Links of Interest: April 9 -13, 2012

Judicial Performance and Elections A post at the Georgetown Public Policy Review examines the DISCLOSE Act, legislation aimed at improving transparency in campaign-related spending. As the 2012 election season continues, expect questions about the role of money in elections and the propriety of a...
April 13, 2012

Small Dollar Lending Guidelines from the CFPB

This post originally appeared the Illinois Asset Building Group Blog.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)  released "Examination Procedures: Short-term, Small Dollar Lending," (pdf) which are guidelines for examining small dollar loan products. The guidelines are written for financial...
April 11, 2012

Featured Resource: Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice

A project of the esteemed Vera Institute for Justice, the Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice creates and consolidates resources for conducting economic analysis criminal justice initiatives. Technology advances are making data collection easier and cheaper, enabling evidence-based pol...
April 10, 2012

Links of Interest: April 1 – 6

Judicial Performance Elected judges across the country are increasingly uncomfortable with the demands--and implications--of fundraising. The Washington Post covers the perils of campaign finance and the judiciary in the era of the Super PAC. While deep-pocketed super PACs and ultra-wealthy donor...
April 6, 2012

Research Capsule: A History of Bail & Pretrial Release

Article: A History of Bail and Pretrial Release (pdf) Author/Publication: Timothy Schnacke, et al / Pretrial Justice Institute Summary Bail reform is a work in progress: the origin of pre-trial release pre-dates the Magna Carta (1012 ad)! And it was created to address--what else?--overcrowded jai...
April 4, 2012