Justice Reinvestment - Can the Criminal Justice System Deliver More for Less?

Zusatztext "This book provides a timely overview of the success! or otherwise! of JR (justice reinvestment) approaches as we near a new general election and the end of a political cycle? The authors are particularly strong on the application of economics in JR! emphasising the social justice aspirations of the movement as opposed to a narrower economics-based criminology informed by Rational Choice theory." - Andrew Neilson! Director of Campaigns! the Howard League for Penal Reform Informationen zum Autor Chris Fox is Professor of Evaluation! Manchester Metropolitan University.Kevin Albertson is Principal Lecturer in Economics! Manchester Metropolitan University.Kevin Wong is Deputy Director! Hallam Centre for Community Justice. Zusammenfassung This book looks at the experience of Justice Reinvestment in the US and the challenges that this particular type of holistic, evidence-based, economically driven approach to criminal justice reform will pose in the UK. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction, 2. Rising prison numbers: the key challenge for criminal justice policy, 3. Justice Reinvestment overview, 4. A new approach to criminal justice policy, 5. Justice mapping, 6. Justice Reinvestment and evidence-based policy, 7. The economics of criminal justice policy, 8. New ways of financing criminal justice interventions: Payment by results and Social Impact Bonds, 9. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Albertson, Albertson Kevin, Chris Fox, Chris Albertson Fox, Kevin Wong, Wong Kevin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.11.2014
• EAN: 9780415833059
• ISBN: 978-0-415-83305-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Social issues & processes, Political Economy, Social and ethical issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law