QSIDE has forged a partnership with the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ) and Jobs for the Future (JFF) to build a robust research framework to identify effective practices for hiring people with criminal records, and to support those who were formerly incarcerated to thrive in meaningful employment. “Previous research indicates that meaningful employment decreases…

The broad goal of the CoP will be to bring individuals working in the disruption, diversion, and decarceration spaces who are interested in pooling our collective knowledge, practices, and resources to use data more effectively and efficiently in our collective work. We are so excited to grow this network and leverage our collective expertise to promote justice and decarcerate…

QSIDE Institute has published an open letter in response to the rise of anti-DEI legislation across the United States. We stand proudly in our work in the DEI space, on the shoulders of those who came before us, in solidarity with those committed to the moral imperative that it represents. Together, we can build a…

As part of our DATA2LIFT initiative, QSIDE Institute and InsightWorks are beginning to develop a data tool to synthesize research and model ROI for programs focused on decarceration. This interactive tool will be designed to help model return on investment for organizations and programs focused on disrupting cycles of intergenerational incarceration, particularly in Black and brown communities….

The Data Science, Police Accountability, and Community Engagement (DSPACE) Group aims to partner with communities to work towards data-informed police accountability. Within QSIDE, the DSPACE Group serves as the research-intensive branch in the realm of police accountability. The group is composed of mathematicians, statisticians, and data scientists who partner with activists and communities to answer…

QSIDE researchers have created a set of data maps around geographic concentrations of Opportunity Youth in the United States. This research is the next stage in QSIDE’s Data for Accountability, Transparency, and Advancement to Lower Incarceration for Transformation (DATA2LIFT) initiative, funded by the Walmart Foundation. The data maps will form the basis of an interactive tool…

QSIDE in partnership with The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (the HAVI) has released a report last year investigating the relationship between media and gun violence. Our literature review reveals the disproportionate focus on mass shootings by the media, in contrast to the coverage of gun violence in communities which make up the majority of…

QSIDE is proud to present our Data for Accountability, Transparency, and Advancement to Lower Incarceration for Transformation (DATA2LIFT) initiative, funded by the Walmart Foundation. Through DATA2LIFT, QSIDE has connected leading researchers with community-based organizations and subject matter experts to create a centralized mechanism to collect and analyze key data related to incarceration at the national, state, and…

Check out our recent education equity project: N. Brown, N. Hatfield, C.M. Topaz. Do introductory courses disproportionately drive minoritized students out of STEM pathways, PNAS Nexus 1 (4) (2022).