Janeen Buck Willison

Senior Justice Researcher, RTI International; Urban Institute alum. Opinions = mine.

[Urban Institute @urbaninstitute]

#LiveAtUrban, 11/29: Join @andreeamancina, @leighscourtney, @JanineZweig, & other experts for a discussion on the policies, practices, case-level information, & external factors that affect prosecutors' decisionmaking in plea bargaining in Philadelphia. https://t.co/6Rd89ASdbi

[Marina Duane @marina_duane]

Colleagues from @urbaninstitute & @ForensicNurses released a series of practitioner-oriented products summarizing findings & recs on implementation of the SAFE Protocol-- a guide that assists jurisdictions w/ response to sexual assault https://t.co/tZ8KVEYVNa

[Evelyn F. McCoy @mccoyEvelyn33]

New @UrbanInstitute case study on experiences of Tulsa County, OK & Hennepin County, MN as they work to reduce failure to appear in court & reduce # of people in jail pretrial https://t.co/PBwwxnuIUk #RethinkJails with great coauthors @AzharGulaid @Nkechi_Erondu @JBWillison

[Katie Robertson Gziryan @KatieGziryan]

"Communities know their own experiences & needs better than any scientist, government official, funder, or policymaker." Important blog on community engaged methods from my wonderful @UrbanInstitute colleagues @Lauren_Farre11, @melanielangness, & @falkenbu https://t.co/hcKhRrEwEL

[Janine Zweig @JanineZweig]

New @urbaninstitute brief explores challenges & practices involved in managing correctional contraband, from @RochishaS, @bryceepeterson, & @_kideuk→ https://t.co/CHtkSmybT0

[Paige Thompson @PaigeSThompson]

What could a reimagined justice system look like? @urbaninstitute’s @Stotle_9 urges a shift of funding toward evidence-based strategies to support ppl who often end up in jails & prisons—including investments in education, mental health, & more. https://t.co/G4D3hm0ItW

[Megan Russo @megan_russo18]

Check out my first independently written essay for @TheRegReview!

[Ellen S. Boyne @CJ_Editor]

Does your library have the new Handbook on Moving Corrections & Sentencing Forward: Building on the Record (Pamela Lattimore/ @bethtris / @FayeTaxman, eds.)?

https://t.co/DgEHoWQAU0

@drjodilane @bchohl @JTravis48 @JanineZweig @JBWillison @ShelliRossman @JohnKRoman

[Janine Zweig @JanineZweig]

New @Urbaninstitute brief highlights fathers’ motivations for enrolling in a #ResponsibleFatherhood program, as well as barriers they face in program engagement. Read more at https://t.co/hVEmGG4IxW

[Katie Robertson Gziryan @KatieGziryan]

Invest in Black lives to protect Black lives → Public officials must invest adequate resources that support Black Americans’ mental health treatment, education, economic stability, & housing opportunities. Via @urbaninstitute's @_StormErvin & S. Nembhard https://t.co/tbJHttvPlV

[Janine Zweig @JanineZweig]

.@_StormErvin and Susan Nembhard poignantly describe the disproportionate violence and victimization experienced by Black people and how we MUST invest to in Black lives to protect Black lives. An essential read.

https://t.co/yrXzkNaRG7

[Janine Zweig @JanineZweig]

Clear guidance on addressing housing inequities for Black LGBTQ people in the age of COVID-19 from my colleagues @grvelasco_ and @melanielangness
https://t.co/YC11adcivV

[Janeen Buck Willison @JBWillison]

ICYMI: catch up on many thought-provoking tweets from current and former Urban colleagues under #AbolitionNotReform also consolidated by @GrahamIMac

[@[email protected] @GrahamIMac]

A thread of smart former and current @urbaninstitute staff and their thoughts on Urban's justice-related work. I kept finding more of these today and wanted to put them all in one place, hope it helps.

[Jesse Jannetta @JesseJannetta]

It Wasn’t Enough: The Limits of Police-Community Trust-Building Reform in Minneapolis: https://t.co/c4GU6sO9RY via @urbaninstitute

[Leah Sakala @leahjsakala]

A lot of people are asking how governments can fund safety strategies that don't involve police, prisons, or jails. Some already are, and we can learn from and build on these examples: https://t.co/EvpYCDUsk3 #InvestInCommunities