Criminal Justice Technology in the News

Law Enforcement News

SAFE KC: KCPD Uses Toothpaste, Shampoo and Conditioner to Reduce Violent Crime
KSHB.com, (09/10/2019), Emma James
The Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department partners with Giving the Basics, a program that provides toiletries to those in need. Badges for Basics holds pop-up events in high-crime and low-income neighborhoods; the community outreach project has also yielded investigative leads that have helped solve crimes.
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Corrections News

Inmates as Actors: University of Denver Takes Theater to Colorado Prisons
Fox31 News, (09/10/2019), Jeremy Hubbard
As part of a partnership between the Colorado Department of Corrections and the University of Denver Prison Arts Initiative, inmates at Sterling Correctional Facility spent six months practicing and then performed "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at the Denver Women's Correctional Facility. Many of the participant inmates credit the program with making them better persons.
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How New York Handles Juvenile Justice
Urban Milwaukee, (09/10/2019), Allison Dikanovic
This article takes an in-depth look at the success of New York’s Close to Home program for juvenile justice. This program has been held up as a model for use in Wisconsin, which is seeking juvenile justice reform in the wake of alleged mismanagement at its facilities.
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