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Handbook on Moving Corrections and Sentencing Forward - Building on the Record (Paperback)
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Handbook on Moving Corrections and Sentencing Forward - Building on the Record (Paperback)
Series: The ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing Handbook Series
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This volume addresses major issues and research in corrections and
sentencing with the goal of using previous research and findings as
a platform for recommendations about future research, evaluation,
and policy. The last several decades witnessed major policy changes
in sentencing and corrections in the United States, as well as
considerable research to identify the most effective strategies for
addressing criminal behavior. These efforts included changes in
sentencing that eliminated parole and imposed draconian sentences
for violent and drug crimes. The federal government, followed by
most states, implemented sentencing guidelines that greatly reduced
the discretion of the courts to impose sentences. The results were
a multifold increase in the numbers of individuals in jails and
prisons and on community supervision-increases that have only
recently crested. There were also efforts to engage prosecutors and
the courts in diversion and oversight, including the development of
prosecutorial diversion programs, as well as a variety of specialty
courts. Penal reform has included efforts to understand the
transitions from prison to the community, including federal-led
efforts focused on reentry programming. Community corrections
reforms have ranged from increased surveillance through drug
testing, electronic monitoring, and in some cases, judicial
oversight, to rehabilitative efforts driven by risk and needs
assessment. More recently, the focus has included pretrial reform
to reduce the number of people held in jail pending trial, efforts
that have brought attention to the use of bail and its
disproportionate impact on people of color and the poor. This
collection of chapters from leading researchers addresses a wide
array of the latest research in the field. A unique approach
featuring responses to the original essays by active researchers
spurs discussion and provides a foundation for developing
directions for future research and policymaking.
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