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We are proud to present our 2024-2025 annual report, a testament to an extraordinary year of progress. Our research, policy initiatives, and collaborations continue to shape national and local conversations and practices in the criminal justice system.| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has released Evaluation of Fayetteville’s ShotSpotter Installation: Results from the First 18 Months, an independent analysis of the gunshot detection system’s use in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The report was commissioned by the City of Fayetteville to examine how ShotSpotter operated across three designated coverage zones from September 2023 through March 2025.| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
Over four meetings last spring, North Carolina leaders and impacted people from government, business, advocacy, and the community came together to discuss an important question: What should we do to make North Carolina communities safe? In this conversation, three participants from the Forum shared what they learned from working across the political aisle to understand different points of view, productively disagree, and have healthy discussions to advance solutions to improve the lives of No...| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
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The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School has released a new public dashboard offering unprecedented access to data on driver’s license suspensions across North Carolina related to unpaid court fines and missed court appearances. The dashboard is an interactive tool designed to help researchers, policymakers, and advocates understand how court debt contributes to long-term license suspensions in the state. | Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
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New initiative expands opportunities for students to engage in data-driven research, legal, and policy work aimed at improving our criminal justice system for all The Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law has received a generous gift from Duke University alumnus David McAtee (A.B. ‘91) to establish the McAtee JustScience Lab, a visionary […]| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
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In 2019, Harris County, Texas, eliminated a required cash bail schedule for misdemeanors as a result of the ODonnell v. Harris County settlement. Instead, most people arrested for misdemeanors are now entitled to be released promptly without a hearing. People charged with misdemeanors that potentially present public safety risks (e.g., repeat DWIs, family violence, prior bond violations or outstanding warrants) are not automatically released, but they receive a bail hearing, where they are re...| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
Nearly one million people have had their driver’s license suspended for court debt. To solve this problem, we need to end debt-based driver’s license suspensions for all. By Lindsay Bass-Patel and Rita Grunberg Did you drive your car today? Maybe you drove to work, to church, or to your kids’ school. Maybe you went […]| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
Over four meetings last Spring, North Carolina leaders and impacted people from government, business, advocacy, and the community came together to discuss an important question: What should we do to make North Carolina communities safe? Today we’re pleased to issue our report detailing those discussions on how community leaders worked across the political aisle to understand different points of view, productively disagree, and have healthy discussions to advance solutions to improve the liv...| Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law
