Transforming Criminal Justice: An Evidence-Based Agenda for Reform

Transforming Criminal Justice is a comprehensive evidence-based roadmap for reforming the American criminal justice system, addressing thirteen significant issues and highlighting the system's weaknesses that cause harm.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 22 November 2022
Publisher: New York University Press

This significant volume brings together today's leading criminal justice scholars and practitioners to offer a comprehensive roadmap for those seeking to transform the American criminal justice system. Spanning thirteen critical issues in justice reform, this collection of essays delves into a range of topics, from a suspect's initial encounter with the police to gun violence, prosecutorial innovation, sentencing reform, eliminating bail, recidivism and re-entry, collateral consequences of crime, and the eradication of false convictions. A recurring theme throughout this volume is the recognition of the American criminal justice system's numerous weaknesses, which perpetuate harm and necessitate increased accountability. Each chapter serves as a valuable educational tool, providing readers with a deep understanding of the challenges plaguing the criminal justice system, potential solutions, and the roles that various stakeholders should assume. While part scholarly research, part account of the justice system's workings and shortcomings, and part agenda for action, Transforming Criminal Justice ultimately aims to educate and inspire readers to drive meaningful change.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781479818808