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Latest Posts
National Task Force Releases New Framework to Help Criminal Justice Agencies Assess AI Tools
The framework outlines key questions to help law enforcement, courts, corrections, and other stakeholders effectively and responsibly evaluate and implement AI
Assessing AI for Criminal Justice: A User Decision Framework
Criminal justice agencies and practitioners face urgent questions about how to effectively and safely adopt AI tools. This decision guide provides a detailed and structured pathway to help them evaluate, implement, and oversee AI in the criminal justice system.
UpClose With Vikrant Reddy
This month’s spotlighted member is Vikrant Reddy, senior fellow at Stand Together.
Why is Crime Going Down?
President Trump mentioned the historic homicide drop in his State of the Union. Recent CCJ commentary explores several drivers of the decline.
Crime in Memphis: What You Need to Know
President Trump dispatched military troops and federal agents to Memphis, TN, in an effort to reduce crime and violence. This brief examines trends for 10 different crime types in Memphis, as well as separate data on gun thefts.
Event Recording: More Guns, Less Murder?
The Council on Criminal Justice’s Centering Justice project hosted a conversation with leading experts about how gun policies, enforcement strategies, and market dynamics are shaping gun violence trends today—and the implications for policy and strategy.