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Betsy Pearl

Associate Director for Criminal Justice Reform at the Center for American Progress

Betsy Pearl contributed to this toolkit while serving as the Associate Director for Criminal Justice Reform at the Center for American Progress, a non-partisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas. Pearl is the co-author of a report on the community responder model, along with Amos Irwin of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.

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