Youth-Led Criminal Justice Research & Public Impact.

We produce analysis, scholarship, and institutional partnerships examining policing, courts, incarceration, and the future of justice.

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Featured Work

Next Steps into Criminal Justice Activism

A research-driven guide to youth leadership, technology, ethics, and the future of justice.

Featured in The Hill, Data & Society's Points Blog, and Tech Policy Press.

EVENT

STOP x JEP Webinar

A JEP-moderated webinar with STOP, CDT, and EFF on surveillance tech and the algorithmic school-to-prison pipeline.

Live April 30, 2026

ARTICLE

Data & Society Points Blog

Nicholas Stewart on AI-altered arrest media and the risks it creates for due process.

Published March, 18 2026

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INITIATIVE

UC Berkeley ITC × JEP Writing Initiative

A first-of-its-kind, civic writing collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Incarceration program.

Launched March 5, 2026

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Our Focus Areas

Oversight

Surveillance Accountability

Policing

Power

Defense

Due Process

Courts

Confinement

Youth Justice

Reentry

Incarceration

Algorithms

Risk Tools

Evidence