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Insights, case studies, news, and updates from ISLG’s good governance research and action.
Fixing and Funding the Service Gap at the Intersection of the Domestic Violence Epidemic & LGBTQIA Community
October marks not only Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but also LGBTQ History Month, calling for us to acknowledge the intersection between this public health epidemic and this historically disadvantaged group.
In Search for Equity, Brooklyn DA’s Office Takes Important Step Towards Understanding Successes and Failures
The research presented in ISLG’s newly released report, Justice in Decision-Making: Studying Racial & Ethnic Disparities in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, represents a crucial first step towards developing a more holistic understanding of where racial and ethnic disparities exist in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office. This report is the culmination of a years-long partnership between ISLG and the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and highlights the value of these types of collaborations and what can be learned from them.
Using Partnership to Address Domestic Violence and Support Survivors: ISLG’s Current and Coming Work
This October and every month, ISLG’s multifaceted work to reduce domestic and intimate partner violence strives to reflect the complexity and urgency of this area in close partnership with community-based organizations, survivors, and the City government.
ISLG and Arnold Ventures Announce Second Phase of Probation Reform Initiative Driven by New Research
As part of their work to fill the gaps in data regarding probation revocations, ISLG, in partnership with Arnold Ventures, is excited to announce both the launch of the second phase of the Reducing Revocations Challenge and the release of the research brief that informs it, Pathways to Success on Probation: Lessons Learned from the First Phase of the Reducing Revocations Challenge.
Closing Rikers Cannot Wait
Rikers Island is in a state of “unprecedented crisis” brought into stark relief by the death of 12 people in Department of Correction custody this year. While the Department is working to improve conditions in the jails, its efforts are hampered by the deteriorating condition of the existing facilities. It is more important than ever before that the City of New York make good on its promise to close Rikers Island and move to a safer, more humane borough-based system.
Using Strong Assessments and Reducing Re-Traumatization Improves Support for Families Affected by Gender-Based Violence: The FamilySafe Project Partnership
A holistic and innovative program in Manhattan is providing families affected by gender-based violence with family-focused programing. The program addresses families’ healing and mental health needs and goals by using clinically informed assessments and evidence-based interventions.