Success-Oriented Funding: Reforming Federal Criminal Justice Grants

36 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2014

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Nicole Fortier

New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice

Inimai M. Chettiar

New York University School of Law; New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice

Date Written: August 28, 2014

Abstract

A new policy proposal from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law suggests the president make broad reforms to federal grants across the country that fund state and local law enforcement. Specifically, the president should use his executive authority to recast all federal grants for criminal justice in a “Success-Oriented Funding” model, in which the flow of dollars is linked to the achievement of clear goals. Grant programs run by the federal government have a powerful role in shaping the behavior of law enforcement nationwide. “Success-Oriented Funding” would encourage practices that reduce crime and violence without recourse to unnecessary force, whether through police behavior or undue focus on arrests and incarceration.

Keywords: mass incarceration, criminal justice, policing, Ferguson

Suggested Citation

Fortier, Nicole and Chettiar, Inimai M. and Chettiar, Inimai M., Success-Oriented Funding: Reforming Federal Criminal Justice Grants (August 28, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2491329 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2491329

Nicole Fortier (Contact Author)

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Inimai M. Chettiar

New York University School of Law ( email )

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New York University (NYU) - Brennan Center for Justice ( email )

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12th Floor
New York, NY 10013
United States

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