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Expert Spotlight
Jaspal Bhatia
Jaspal Bhatia works with the AIR Equity Initiative, where he leads the Public Safety and Policing grant portfolio and supports the Educational Equity work. In his Q&A, he discusses common misconceptions about our justice system, goals for the Equity Initiative's justice portfolio, and how creating access to education, health care, and meaningful jobs can do more for public safety than heightened police presence and incarceration.
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