@WesternBruce

Professor of sociology @Columbia and co-director of the Columbia University Justice Lab @CUJusticeLab

 New York, NY
scholar.harvard.edu/brucewestern
Joined November 2014
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A great new report by Selen Perker and Lael Chester at @CUJusticeLab on emerging adults in the courts and incarceration. Emerging adult innovations point to a new paradigm geared towards human development and community investment rather than punishment. eajustice.org/hybrid-systems

The Emerging Adult Justice Project

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Replying to @CouncilonCJ @devah_pager @WesternBruce
These findings suggest that reducing the use of fines and fees is unlikely to have a substantial impact on crime, nor is it likely to have a pronounced influence on the budgets of the governments that impose them: counciloncj.org/relief-from-…

Relief from Criminal Justice Fees Prevents Increased Debt but Does Not Impact Crime - Council on...

In this analysis, the Council reviews research examining the effects of debt relief on the likelihood of criminal activity and future involvement in the criminal justice system.

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The Columbia Justice Lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Research Scholar to work on the Raise the Age Research Project, the Punishment and Incarceration in NYC Project, and the Probation and Parole Reform Project! For more information and to apply, visit apply.interfolio.com/121687
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TOMORROW: Don't miss out on an in-person discussion with @KhalilGMuhammad and @WesternBruce on the recent publication "Reducing Racial Inequality in Crime and Justice" ⏰ 11:30 AM-1:30 PM ET 📍Bell Hall, fifth floor, Belfer Building, HKS Sign up here ⤵️ ash.harvard.edu/event/reduci…
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The New Press@thenewpress16 Feb 2023
Tonight! Join @square1justice to celebrate the publication of PARSIMONY AND OTHER RADICAL IDEAS ABOUT JUSTICE with contributors @WesternBruce, @JTravis48, @Vivian_D_Nixon, @HuffmanKA, @mearest, @ngertner, and a spoken word performance by Aisha X. Elliott ow.ly/6mUw50MT7qp
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Full house last night at @busboysandpoets for the DC launch of "Parsimony and Other Radical Ideas about Justice" edited by AV Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice @JTravis48 and @WesternBruce. Find out more about this new book: bit.ly/3jOhHpm
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Gratitude for the opportunity to share during @TEDx Los Angeles the story of @LiveFreeUS AND lessons learned that convinced us we can have peace in our times! I appreciate your good thoughts & prayers #IAmAPeacemaker #LIVEFREE #FUNDPEACE #breakthecycleofviolence #endgunviolence
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"Court Fees Criminalize Low-Income Defendants" Rebecca Goldstein @BerkeleyLaw @HelenHoPhD @HKS_PeopleLab & @WesternBruce @Columbia @CUJusticeLab look at how court fees criminalize low-income defendants when they can't pay. In memory of co-author @devah_pager @HarvardSoc 5/6
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Which policy solutions & approaches hold the most promise for reducing racial inequality in crime & justice? A new report from @WesternBruce @KhalilGMuhammad & others helps answer this question and more. RSVP now for a webinar today to learn more: nationalacademies.org/event/…

Reducing Racial Inequalities in the Criminal Justice System

What drives racial inequality in the criminal justice system? Which public policy solutions and approaches hold the most promise for reducing racial inequality in crime and justice? What role do...

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We are pleased to welcome our new Senior Fellow, Jeremy Travis, to the Justice Lab at Columbia University. Jeremy's new role at the Lab will begin in July 2023. justicelab.columbia.edu/news…
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Andrew Leigh
@ALeighMP30 Oct 2022
Since the 1980s, imprisonment rates have more than doubled, while most crime rates have fallen. ⁦@Paul_Karp⁩ previews my speech to the Australian Institute of Criminology conference #aic2022 #auspol theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Growing prison populations in Australia are costing $4.2bn a year despite falling crime rates,...

‘If the incarceration rate had remained at its 1985 level, Australia would have saved $2.6bn,’ says assistant treasury minister Andrew Leigh

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I Spent Over 40 Years Working in Corrections. I Wasn’t Ready for Rikers. themarshallproject.org/2022/… via @MarshallProj

I Spent Over 40 Years Working in Corrections. I Wasn’t Ready for Rikers.

Rikers Island jail complex “reflects our nation’s racist and destructive fixation on imprisonment,” writes former New York City jails commissioner Vincent Schiraldi. “It’s Exhibit A for why we need...

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Thomas Abt
@Abt_Thomas22 Sep 2022
Today the @CouncilonCJ released a landmark report on racial disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Read the whole report, but for some key takeaways, see below. counciloncj.foleon.com/repor…

Welcome - Pushing Toward Parity

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Jan Ransom@Jan_Ransom22 Oct 2022
BREAKING 🚨: The death toll on Rikers Island and in the city’s jails have reached 17 today, surpassing the number of people who died in all of 2021. A man in a mental health observation unit was found hanging in his cell at around 2 a.m.
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Join @ou_csc and @OKJusticeReform on September 15th at 6pm for "Criminalizing Poverty: The Consequences of Court Fees and Fines in a Randomized Experiment", featuring scholar Dr. Bruce Western @WesternBruce from the Columbia University Justice Lab. Join via FB live or Zoom!
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"This is why it’s so important, when decisions like this are being made, that the voices of people with lived experiences are present." JLUSA President & CEO @MzDeHoskins calls for racial equity in Biden's student loan relief plan. ow.ly/UcH350Kx2cT
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TOMORROW! Check out this panel on harnessing data to transform youth justice → July 28 @ 11 am ET! Register to learn more: bit.ly/3uMznDX
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New paper on mental health disparities in solitary confinement: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Mental health disparities in solitary confinement

Harsh prison conditions have been widely examined for their effects on the mental health of incarcerated people, but few studies have examined whether mental health status exposes individuals to...

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The Columbia Justice Lab is hiring! We're looking for graduating seniors and other recent graduates to work on the Square One Project, and research projects on Rikers Island and solitary confinement. Please spread the word and apply. opportunities.columbia.edu/e…
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A “violence prevention infrastructure” described in this excellent piece by Papachristos and Hureau that also discusses the significant exposure to trauma faced by street outreach workers chicago.suntimes.com/2022/6/…

Street outreach workers are our first responders to gun violence

The first responders to scenes of gun violence often aren’t police, emergency medical technicians or paramedics but community violence intervention workers. A new survey sheds light on the conditions...

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