Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy

<p><em>Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy</em> 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. </p><p>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. <br><br>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:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Delinquency, intervention programs and community crime prevention,</li> <p> </p> <li>Problem-oriented policing and the science of hot-spot policing,</li> <p> </p> <li>Sentencing and drug courts,</li> <p> </p> <li>Community corrections, incarceration and rehabilitation,</li> <p> </p> <li>Mental illness, gender, aging and indigenous communities.</li> </ul> <p>Volume Introduction: Advancing Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy <em> <strong> </strong></em><strong>PART I: Introduction</strong> Introduction: Evidence, Evaluation, and Strategies for Moving Criminal Justice Policy Forward <em> </em>1. Evidence-Informed Criminal Justice Policy: Looking Back, Moving Forward<em> </em>2. Policy Evaluation and Assessment <em> </em>3. The Role of Theory, Ideology, and Ethics in Criminal Justice Policy <em> </em>4. Translational Criminology: A New Path Forward <em> </em><strong>PART II: Crime Prevention</strong> Introduction: Individual, Family, and Community Prevention Programs <em> </em>5. Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Programs <em> </em>6. Opportunities for Public Policies to Strengthen Families and Prevent Crime <em> </em>7. Community Crime Prevention <em> </em>8. Situational crime prevention <em> </em><strong>PART III: Policing and Court Sentencing</strong> Introduction: Policing <em> </em>9. Community Policing <em> </em>10. Problem-Oriented Policing: Evidence v. Framing in Implementation Success <em> </em>11. The Science and Practice of Hot-Spots Policing <em>Anthony Braga </em>Introduction: Court Sentencing <em> </em>12. Mandatory Minimum Penalties: Evidence-Based Consequences and Recommendations for Policy and Legal Reform<em> </em>13. Sentencing Disparities <em> </em>14. Sex Offender Legislation and Policy <em> </em>15. Drug Courts and Drug Policy <em> </em>16. Did the Gregg Decision Overcome the Arbitrary and Discriminatory Use of the Death Penalty So Prevalent in Furman? <em> </em><strong>PART IV: Corrections and Rehabilitation</strong> Introduction: Community Corrections <em> </em>17. Improving Correctional Supervision: What does the Research Tell Us? <em> </em>18. Smart Sentencing Revisited: Assessing the Policy/ Practice Implications of Research on Electronic Monitoring and other Intermediate Sanctions <em> </em>Introduction: Incarceration<em>Editors </em>19. Confinement in Local Jails: Institutions and Their Clients Neglected by Criminologists <em> </em>20. Does a Prison Term Prevent or Promote More Crime?<em> </em>Introduction: Reentry and Recidivism Reduction Programs <em> </em>21. Reentry from Incarceration to Community: A Convergence of Practices based on Scientific Evidence to Enhance Citizenship <em> </em>22. The Effects of Prison Programming <em> </em>23. The Challenge of Integrating Restorative Justice into the "Deep-End" of Criminal Justice <em> </em>24. Juvenile Justice Education <em> </em>Introduction: Special Populations <em> </em>25. Inmates with Serious Mental Illnesses: Current Knowledge and Challenges for Practice <em> </em>26. Women’s Incarceration and Motherhood: Policy Considerations <em> </em>27. Aging and Dying in Prison: At the Intersection of Crime, Costs, and Healthcare <em> </em>28. Native American Criminal Justice: Toward Evidence-Based Policy and Practice <em> </em><strong>PART V: Conclusion</strong> Introduction: The Future of Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy <em> </em>29. Mass Incarceration, the Carceral State, and Evidence-Based Research <em> </em>30. The Media and Criminal Justice Policy and Practices <em> </em>31. Cost-Effective and Accountable Criminal Justice Policy <em> </em>32. The Utility of Findings from Biosocial Research for Public Policy <em> </em>33. Bringing Evidence into Criminal Justice Policy </p>