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Strategies for Full Employment Through Reform of the Criminal Justice System (2015)

Emsellem, Maurice and Jason Ziedenberg. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Public sentiment and political forces are finally shifting in favor of criminal justice reform, and a wave of promising state and local policies, such as California’s Proposition 47 and fair chance hiring laws, have moved the public debate and brought key stakeholders to the table, including the law enforcement community. With this paper, we seek to broaden the debate by engaging advocates for full employment and promoting a comprehensive agenda for reform.

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