Evidence for Action (E4A) funds research evaluating the population health, wellbeing, and racial equity impacts of programs, policies, and practices. What We're Learning is a repository of media pieces, research articles, presentations, reports, and other materials highlighting E4A supported research and findings. Sort by topic or resource type.
These studies land as leading research institutions face threatening budget cuts.
Cash bail reforms aimed at eliminating pretrial detention for individuals unable to afford bail have sparked significant debate across the United States.
The paper, Evaluating Firearm Violence After New Jersey’s Cash Bail Reform, was covered in The Bail Project.
The paper, Evaluating Firearm Violence After New Jersey’s Cash Bail Reform, was covered in the US News & World Report.
Bail reform is often blamed for spikes in gun violence. A new study on one of the first states to adopt the policy doesn't support that narrative.
The paper, Evaluating Firearm Violence After New Jersey’s Cash Bail Reform, was covered in this New York Times (NYT) article. Subscription required.
New Jersey’s 2017 cash bail reform law , which eliminated financial barriers to avoiding pretrial detention, successfully reduced the state’s jail population without increasing gun violence.
In an ABCNews video featuring a number of experts, E4A grantee Claire Boine, discusses which policies most gun-owners agree on and highlights where common ground may be found.
