ABSTRACT
Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy is a definitive sourcebook that is comprised of contributions from some of the most recognized experts in criminology and criminal justice policy. The book is essential reading for students taking upper level courses and seminars on crime, public policy and crime prevention, as well as for policy makers within the criminal justice sphere.
There has been a growing recognition of the importance of evidence-based criminal justice policies from criminologists, policymakers, and practitioners. Yet, despite governmental and professional association efforts to promote the role of criminological research in criminal justice policy, political ideologies, fear, and the media heavily influence criminal justice policies and practices.
Bridging the gap between research and policy, this book provides the best-available research evidence, identifies strategies for informing policy and offers direct policy recommendations for a number of pressing contemporary issues in criminal justice, including:
- Delinquency, intervention programs and community crime prevention,
- Problem-oriented policing and the science of hot-spot policing,
- Sentencing and drug courts,
- Community corrections, incarceration and rehabilitation,
- Mental illness, gender, aging and indigenous communities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|58 pages
Introduction
chapter |4 pages
Introduction
part II|52 pages
Crime prevention
chapter Chapter 6|10 pages
Opportunities for public policies to strengthen families and prevent crime
part III|118 pages
Policing and court sentencing
chapter Chapter 12|15 pages
Mandatory Minimum Penalties
part IV|168 pages
Corrections and Rehabilitation
chapter Chapter 18|16 pages
Smart Sentencing Revisited
chapter Chapter 19|15 pages
Confinement in Local Jails
chapter Chapter 20|14 pages
Reentry from incarceration to community
chapter Chapter 23|13 pages
The Challenge of Integrating Restorative Justice into the “Deep-End” of Criminal Justice
chapter Chapter 25|15 pages
Inmates With Serious Mental Illnesses
chapter Chapter 27|12 pages
Aging and dying in prison
chapter Chapter 28|8 pages
Native American criminal justice
part 5|68 pages
Conclusion