Marc A. Levin 🇺🇸🇺🇦

Sharing my new article exploring how we can revitalize democracy and democratize policing. Adopting policies and taking actions that I describe can help law enforcement agencies and our democracy itself earn greater legitimacy, which is urgently needed. realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/…

Kelly McManus, EVP of Education at @Arnold_Ventures, outlines the urgent need for data-driven higher education reform. She emphasized that an education system leaving students with crippling debt and no labor market value is a definitive policy failure requiring bipartisan solutions. Explore More: …womenshapingpolicy2026.splashthat.com #TheHillWomen #HigherEd

Kirby Smith, Chief Strategy Officer at @Arnold_Ventures, details the organization's evidence-based approach to policy reform and their critical new initiative addressing the rapid expansion of sports betting. She highlights the urgent need for research and legislative guardrails to protect communities from emerging financial and behavioral health harms. Explore More: …womenshapingpolicy2026.splashthat.com #ArnoldVentures #PolicyReform #SportsBetting

What does it take to expand 🏘️ housing supply, and which reforms actually work? We’re seeking research that can illuminate the effects of recent state and local policy changes. Learn more about our Housing RFP and apply! 🗓️ LOIs are due March 27: bit.ly/4auHb1h

Arnold Ventures Co-Founder @johnarnold spoke with @FoxNews' @steinhauserNH1 about what drives gas prices during moments of global uncertainty. He emphasized that while any escalation risks “pain at the pump,” today’s gas prices remain below levels from 15–20 years ago. Watch the interview: foxnews.com/video/63906286…

Join our Evidence and Evaluation team on March 31 at 2. p.m. ET for an overview of AV’s new Cell Phones RFP, which funds rigorous causal studies on the academic, behavioral, and mental health impacts of school cell phone policies. Register here: bit.ly/4ufoh7H

"Policymakers could tackle prediction markets the same way Trump-1 tackled vaping: not w/ a ban, but w/ sensible regs. Restrict advertising. Build in friction. Raise age to at least 21... regulate PMs like sports gambling" - @aibm_org @JonathanDCohen1 open.substack.com/pub/ofboysandm…

From public transit to passenger rail to trucking — policy design affects cost, access, and delivery nationwide. Our new Transportation RFP supports research across transportation modes that can improve outcomes for communities. LOIs due March 27. Apply here: bit.ly/4rFJ4yS

When it comes to deterrence, certainty matters. Research consistently shows people are more responsive to the likelihood of being caught than the severity of punishment. AV’s @jenniferdoleac discusses the evidence with @bryanrwalsh at @voxdotcom: vox.com/future-perfect…

Immigration enforcement may be helping cut crime—but at what cost? CCJ President and CEO @abgelb spoke with @CNN recently about the public policy tradeoffs. Read more at: cnn.com/2026/03/08/us/…

NEW: Supreme Court unanimously revives a lawsuit from a Mississippi street preacher over a local ordinance prohibiting him from evangelizing outside a public amphitheater. Justice Kagan has the opinion. #SCOTUS

The Supreme Court rules unanimously in favor of Evangelical street preacher Gabriel Olivier, who filed a civil rights challenge to a Mississippi city ordinance he was previously convicted under. His suit isn't barred by Heck v. Humphrey, court says. news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/supreme…

Tribal #LawEnforcement, check out our website for resources to support tribal #CommunityPolicing, including information on the Tribal Access Program (TAP), Tribal MOU/MOA Sample Resource Library, #CPDispatch articles, publications & more: cops.usdoj.gov/tribalpolicing

What if accountability and opportunity worked hand in hand? In Arkansas, programs like Hidden Creek partner with corrections to give individuals a structured path forward—spending their final months preparing for release, earning early freedom through a disciplined approach, and stepping directly into a job 👇

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How can policymakers balance crime control, community impact, civil rights, and values when setting crime and justice policy? CCJ President and CEO @abgelb says the question isn’t just what you can do, but what’s the most efficient and effective way to achieve those goals.

Read the full report here: counciloncj.org/crime-trends-i… Read the supplemental assessment featuring perspectives from leading experts on what they see as the primary drivers of the recent decline, specifically in homicides: counciloncj.org/whats-driving-…

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“How do we respond to crime, not with anger or hatred, but with love?” @desmondmeade, Executive Director of @FLRightsRestore, spoke at the last CCJ Member Summit on choosing a compassionate rather than punitive approach in dealing with people who commit crime.