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Abell Reports are commissioned reports by subject matter experts, academics, and investigative journalists that provide studies of selected issues on the public agenda.
These projects – undertaken with grant funding by academics and nonprofit research and advocacy organizations – advance learning on issues key to Baltimore City.
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Everyone agrees that teens need more sleep. So why does school start so early? This report examines the research on school start times and the implications for students in Baltimore City.
Our 2023 Annual Report highlights the work of organizations across the city that are dedicated to addressing the complex challenges many of our neighbors face and of the great potential they hold.
In 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a consent decree for the Baltimore Police Department, mandating wide-ranging reforms. In a pair of companion reports, researchers from the University of Maryland examine the current state of community-police relations and how certain initiatives could help to improve them.
Van services linking inner city residents to suburban jobs don’t make the connection every day. Unpredictable service, unprepared workforce combine to limit programs’ success.
The family car as a vehicle for improving family life.
Current enforcement generates 13,000 arrests annually and lands 3,000 in pre-trial detention and 7,000 in drug treatment programs – with no clear benefit to the communities or individuals involved.
There has long been a body of opinion that criminal sanctions are unnecessarily harsh for minor marijuana offenses.
This annual report provides an overview of the initiatives and themes that emerged in 2000, and spotlights the inspiring people and programs that led this important work in Baltimore.
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
