👉 New pub out from Natasha N Johnson, EdD!

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Rooted in justice: one Black woman’s unique, intersectional educational leadership journey

Andrew Young School JAMII (JAH-ME) Sisterhood, LLC

My newest piece today in TheHillOpinion addresses an often overlooked aspect of life behind bars that illuminates the need for a bipartisan prison oversight bill advancing in Congress: There’s nothing woke about ruling against sleep deprivation in prison thehill.com/opinion/judici…

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Writing, Reviewing, & Contributing to Your Field Can be the Path Towards Becoming an Editor-in-Chief w/Dr. Loren M. Hill

Pre-print now available on ResearchGate: Co-authored with Thaddeus Lateef Johnson Natasha N Johnson, EdD!

#Police #FacialRecognition Applications and Violence #Crime Control in US Cities. #FRT
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Our analyses show sentencing reform alone will not advance equitable justice. CJI looks forward to applying data-driven strategies in our partnerships with policymakers seeking to reduce racial disparity in imprisonment.tinyurl.com/yc5twwrj The NCJA Council on Criminal Justice Georgia State University

This week CCJ and Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies co-sponsored a discussion on racial disparities in the criminal justice system, exploring new findings from the Council’s Pushing Toward Parity project: counciloncj.foleon.com/reports/racial…

One more thing: I've said this a million times, but violence reduction is a team sport and the team can't win if the individual players don't play well together. Buffalo is yet another example of a city learning this lesson over time.

Thrilled to attend the Council on Criminal Justice's 'Justice for All' event at GSU's historic Centennial Hall. Thanks to Rita Breen for the invite! Honored to meet Thaddeus L. Johnson and discuss vital issues with Shannon Longino. Inspired by Ambassador Andrew Young's perspectives, a true

👉 Amazing event hosted by Council on Criminal Justice and Andrew Young School! W/speakers from across Georgia, including our faculty as well as CEO Cristopher Womak of Southern Company, Mayor Andre Reed, and the legendary Andrew Young.
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Thaddeus Lateef Johnson Georgia State University City of Atlanta, GA

Super proud to have participated in this one-of-a-kind event that was put together through the efforts of my friend and colleague, Thaddeus Lateef Johnson and his partners at the truly amazing Council on Criminal Justice Adam Gelb. Great support from Andrew Young School Dean Thomas J. Vicino and my home department.

Some may see these findings as disappointing. We want to believe that sentencing reforms could take more credit for narrowing racial, ethnic and gender disparities in imprisonment.

But they are illuminating--and should help focus reform energy where it will have greatest impact.

Just a reminder that Part 2 of this 2-part series airs tonight! #TVOne TV One #payback Thaddeus Lateef Johnson

Join us for this upcoming event with the Council on Criminal Justice, Andrew Young School (Andrew Young School of Policy Studies) Georgia State University, & GSU Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology on April 16th for a look at the complex justice system disparities affecting our communities. RSVP now at: secure.counciloncj.org/nx/portal/neon…

Sharing my new article exploring how we can revitalize democracy and democratize policing. Adopting policies and taking actions that I describe can help law enforcement agencies and our democracy itself earn greater legitimacy, which is urgently needed.
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The sharp decline in homicide is indeed encouraging. That said, in too many places other violent crimes like aggravated assault though declining remain above 2019 levels. There's much more work to do both in law enforcement & other interventions to prevent and solve more crimes.

REST IN PEACE: The Memphis Police Association Charitable Foundation created a fundraiser for an officer killed in a shooting. tinyurl.com/44tkkrmw

Officers are part of our community, and assaults on officers should upset us all -- many evidence-based Violence reduction initiatives may save officer lives, too. -- we can't put this all on our officers.

Heartbreaking...

👉 Important work from Bill Sabol, Thaddeus Lateef Johnson and PhD student Aislinn Wallace for the Council on Criminal Justice's 'Pushing for Parity' project. 15 in-depth reports exploring the disproportionate representation of people of color in the criminal justice system.
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