Tools to Promote Safer Communities

Knowledge is our most powerful tool to create change. This resource center organizes a collection of advocacy toolkits, webinars, columns, statements, and media coverage on the issues that we care about most.

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A Step Towards Equity: Multnomah County DA Eliminates Discriminatory Jury Practices

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Op Ed/Column

8 ways district attorneys can transform justice

Safety & Justice Oregon, Latino Network, APANO, Coalition of Communities of Color, East County Rising, and Unite Oregon developed these Eight Steps to Justice: How DAs can transform justice in our communities and across the state.

Op Ed/Column

Multnomah County DA reverses policy, will now hold ‘second-look’ hearings for certain youth offenders

Partnership for Safety & Justice continues to press for the second-look hearings to extend to all youths sentenced on Measure 11 offenses.

Op Ed/Column

It’s not just about the White House, Oregon seats up for vote

The upcoming May primary election will have a significant direct impact on Oregonians.

Op Ed/Column

Home safe home: Why abuse often leads to homelessness

The dynamics of domestic violence make it clear why violence against women is a primary cause of homelessness.

News Article

February 9, 2014

Prison agency asks lawmakers for $41 million

“Passing a bill was in some ways the easier part,” said Shannon Wright, deputy director of Safety and Justice Oregon. “The harder part is implementing those practices and making sure they have the intended impact.”

Op Ed/Column

February 22, 2013

The false choice between victims and sentencing reform

We need to confront the false choice between meeting the needs of crime victims and reforming failed criminal justice and corrections policies.

Op Ed/Column

January 23, 2013

Lawmakers have opportunity to flatline prison growth

The policy changes that reduce prison expansion are critical, but without investing in our local public safety infrastructure, we will not actually be strengthening Oregon’s approach to crime and accountability in sustainable ways.

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