Law & Politics
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Working Out: The Benefits of a Transitional Jobs Program for Ex-Offenders
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A prisoner reentry program just might be the holy grail of job creation. If only politicians cared.
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Pushing Open the Doors: Immigration Reform After the Disaster In Haiti
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How one expert helped change U.S. migration policy—and why he wants barriers to drop even further.
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Postdisaster Housing Policy: Lessons from Katrina
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How can we best support low-income survivors after natural disasters?
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Crime and the Courts: The Future of Criminal Justice In the City
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A leading legal advocate argues that strong courts are not only behind public safety, but public health and trust as well.
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Most Unequal, More Separate: How Income Segregation Skyrocketed In U.S. Cities
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A pair of researchers explain why our cities have been pulled apart and how we can mend them back together.
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Spacing Out: Geographic Boundary Setting by Drug Treatment Courts
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Should drug treatment courts subscribe to that age-old adage “out of sight, out of mind”?
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Educating for Equality
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A scholarship program for Kenyan girls has benefits for that go far beyond the classroom.
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Our Huddled Masses: New Frontiers In Refugee Resettlement
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With new waves of refugees coming to our shores, Bob Montgomery, a nationally recognized leader in his field, details the policy and political challenges ahead.
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Immergluck and the Evolution of the FHA
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Some might like to blame George Bush’s “ownership society,” with its emphasis on homeownership as a cure-all for social ills of all kinds, for the intrusion of the federal government into the housing and mortgage markets. But as Dan Immergluck explains in his recent article, government agencies – particularly the…