Understanding Boston:
Community Safety
The Boston Foundation believes that the children and families of Greater Boston deserve to live in neighborhoods that are safe, clean and free of violence.
As such, it works with its partners in the nonprofit and public sectors to develop positive activities for our city’s young people and strengthen neighborhood-based organizing designed to create safe and healthy communities.
In close cooperation with the Crime and Justice Institute, the Boston Foundation’s Understanding Boston series has published two major reports on the state’s Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system. Both reports were released at forums.
Learn about the Boston Foundation’s grantmaking priorities in Community Safety.
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Community Safety Spotlight:
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Youth Policy Initiative The Boston Foundation has announced a round of grants made to Boston area networks of organizations that work with high-risk youth, as part of the Foundation’s Youth Policy Initiative. The Initiative seeks to increase the engagement, leadership and impact of these networks in the public policy process during a time of shrinking public budgets and widespread interest in lowering dropout rates, preventing youth violence, and securing the future of the regional economy. |
Indicators-related research:
May
15, 2007
October
26, 2007
October
26, 2007 | | Selected grants:
November
14, 2006
December
14, 2006 |
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Recent Community Safety Reports:
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The Boston Foundation and the Crime and Justice Institute have released a report recommending changes in the way the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) is used, in order to remove unnecessary barriers to employment for men and women with criminal histories. At the same time, the report calls for retaining the system’s ability to maintain the safety of the workplace.
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Community Safety Forums:
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May
02, 2007
The Boston Foundation and the Crime and Justice Institute continued their focus on reforming the state’s CORI system with the release of a second report on the topic in early May. CORI stands for the Criminal Offender Record Information system, which is seen by many as placing unfair barriers to employment for men and women with criminal histories.
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November
03, 2005
At a November Understanding Boston forum, the Boston Foundation and the Crime & Justice Institute released a major public opinion study conducted by Doble Research Associates. Titled “Rethinking Justice in Massachusetts,” the report revealed a significant difference between current state policy toward crime and punishment and the policies that Massachusetts residents see as effective and appropriate strategies.
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