Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties
The R Street Institute’s Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties program focuses on public policy reform across the criminal justice system, prioritizing public safety as well as due process, fiscal responsibility, and individual liberty.
The Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (CJ) team covers a wide range of issues, including policing, juvenile justice, pre-trial and prosecution, as well as sentencing, incarceration, and reentry. At a time when public trust in law enforcement has dropped, community members feel less safe, and urban crime has spiked, the CJ program is able to work across the ideological spectrum to advance meaningful reforms.
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Jillian Snider
Policy Director, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Sarah Anderson
Associate Director, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Lisel Petis
Resident Senior Fellow, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Logan Seacrest
Resident Fellow, Criminal Justice & Civil Liberties
Featured Blog
Criminal Justice Reform Efforts and Rise in Crime: Introduction
This is the introduction to a series of posts on the subject. Scroll to the end to see the most recent posts in the series. Recently, particularly horrific events—a woman shoved in front of a subway train in New York, a man driving into and killing several people at a parade in Wisconsin and several mass shootings—have captivated the…