Springer Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States

Product Description This handbook provides a holistic and comprehensive examination of issues related to criminal justice reform in the United States from a multidisciplinary perspective.  Divided into five key domains of reform in the criminal justice system, it analyzes:  - Policing - Policy and sentencing - Reentry - Treatment - Alternatives to incarcerationEach section provides a history and overview of the domain within the criminal justice system, followed by chapters discussing issues integral to reform. The volume emphasizes decreasing incarceration and minimizing racial, ethnic and economic inequalities. Each section ends with tangible recommendations, based on evidence-based approaches for reform. Of interest to researchers, scholars, activists and policy makers, this unique volume offers a pathway for the future of criminal justice reform in the United States.   From the Back Cover This handbook provides a holistic and comprehensive examination of issues related to criminal justice reform in the United States from a multidisciplinary perspective.  Divided into five key domains of reform in the criminal justice system, it analyzes:  - Policing - Policy and sentencing - Reentry - Treatment - Alternatives to incarceration Each section provides a history and overview of the domain within the criminal justice system, followed by chapters discussing issues integral to reform. The volume emphasizes decreasing incarceration and minimizing racial, ethnic and economic inequalities. Each section ends with tangible recommendations, based on evidence-based approaches for reform. Of interest to researchers, scholars, activists and policy makers, this unique volume offers a pathway for the future of criminal justice reform in the United States.   About the Author Elizabeth L. Jeglic Ph.D. is a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.  Her research interests include sexual violence prevention and evidence based public policy. .  She is the Associate Editor of Sexual Abuse and is on the editorial board of Psychology, Public Policy and the Law and a fellow of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and the American Psychology and Law Society. She has published over 100 journal articles and book chapters on areas related to the criminal justice system.  Cynthia Calkins Ph.D. is also a Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.  Her work uses empirical evidence to examine sex offender policy and prevent sexual violence.  She teaches classes in law and psychology and sexual violence.   She has published over 80 journal articles and book chapters and does regular evaluations for the courts.  She is also on the editorial board of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment and Psychology, Crime, and Law.  She is an editor of the APA monitor’s Judicial Notebook column.  Last, she is a member of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers and the American Psychology and Law Society.