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Safety & Justice

We use behavioral science to help legal systems work better: safer for communities, smarter for taxpayers, fairer for people.

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A smartphone displaying notifications, including one from Smith County Court reminding Anthony to go to court on January 8 at 9 AM, and a message from Mom, with the screen showing the time as 11:56 on Monday, April 21.

Our Work

Effective Courts

We redesign processes and communications to help courts work better for the people who use them, run them, and fund them.
Case Studies
• Read Clearer Notices Increase Responses to Traffic Tickets →
Early Intervention

We help keep people out of the legal system through violence prevention and successful diversion programs.
Case Studies
• Read Equipping Young Adults with Essential Behavioral and Professional Skills →
Second Chances

We design programs, processes, and communications that help people successfully return to and remain in their communities.
Case Studies
• Read Reducing Recidivism Rates for Juveniles →

Initiative Spotlight

(Un)warranted

We’re improving court appearance rates across the United States with a goal of preventing 500,000 missed court dates, and their resulting warrants and jail time, over the next five years. Our work improves court efficiency, saves time and money for jurisdictions, and creates fairer and more effective justice.

Initiative Spotlight

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