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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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Thousands of Baltimore jobseekers struggle to secure and retain employment because they do not possess reliable personal transportation. This report examines how barriers, such as driver’s license requirements, vehicle ownership costs, and spatial employment and transit patterns, prevent Baltimore residents from accessing stable employment opportunities.
As the city celebrates historic reductions in gun violence, the media continues to broadcast headlines warning of crime by city youths ages 17 and younger. This report analyzes data available from key entities engaged with crimes charged to young people.
A reflection on the promising new approaches and new resources that have been brought to bear in the last decade.
For expanding facilities and increasing responsiveness.
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.
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
