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  • Comprehensive Deterrence Theory

    The Science and Policy of Punishment

    by Daniel P. Mears, Mark C. Stafford ...
    First articulated more than 250 years ago, deterrence remains a central theory in criminology and continues to be the bedrock of the vast bulk of criminal justice policy. But few updates to the original theory of deterrence have been made, and crime-based punishment has only grown tougher, resulting in a historically unprecedented growth in imprisonment and an even greater reliance on deterrence ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Fundamentals of Criminological and Criminal Justice Inquiry

    by Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran ...
    How to think about, conduct, and evaluate research is fundamental to the study and understanding of criminology and criminal justice. Students take methods, statistics, theory, and topic-specific classes, but they struggle to integrate what they learn and to see how it fits within the broader field of criminology and criminal justice research. This book directly tackles this problem by helping ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • American Criminal Justice Policy

    An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness

    by Daniel P. Mears ...
    American Criminal Justice Policy examines many of the most prominent criminal justice policies on the American landscape and finds that they fall well short of achieving the accountability and effectiveness that policymakers have advocated and that the public expects. The policies include mass incarceration, sex offender laws, supermax prisons, faith-based prisoner reentry programs, transfer of ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-Based Crime and Justice Policy

    by Daniel P. Mears ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The need for and the threats to improved public policy are equally acute. Crime policy agenda continues to be driven by anecdotal evidence and political ideology, resulting in a patchwork of programs, policies, and practices. All-too-frequently, the need for them is uncertain, they rest on unclear theoretical foundations, they are implemented poorly, and their effectiveness in preventing or ... Read more

    $149.99 USD

  • The Reinvention of Policing

    Crime Prevention, Community, and Public Safety

    by William R. Kelly, Madalena Almanza, Daniel P. Mears ...
    Written in an accessible style, this book provides a historically grounded critique of American policing and offers implementable solutions, providing students a comprehensive understanding of modern policing.Contemporary policing is in crisis, a situation that has led to persistent calls to reform it. Unfortunately, many proposed solutions focus on piecemeal changes that ignore a fundamental ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Out-of-Control Criminal Justice

    The Systems Improvement Solution for More Safety, Justice, Accountability, and Efficiency

    by Daniel P. Mears ...
    Out-of-Control Criminal Justice shows that our system of criminal justice is broken; it is out of control. The author writes that a research-based strategy is needed that builds on the insights of those who work within criminal justice or are affected by it. Such a strategy must entail continuous evaluation and improvement, so that what works can be expanded and what does not can be eliminated. ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Prisoner Reentry in the Era of Mass Incarceration

    by Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran ...
    Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes"Mass imprisonment and mass prisoner reentry are two faces of the same coin. In a comprehensive and penetrating analysis, Daniel Mears and Joshua Cochran unravel the causes of this pressing problem, detail the challenges confronting released prisoners, and provide an evidence-based blueprint for successfully reintegrating offenders into the ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

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  • Child Welfare

    Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice

    Edited by Kathleen Kufeldt, Brad McKenzie ...
    Children who receive child welfare services are a vulnerable group, and their numbers are growing. All who care about them need to be fully informed about current outcomes, indicators of success and failure, and best practices. This second edition of Child Welfare: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice has a special focus on Canadian child welfare and contains entirely new material on these ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Elder Abuse and Mistreatment

    by Joanna Mellor, Patricia Brownell ...
    Provide the most effective service possible to help victims of this growing social problemElder Abuse and Mistreatment is a comprehensive overview of current policy issues, new practice models, and up-to-date research on elder abuse and neglect. Experts in the field provide insight into elder abuse with newly examined populations to create an understanding of how to design service plans for ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Police Code of Silence in Times of Change

    by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskály, Ahmet Kule, Maria Maki Haberfeld ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book explores the contours of the code of silence and provides policy recommendations geared toward creating an environment less conducive for police misconduct. It responds to the recent calls for police reform, in the wake of the perceived illegitimacy of police actions and the protection that the code of silence seems to provide to the police officers who violate the official rules.Using a ... Read more

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  • After Prison

    Navigating Employment and Reintegration

    Edited by Rose Ricciardelli, Adrienne M.F. Peters ...
    Employment for former prisoners is a critical pathway toward reintegration into society and is central to the processes of desistance from crime. Nevertheless, the economic climate in Western countries has aggravated the ability of former prisoners and people with criminal records to find gainful employment.After Prison opens with a former prisoner’s story of reintegration employment experiences. ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Forensic Social Work

    Psychosocial and Legal Issues in Diverse Practice Settings

    Edited by Kelly Ward, PhD, LCSW, LCADC, Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Carolyn Bradley, PhD, LCSW, LCADC ...
    "[T]his book provides practical practice guidance as well as...interviewing and assessment tips....[A]n invaluable source of information for students, practitioners, researchers and educators."-Karen M. Sowers, PhDDean, University of TennesseeCollege of Social WorkRegardless of their field of practice, all social workers must understand how legal issues impact the financial, psychological, ... Read more

    $80.99 USD