Research Roundup

Law Enforcement and Mental Health Encounters in One Vermont Jurisdiction

Data from one Vermont law enforcement agency is analyzed to explore the experiences of people who are high utilizers of police services. Their experiences are then traced further into the criminal justice system with judicial and corrections data.

Criminal Histories Courts

Retrospective Study for the Use of the Arnold Public Safety Assessment (PSA)

The Arnold Venture's Public Safety Risk Assessment (PSA) intends to measure the risk that a person will fail to appear for court, engage in new criminal activity, or commit a new crime while out on bail. Researchers gained unprecedented access to out-of-state criminal history data to test the utility of the PSA in Vermont.