash somehow equals safety.

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

What factors have led to the historic decline in homicide, and what can be done to sustain the progress?

➡️ Watch yesterday’s webinar: https://t.co/c5TRwryXcx

[The IACP @TheIACP]

Staffing shortages affect more than operations. #PoliceChiefMag latest article examines how reduced visibility and heavier workloads can shape public trust, and what small and rural agencies can do about it. Look at how shortages affect service, visibility, and public trust, and how small and rural agencies can respond. https://t.co/gKxLhrln8u

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

People are losing the attention span to even watch 30 minute TV shows as short form video eats the world.

[Glenn E. Martin 🐐 @glennEmartin]

Corrections costs keep rising — but are we buying safer communities?  
— @brianpkoehn

https://t.co/EIq4lI2Voo

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Violent crime is a first-order threat to economic growth in the developing world.

One example: the threat of violent crime affects whether women take up job training.

"Glass Walls: Experimental Evidence on Constraints Faced by Women in Accessing Valuable Skilling Opportunities" by Cheema, Khwaja, Naseer, and Shapiro. Recently published in JPE.