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Briefing Papers

Briefing papers focused on a variety of policy issues are detailed below.

The Status of Black Men in New York City
Remarks of David R. Jones, President, Community Service Society of New York, before the 2005 NY/NJ SAAM Conference, June 18, 2005

State of Black Men
Professor Walter Stafford, Wagner School of Public Service, NYU, and Researcher Diana Salas, Women of Color Policy Network, NYU Wagner – 2005, presented at the 2005 NY/NJ SAAM Conference, June 18, 2005

Employment Issues and Challenges in Post-Katrina New Orleans
By Harry Holzer and Robert I. Lerman, The Urban Institute

Reentry Trends in the United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Probation and Parole in the United States, 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

Prisoners in the United States, 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

New York City Health Disparities, 2004
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Central Harlem Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

East Harlem Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Central Brooklyn Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Canarsie (Brooklyn) Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Bushwick (Brooklyn) Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Flatbush (Brooklyn) Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Northwest Brooklyn Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Jamaica (Queens) Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Laurelton (Queens) Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Rockaways (Queens) Community Health Profile
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

NYC Vital Signs - Diabetes
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

NYC Vital Signs - Asthma
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Fatherhood and Incarceration Policy Brief
Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

Denying Felons and Ex-Felons the Vote: The Political Consequences, Past and Future
Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University

Souls of Black Men: African American Men Discuss Mental Health
Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation, Inc.

Every Door Closed: Facts About Parents with Criminal Records
Center for Law and Social Policy

Prisoner Reentry: What Are the Public Health Challenges
RAND Corp.

Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004
Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice

Important Facts on America's Disconnected Youth
Campaign for Youth

Unheard Third Survey
Presentation by Nancy Rankin, Community Service Society before the New York City Council

Addressing The Men's Health Crisis
By Dr. David Satcher, National Center for Primary Care, Morehouse School of Medicine

Black Investor Survey 2005: Saving and Investing Among Higher Income African-American and White Americans
The Ariel Mutual Funds/Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., July 2005

Black Investor Survey 2004: Saving and Investing Among Higher Income African-Amrican and White Americans
The Ariel Mutual Funds/Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., June 2004

Discrimination in Low Wage Labor Markets: Findings from an Experimental Audit Study in New York City
By Devah Pager and Bruce Western, Princeton University

Vaccine Trials and Black Americans: Should Black Americans Participate in Clinical Trials to Develop an HIV Vaccine?
By Steve Wakefield

Culture, Black Men and Prostate Cancer: What is Reality?
Cancer Control Magazine, November/December 2004

Domestic Violence in the African American Community: The Role of the Black Church
By Lynda Marie Jordan

What are Black Men's HIV Prevention Needs?
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California - San Francisco, AIDS Research Institute

Media, Politics and Democracy: Understanding the expanding array
By W. Lance Bennett, Department of Communications and Political Science, University of Washington

Report on the State of African American Males
National Urban League, 2004

Black Undergraduates: From Bakke to Grutter
Higher Education Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

African Americans Age 65 and Older: Their Sources of Income
AARP

Social Security and African Americans: Some Facts
AARP

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