Events
Second annual Criminal Justice Forum, "Containing Crime and Prison
Costs: A Look at Innovative Solutions"
Tuesday, February 16, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Smith Memorial
Student Union, Room 238, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon. Event is
free. To RSVP, call 503 725-4018 or email ccj@pdx.edu
Jake Horowitz from the Public Safety Performance Project of The Pew
Center on the States will present "Less Crime at Lower Cost," an
analysis of the scale, cost and drivers of the U.S. correctional
population; a summary of how the states compare; and an overview of
current efforts to improve the public safety return on taxpayer investments.
Launched in 2006, the Public Safety Performance Project seeks to help
states advance fiscally sound, data-driven policies and practices in
sentencing and corrections that protect public safety, hold offenders
accountable, and control corrections costs. As program manager, Jake
Horowitz oversees the project's technical assistance efforts in several
states as well as its research and publications. Prior to joining Pew,
Jake served as a social science analyst with the National Institute of
Justice and a legislative fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He is a graduate of Reed College and Harvard University's John F.
Kennedy School of Government.
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Kathy Perrin, Office Coordinator
perrin@pdx.edu
503 725-4014
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Portland State University
