BetaGov helps public agencies and nonprofits to develop and test new practices. We are learning how to foster a culture of learning.

We engage with the people who work and live in correctional facilities to reduce harms by improving conditions of confinement—transforming the physical environment, improving staff interactions and practices, applying data analytics, revising policies and processes, and testing innovations.

We help schools and edtech nonprofits learn how to meet their students’ goals—identifying and testing novel practices and leveraging data to provide timely insights.

Our Family-Based Justice Center works to support families and promote public safety.

We partner with law enforcement to identify challenges and test policies and practices that promote public safety, community relations, and officer wellness.

Our ReadyData initiative seeks actionable insights to help public agencies, policymakers, and nonprofits make faster and better, data-driven decisions.

From pretrial supervision to post-prison reentry, we engage with practitioners, policymakers, and communities on policy and practice improvements to promote public safety.

We implement and collaborate on projects that address substance use disorders across the justice spectrum, from prevention strategies to treatment practices.

We develop, implement, test, and expand approaches to build more resilient, safer communities and address individual and community trauma.

We engage with correctional agencies to assess the prevalence of veterans in their systems and the value of specialized services.

We provide our government partners with access to the emerging technology of virtual reality, by creating and testing content.