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Criminal Justice at the Crossroads
William R. Kelly
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Description for Criminal Justice at the Crossroads
Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPQB; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called "tough on crime" policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization but also created an incredibly inefficient system that routinely fails the public, taxpayers, crime victims, criminal offenders, their families, and their communities. Strategies that focus on behavior change are much more productive and cost effective for reducing crime than punishment, and in this book, William R. Kelly discusses the policy, process, ... Read more
Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called "tough on crime" policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization but also created an incredibly inefficient system that routinely fails the public, taxpayers, crime victims, criminal offenders, their families, and their communities. Strategies that focus on behavior change are much more productive and cost effective for reducing crime than punishment, and in this book, William R. Kelly discusses the policy, process, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231171366
SKU
V9780231171366
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99-15
About William R. Kelly
William R. Kelly is professor in the Department of Sociology and the founding director of the Center for Criminology and Criminal Justice Research at the University of Texas-Austin. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the community consulting with local, state, and federal agencies on criminal justice issues. He has been involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation ... Read more
Reviews for Criminal Justice at the Crossroads
Kelly has summarized a vast amount of information with great clarity and purpose. Criminal Justice at the Crossroads is well written, balanced in its data presentation and policy prescriptions, and timely.
Joan Petersilia, Stanford Law School In Criminal Justice at the Crossroads, William Kelly gives us an outstanding account of critical problems in criminal justice and what needs to ... Read more
Joan Petersilia, Stanford Law School In Criminal Justice at the Crossroads, William Kelly gives us an outstanding account of critical problems in criminal justice and what needs to ... Read more