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

[Jeremy Liew @jeremysliew]

Exciting!

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

It may not look like your city, but Houston’s inner loop is a properly dense urban core.

The interesting part is that unlike any “real city” in the US, all of the new density has been built in the last 20 years and is actually affordable.

[The Clean Slate Initiative @CleanSlate_Init]

It also sets clear deadlines for implementation: record sealing must begin by November 2027 and records eligible for Clean Slate as of that date must be sealed by November 2029 — ensuring accountability and preventing delays.

[The Clean Slate Initiative @CleanSlate_Init]

But technical and administrative challenges slowed progress. SB 2030 addresses that by removing steps that require manual work, making the system more efficient and scalable.

[The Clean Slate Initiative @CleanSlate_Init]

Oklahoma just made #CleanSlate stronger by signing SB 2030 into law!
In 2022, Oklahoma became the 6th state to pass Clean Slate legislation, making a promise to put people with arrest or conviction records on a path to record sealing and real second chances.

[Charles Fain Lehman @CharlesFLehman]

One of the things that struck me reporting on Baltimore is how persistent the city's murder problem has been. While other cities see ebbs and flows, Baltimore's homicide rate has remained persistently high. In 2020, the murder rate was eight times the national average.

Why, then, did murder start dropping in 2023? Part of the story is doubtless whatever drove the national trends. But the interventions I reported on — focused deterrence, a new prosecutor — were part of a broader push by city leadership to take violence seriously. And it worked!

This is a theme I write about a lot. Violence is not an inevitable feature of urban life. We know what to do about it. Violence is a policy choice. Policymakers just need to take it seriously.
https://t.co/VzPBFFkwO7

[Niskanen Center @NiskanenCenter]

1 guardsman costs $607 per day. A D.C. police officer costs $384.

MPD has a strategy to reduce violent crime with fewer officers. It’s working.

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Many part-time students are balancing work, caregiving, and college, and outcomes lag behind.

Arnold Ventures is funding new research to change that. We’re seeking proposals for rigorous, causal research on what improves outcomes for part-time students. Submit an LOI by June 14. https://t.co/yDLscTphsf

[Niskanen Center @NiskanenCenter]

🚨 New podcast alert! 🚨

Field Notes (hosted by @jenniferdoleac, Julie James, and @KevinARing) brings expert insight from researchers and practitioners to the people who need it most.

Catch Niskanen's Greg Newburn later in the series!!

[Vital City @VitalCityNYC]

https://t.co/xIThbQMTVe

[Right On Crime @RightOnCrime]

Most of us log into our bank accounts online without a second thought. But for many people reentering society, accessing basic banking services isn't always that simple 👀

[Criminal Justice at Arnold Ventures @CJ_at_AV]

The most interesting ideas in criminal justice deserve a proper hearing.

Field Notes is a new podcast from @ArnoldVentures hosted by @jenniferdoleac, Julie James, and @KevinRing, exploring the ideas, evidence, and realities shaping public safety.

🎙️ https://t.co/2HhpImWbK0

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

It’s not a recruitment problem. It’s a retention problem.

Half to three-quarters of new corrections officers quit within their first year, and the implications for public safety are significant.

Listen to Field Notes Episode 1 to learn more🎙️ → https://t.co/cHQwioIm1P

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

Check out my interview with Keystone Restituere’s Mike Thompson, about the corrections crisis and workforce challenges facing US jails and prisons.

It’s Episode 1 of the new Fighting Crime: Field Notes podcast!

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

Congrats to CCJ Senior Fellow @docthadjohnson for becoming associate professor at @GeorgiaStateU's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (@aysps)! Johnson is the first Black man to earn tenure in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology since it became a PhD program.

[Kevin Ring @KevinARing]

I don’t love this news, but I am happy for @jenniferdoleac. We started at AV on the same day, a fact we would always tell people we met. We came from very different professional backgrounds, but we had similar takes on the field. I learned so much from her and…

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

CCJ President and CEO @abgelb spoke with @CBSEveningNews about why the public’s perception of crime doesn’t always mirror crime trends: https://t.co/LfHWpK3MVH

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

Prediction market operators want you to see a NYC bar hedging a Knicks promo and think "financial tool." But with sports betting exceeding $160 billion last year and almost none of it tied to actual hedging, the framing doesn't hold up.

AV Co-Founder @JohnArnold in @CNBC: https://t.co/DyxDoKXkO0

[Niskanen Center @NiskanenCenter]

Every unsolved crime is a threat to public safety.

Jason Olin testifies before the Ohio House Public Safety Committee on why the Niskanen Center proudly supports #HB830 alongside @realJeffLaRe and @repBrewer to prevent violent crime in Ohio.

[Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @MarcALevin]

@jenniferdoleac @Arnold_Ventures Congratulations on the remarkable work that you and your colleagues have done over the last three years! It has both advanced the knowledge base on what works and what doesn't and led to countless policy triumphs across the nation. I can't wait to see what you accomplish next!