This 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.

 

1. Introduction

Part I. Policing
2. History of policing in America
3. Policing and race
4. Enhancing police accountability and legitimacy
5. Victim-oriented police reform
6. The future of policing reform
7. The future of policing reform
Part II. Policy and sentencing
8. History of sentencing in the US
9. Sentencing guideline reform
10. Racial, ethnic and economic sentencing disparity
11. Bail reform
12. Case prosecution: intersection of race and class
13. Juvenile sentencing reform
14. Risk assessment in sentencing
15. Criminal justice policy reform
Part III. Reentry. - 16. History of parole and probation in criminal justice
17. Mass probation: causes and consequences
18. Parole and probation from control to case management
19. Probation officers as coaches
20. Juvenile probation reform
21. Prisoner reentry program
22. The future of parole
Part IV. Treatment. - 23. History of treatment in the criminal justice system
24. New directions in the treatment of offenders with persistent mental illness
25. Good lives model and integration of strengths based approaches
26. Engaging offenders in treatment: motivational interviewing
27. Trauma informed care
28. Education programs
29. Treatment of youthful offenders
30. The role of criminal justice in substance abuse treatment
Part V. Alternatives to incarceration
31. Prevention programs
32. Police diversion programs
33. Drug courts
34. Mental health courts
35. Alternatives to youth incarceration
36. Electronic monitoring of offenders
37. Restorative justice: victim-offender mediation. Part VI. Conclusion
37. The Future of Criminal Justice Reform.