The Promise of Prevention: Public Health as a Model for Effective Change

Deborah Prothrow-Stith

In this essay, UNITY Co-Chair Deborah Prothrow-Stith calls on criminal justice to partner with public health and work together to prevent violence before it occurs. Part of The Sentencing Project's 25th anniversary compilation, Deborah's essay calls for a different approach to public safety and shares recommendations that could improve the criminal justice system.

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