We've added 13 new reports to the research clearinghouse:

• Was there a Ferguson Effect on crime rates in large U.S. cities? by Journal of Criminal Justice, February, 2016
  "Our findings are largely consistent with longstanding criminological knowledge that changes in crime trends are slow and rarely a product of random shocks." See similar reports about:
  Crime and Crime Rates
• National Survey Key Findings - Federal Sentencing & Prisons by The Pew Charitable Trusts, February, 2016
  "Voters are ready and willing to reform the criminal justice system in ways that reduce the size and cost of the federal prison system, while improving outcomes." See similar reports about:
  Public Opinion Sentencing Policy
• Is Downsizing Prisons Dangerous? The Effect of California's Realignment Act on Public Safety by Criminology and Public Policy, February, 2016
  "Significant reductions in the size of prison populations are possible without endangering public safety." See similar reports about:
  Crime and Crime Rates Incarceration Rates Growth Causes
• Key findings from statewide surveys in Florida, North Carolina, Nevada, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin by Justice Action Network and The Tarrance Group, February, 2016
  "[T]here is broad consensus that the federal criminal justice system jails too many non-violent criminals and spends too much on jailing nonviolent offenders." See similar reports about:
  Public Opinion
• First-Episode Incarceration: Creating a Recovery-Informed Framework for Integrated Mental Health and Criminal Justice Responses by Vera Institute of Justice, January, 2016
  (This report outlines a new integrated framework that encourages the mental health and criminal justice fields to collaborate on developing programs based on early intervention.) See similar reports about:
  Mental Health
• Sexual Offender Laws and Prevention of Sexual Violence or Recidivism by American Journal of Public Health, 2010
  (Evidence on the effectiveness of sex offender laws suggests that they may not prevent recidivism or sexual violence and result in more harm than good.) See similar reports about:
  Sentencing Policy Recidivism and Reentry
• Sex Offender Registration and Notification Limited Effects in New Jersey by National Institute of Justice, April, 2009
  "Convicted offenders and their offense types in this study were similar before and after Megan's Law was passed." See similar reports about:
  Sentencing Policy Crime and Crime Rates Recidivism and Reentry
• A Legislated Study of Raising the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction in Louisiana The Future of 17-Year-Olds in the Louisiana Justice System by Institute for Public Health and Justice, February, 2016
  "Lousiana should strongly consider raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 17-year-old offenders." See similar reports about:
  Juveniles
• Exonerations in 2015 by The National Registry of Exonerations, February, 2016
  "2015 set a record for exonerations in the United States - 149 that we know of so far, in 29 states, the District of Columbia, federal courts and Guam." See similar reports about:
  Trials Incarceration Rates Growth Causes
• World Prison Population List (eleventh edition) by International Centre for Prison Studies, February, 2015
  "This eleventh edition of the World Prison Population List gives details of the number of prisoners held in 223 prison systems in independent countries and dependent territories." See similar reports about:
  International Incarceration Comparisons
• The State of Sentencing 2015 Developments in Policy and Practice by The Sentencing Project, February, 2016
  "The policy reforms outlined in this document highlight changes in sentencing, community supervision, collateral consequences, and juvenile justice policies." See similar reports about:
  Sentencing Policy
• Police Body-Worn Camera Policies by Brennan Center for Justice, January, 2016
  "To help foster and inform this discussion, we have pulled together body camera policies from many police departments that have made them publicly available, as well as model policies from several organizations." See similar reports about:
  Police and Policing Practices
• Special Committee on Re-entry by New York State Bar Association, January, 2016
  "The cost of re-incarceration and the cost to victims of recidivism are far greater than the cost of providing the programs described in this report." See similar reports about:
  Prison Programs Recidivism and Reentry