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020 _a9783030775643 (hbk)
050 _aHV7231
_b.H236 2022
245 _aHandbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform in the United States /
_cby Elizabeth Jeglic, Cynthia Calkins - Editors.
250 _a1st edition
260 _aCham, Switzerland:
_bSpringer,
_c2022.
300 _a‎777 Pages;
_c24 cm.
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aCriminal Justice.
650 _aManuals.
650 _aCriminal Law.
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