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The criminalCriminal justice reform tag covers posts related tois the set of interventions aimed at improving the criminal justice system in a variety of ways. Most effective altruism work in this area is focused on the United States,[1] but posts about other areas of the world are also welcome.

The criminal justice reform tag covers posts related to improving the criminal justice system in a variety of ways. Most EAeffective altruism work in this area is focused on the United States,States,[1] but posts about other areas of the world are also welcome.

Criminal justice reform is particularly promising in the United States. It is also unusually tractable, due to the adverse US fiscal situation and the confluence of liberal and conservative interest in this area. For these reasons, the Open Philanthropy Project considers criminal justice reform a promising intervention, and has funded several charities working in this space.[1]

Further reading

Open Philanthropy (2014) Criminal justice reform, Open Philanthropy, May 12.

Sempere, Nuño (2022) A critical review of Open Philanthropy’s bet on criminal justice reform, Effective Altruism Forum, June 16.

The criminal justice reform tag covers posts related to improving the criminal justice system in a variety of ways. Most EA work in this area is focused on the United States (see Open Philanthropy 2016),States,[1] but posts about other areas of the world are also welcome.

Criminal justice reform is particularly promising in the United States. It is also unusually tractable, due to the adverse US fiscal situation and the confluence of liberal and conservative interest in this area. For these reasons, the Open Philanthropy Project considers criminal justice reform a promising intervention, and has funded several charities working in this space (Open Philanthropy Project 2016).space.[1]

Bibliography

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    Open Philanthropy (2016) Criminal justice reform, Open Philanthropy.

The criminal justice reform tag covers posts related to improving the criminal justice system in a variety of ways. Most EA work in this area is focused on the United States (see Open Philanthropy 2016), but posts about other areas of the world are also welcome.