Smart on Crime - Joining Together - For Justice - John Jay College Alumni & Giving Website

Experts from across the nation convened at the Smart on Crime Innovation Conference to discuss criminal justice innovations.

In October 2017, criminal justice leaders, elected officials and researchers from across the ideological spectrum participated in the inaugural Smart on Crime Innovations Conference, hosted by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, the Center for American Progress and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. The conference highlighted evidence-based practices and data-driven innovations in the criminal justice sphere, so that they can be promoted in cities and states across the country.

Deputy Director of Litigation of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Jin Hee Lee2 — Deputy Director of Litigation of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Jin Hee Lee

Former Attorney General Eric Holder2 — Former Attorney General Eric Holder

(left to right) Former DOJ spokesperson Kevin Lewis, Attorney Shirlethia V. Franklin, Former Attorney General Eric Holder, John Jay College President Karol V. Mason, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Vanita Gupta, Attorney Carter M. Stewart, American Progress Vice President for Criminal Justice Reform Edward K. Chung, Forward Justice Co-director Daryl V. Atkinson

Professor David Kennedy chats with fellow speakers.

Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia, with President Karol V. Mason — Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia, with
President Karol V. Mason

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, first Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity — Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, first Franklin A. Thomas, Professor in Policing Equity

The next Smart on Crime Conference will take place
on September 25-26, 2018.