As the nation emerged from the economic breakdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and the uprising for racial justice triggered by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, law enforcement officials and criminal justice researchers came together to chart a new path toward public safety.
The Safe and Just Communities Summit, a partnership between John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and the National Urban League, is an outgrowth of that convening. The summit, held earlier this month at John Jay, brought together policymakers, practitioners, advocates and researchers from around the country, who came together to share programs, strategies and research that support a public safety framework built around communities that are resourced, just, healthy and restored.
