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Looking for new and notable information to help you dig deeper into an issue? Start with these reports recommended by our readers (send us your recommendation). To browse through our full selection of resources on Public Safety, use the topic links on the right.

Bridges to a better bottom line
Citizens League, March 2009, 70 pp.
In response to the economic downturn, five foundations came together to find practical ways to improve public services and that cost less.

2008 Metropolitan survey
Metropolitan Council, February 2009, 4 pp.
Results of a survey of Twin Cities residents which asks them to rank the region's top public concerns and quality of life.

Toward an injury-free and violence-free Minnesota: A Working plan for 2010
Minnesota Department of Health, May 2008, 112 pp.
Injuries and violence are leading causes of death and significantly impact health care spending. This report considers strategies to reduce and prevent injuries and violence in MInnesota.

Criminal offenders statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 2007, 5 pp.
National data on offenders, including characteristics of offenders, recidivism data, and data on specific types of offenders (sex, child, etc.).

Critical issues in sexual assault
Wilder Research, July 2007, 28 pp.
Tells the story of victim services, counters myths with research-based evidence and interviews with experts, and provides suggestions to address sexual violence in your community.

Crime and the nation's households, 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2007, 4 pp.
Presents information on households or persons in households who experienced one or more violent or property victimizations in 2005.

A Blueprint for Change: Improving the system response to youth with mental health needs involved with the juvenile justice system
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, May 2006, 12 pp.
Discusses the prevalence of mental health disorders among youth in the juvenile justice system, presents a framework for juvenile justice and mental health systems to use, and provides program examples.

Pathways to juvenile detention reform
Annie E. Casey Foundation, January 1999, 32 pp.
A series of reports that provides information for understanding and implementing juvenile detention reform.

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The Campbell Collaboration
International collaboration that is compiling a database of effective programs and practices in the areas of crime and justice, education and social welfare.

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