The Lehigh Valley Justice Institute has become established as a trusted community resource for the study of criminal justice processes and related social justice issues, primarily focused on the Lehigh Valley (Lehigh and Northampton counties) region of Pennsylvania.  Additionally, we perform studies for organizations beyond the Lehigh Valley when requested to fulfill our mission of bringing best practices from othr areas to inform our Valley focused work. 

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LVJI Study for Franklin County, PA - Preliminary Analysis of DUI Crashes, Stops, and Sentencing Patterns in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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LVJI Report: “The Effects of Pretrial Detention Length on Sentencing Guideline Departures in Two Pennsylvania Counties.” Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, Issue: Vol. 24, Issue 3, published on December 1, 2023. Written by LVJI Chief Data Scientist Victoria Wrigley. Copyright 2023 by the Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society (CCJLS) and The Western Society of Criminology. Used by Permission.

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LVJI Report: Mental Health in Schools - Needs Assessment

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LVJI Report: "Clogging the Courts: Effects of Marijuana Criminalization on our Local Courts Systems"

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Summary of LVJI report "Unjust Outcomes in Lehigh Valley Landlord/Tenant Cases: A Comparative Report" 

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LVJI Report: "Unjust Outcomes in Lehigh Valley Landlord/Tenant Cases: A Comparative Report 

 

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Summary of LVJI report "Legal Landscape for Lehigh County Renters"

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Legal Landscape for Lehigh County Renters - LVJI Report

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Testimony at Pennsylvania Sentencing Commission in Harrisburg (YouTube) 

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​Govenmental Disclosure on Use of Force Data: Community Data Registries Promoting Transparency

 

 

 

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