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This book shows how to reduce out-of-control criminal justice and create greater public safety, justice, and accountability at less cost.
List of contents
1. Introduction: out-of-control criminal justice; 2. Systems problems are not specific to crime and justice; 3. What is a system?; 4. The criminal justice system; 5. The systems improvement solution for safety, justice, accountability, and efficiency; 6. Benefits of the systems improvement solution and pitfalls to avoid in implementing it; 7. Conclusion: criminal justice under control.
About the author
Daniel P. Mears is the Mark C. Stafford Professor of Criminology at Florida State University. He has published widely, including over 100 articles and two books, including the award-winning book, American Criminal Justice Policy (Cambridge, 2010). His research studies and federally funded projects have examined a diverse range of crime and justice issues. And his views have been cited in such media outlets as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. Previously, he served as a Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center and as a Peace Corps Volunteer and a program counselor working with adolescents.
Summary
This book is for a diverse spectrum of readers. For scholars and students, it presents arguments about how systems problems create more crime and injustice. For criminal justice policymakers, administrators, and practitioners, it identifies the limitations of pursuing piecemeal reform. For the public, it illuminates what they can demand from the criminal justice system.
