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The JMHCP is a DOJ BJA grant program that aims to improve responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come into contact with the justice system. This document outlines the different categories of grant programs provided by the JMHCP and their uses to implement, expand, or enhance existing criminal justice and mental health strategies.

The JMHCP is a DOJ BJA grant program that aims to improve responses to and outcomes for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who come into contact with the justice system. This publication provides information about grant opportunities and strategies to specifically improve collaboration for criminal justice agencies, mental health agencies, policymakers, and researchers.

The research report presents preliminary results on the effect of gun violence on local economies, providing findings from three cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Oakland, California; and Washington, DC. The study finds that an increase in gun homicides or gunfire in neighborhoods can lower the number of retail and service business establishments, the number of new jobs created, and the volume of sales in business establishments.

The Police Foundation conducted a study following five agencies engaged in long-term foot patrol operations including: Cambridge (MA) Police Department, New Haven (CT ) Police Department, Kalamazoo (MI) Department of Public Safety, Evanston (IL) Police Department, and Portland (OR) Police Bureau. Each agency participated in a two-day site visit, including interviews and focus groups, which examined how they use foot patrol to build relationships with their community as well as their method… Read More

The Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing noted that the quality of American policing depends upon the quality of its officers and stressed the importance of hiring individuals who reflect the diversity and values of the community - and also have the character and social skills to positively engage with it. This was emphasized in a later task force meeting with President Obama, who asked the COPS Office to explore promising practices and policies for hiring… Read More

The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing identified recruitment, training, and retention as priorities for the future of law enforcement. Because of their importance to advancing community and police relations, the task force included them in the first pillar - Trust and Legitimacy - of their final report. And in a follow-up meeting with task force members, the President asked the COPS Office to continue to explore new hiring and policies and practices.

Despite growing attention to the negative neighborhood-level consequences of foreclosures, very little systematic research on the outcomes of the foreclosure crisis was being conducted through the late 2000s. In 2010, the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center did an assessment of the impacts of foreclosures and crime levels on each other, using sophisticated spatial analysis methods, informed by qualitative research on the topic.

Four central research questions guided… Read More