OUR WORK / POLICY
From evidence to
systems change.
JPL uses research and practice to inform policy thinking, critique, dialogue, and action. We help communities, institutions, and decision-makers understand the systems shaping violence and the possibilities for changing them.
EXPLORE OUR POLICY METHODOLOGY:
OUR GOAL
Turn evidence into public change.
Understand policy and your place in it. Interrogate systems and develop better questions.
Surface community knowledge and build evidence-based recommendations.
Participate in public decision-making and move research into civic and institutional action.
OUR APPROACH
Evidence first.
Community
informed.
01 / Evidence first
Grounded in research, data, and community knowledge.
02 / Community and practice informed
Examined through the experiences of those most affected by systems and decisions.
03 / Culturally competent
Attentive to the cultural and historical context in which policies operate.
04 / Participatory
Communities, students, scholars, and institutions are invited into policy dialogue and development.
05 / Action-oriented
Creating pathways toward recommendations, campaigns, partnerships, petitions, and other forms of public action.
Our Work
01
POLICY BRIEF
Project details forthcoming
An illustrative project. Approved details and outcomes will be added here.
02
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Project details forthcoming
An illustrative project. Approved details and outcomes will be added here.
03
PUBLIC DIALOGUE
Project details forthcoming
An illustrative project. Approved details and outcomes will be added here.
More On Our Policy
Policy focus areas
Current interests span everyday experiences and the institutions that shape them.
01
Schools & education
School discipline · Corporal punishment · Education policy
02
Violence & public safety
Violence recognition and consideration · Prevention and intervention · Public safety · Criminal justice
03
Participation & public systems
Civic participation · Community conflict · Mediation and dispute resolution · Southern Black Belt policy · Institutional systems shaping lived experiences of violence
Core policy capabilities
Understand and interrogate
Policy research and analysis
Legislative and regulatory review
Analysis of existing laws and systems
Policy critique
Issue framing and agenda setting
Develop pathways
Policy framework development
Policy recommendations
Research-to-policy translation
Community-informed policy development
Institutional collaboration
Stakeholder engagement
Move into public action
Civic education
Public deliberation and civil discourse
Policy communications
Media campaigns
Policy simulations
Public presentations
Who We Work With
The grandmother with a team of grandbabies at home
The community flag football coach
The small business owner
The parent with children, nieces, nephews, cousins, siblings
Local governments and state or federal agencies
School districts and legislative offices
Advocacy, civic, community, and legal organizations
Universities and HBCUs
Foundations
Researchers and policymakers
Public administrators
Bring your time. Your talent.
Your treasure. Your questions.
JPL partners with institutions, communities, funders, researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners who believe that confronting violence requires more than one discipline, one sector, or one solution.