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Crime and Economics provides the first comprehensive and accessible
text to address the economics of crime within the study of crime
and criminology. The economics of crime is an area of growing
activity and concern, increasingly influential both to the study of
crime and criminal justice and to the formulation of crime
reduction and criminal justice policy. As well as providing an
overview of the relationship between economics and crime, this book
poses key questions such as: What is the impact of the labour
market and poverty on crime? Can society decrease criminal activity
from a basis of economic disincentives? What forms of crime
reduction and methods of reducing re-offending are most cost
beneficial? Can illicit organised crime and illicit drug markets be
understood better through the application of economic analysis? For
those interested in economic methods, but without previous economic
training, this book also provides an accessible overview of key
areas such as cost-benefit analysis, econometrics and the debate
around how to estimate the costs of crime. This book will be key
reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of criminology
and economics and those working in the criminal justice system
including practitioners, managers and policy makers.
As many social inequalities widen, this is a crucial survey of
local authorities' evolving role in health, social care and
wellbeing. Health and social and public policy experts review
structural changes in provision and procurement, and explore social
determinants of health including intergenerational needs and
housing. With detailed assessments of regional disparities and case
studies of effective strategies and interventions from local
authorities, this collaborative study addresses complex issues
(Wicked Issues), considers where responsibility for wellbeing lies
and points the way to future policy-making. The Centre for
Partnering (CfP) is a key outcome of this innovative review along
with Bonner's previous work Social Determinants of Health (2017).
Rising prison numbers on both sides of the Atlantic are cause for
concern. Justice Reinvestment is a major movement in criminal
justice reform in the US that is also attracting lots of interest
in the UK. Justice Reinvestment is an approach to addressing the
penal crisis that uses the best available evidence to re-direct
resources to more effective rehabilitation of offenders and better
'prehabilitation'. It takes a more holistic view of criminal
justice and is particularly concerned to address the community
dimensions of offending and re-offending. The authors highlight
competing models of Justice Reinvestment and argue for a more
radical version in which criminal justice reform is seen as part of
a wider social justice reform programme. This is the first
substantial publication on Justice Reinvestment and shows that
'Justice Reinvestment' has huge potential to re-shape the criminal
justice system. It will be essential reading for undergraduate and
post-graduate students with an interest in criminal justice reform.
Practitioners and policy-makers working in the criminal justice
system in the US and the UK will also value the fresh perspective
it brings to criminal justice reform and its breadth of coverage
including insights into the penal crisis, different models of
Justice Reinvestment, the use of criminal justice data and research
evidence in re-designing criminal justice services and new
approaches to commissioning.
Rising prison numbers on both sides of the Atlantic are cause for
concern. Justice Reinvestment is a major movement in criminal
justice reform in the US that is also attracting lots of interest
in the UK. Justice Reinvestment is an approach to addressing the
penal crisis that uses the best available evidence to re-direct
resources to more effective rehabilitation of offenders and better
'prehabilitation'. It takes a more holistic view of criminal
justice and is particularly concerned to address the community
dimensions of offending and re-offending. The authors highlight
competing models of Justice Reinvestment and argue for a more
radical version in which criminal justice reform is seen as part of
a wider social justice reform programme. This is the first
substantial publication on Justice Reinvestment and shows that
'Justice Reinvestment' has huge potential to re-shape the criminal
justice system. It will be essential reading for undergraduate and
post-graduate students with an interest in criminal justice reform.
Practitioners and policy-makers working in the criminal justice
system in the US and the UK will also value the fresh perspective
it brings to criminal justice reform and its breadth of coverage
including insights into the penal crisis, different models of
Justice Reinvestment, the use of criminal justice data and research
evidence in re-designing criminal justice services and new
approaches to commissioning.
As many social inequalities widen, this is a crucial survey of
local authorities' evolving role in health, social care and
wellbeing. Health and social and public policy experts review
structural changes in provision and procurement, and explore social
determinants of health including intergenerational needs and
housing. With detailed assessments of regional disparities and case
studies of effective strategies and interventions from local
authorities, this collaborative study addresses complex issues
(Wicked Issues), considers where responsibility for wellbeing lies
and points the way to future policy-making. The Centre for
Partnering (CfP) is a key outcome of this innovative review along
with Bonner's previous work Social Determinants of Health (2017).
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. This book
examines the idea and practice of co-creation in public services.
Informed by practical action, lived experience and research from 10
countries across Europe, including the UK, it shines new light on
the theory and reality of co-creation by conceptualising it in
terms of human rights, social justice and social innovation.
Focusing on human dimensions, the book presents real life examples
in public services as diverse as social care, health, work
activation, housing and criminal justice. It also highlights the
ways digital technologies can accelerate or hinder co-creation. The
book confronts a paradox at the heart of co-creation:
standardisation and inflexibility in planning and resourcing, or
‘concrete-ness’, counters the ‘elasticity’ required to
sustain co-creation in complex contexts.
As public services budgets are cut, the 'Payment by Results' (or
Pay for Success) model has become a popular choice in public sector
commissioning. Social Impact Bonds are a variant of Payment by
Results also promoted by proponents of social (or impact)
investing. But how effective are these approaches? This short book
asks whether the Payment by Results model is an efficient way to
unlock new capital investment, help new providers to enter the
'market' and foster innovation, or whether the extension of
'neoliberal' thinking, complexity and the effects of managerialism
undermine the effective delivery of social outcomes. Synthesising
lessons from the UK and US for the first time, the book draws on
published work in both countries together with insights from the
authors' own research and consultancy experience to offer a
balanced and bipartisan overview of a field where the evidence has
been weak and there are strong ideological agendas in play.
Crime and Economics provides the first comprehensive and accessible
text to address the economics of crime within the study of crime
and criminology. The economics of crime is an area of growing
activity and concern, increasingly influential both to the study of
crime and criminal justice and to the formulation of crime
reduction and criminal justice policy. As well as providing an
overview of the relationship between economics and crime, this book
poses key questions such as: What is the impact of the labour
market and poverty on crime? Can society decrease criminal activity
from a basis of economic disincentives? What forms of crime
reduction and methods of reducing re-offending are most cost
beneficial? Can illicit organised crime and illicit drug markets be
understood better through the application of economic analysis? For
those interested in economic methods, but without previous economic
training, this book also provides an accessible overview of key
areas such as cost-benefit analysis, econometrics and the debate
around how to estimate the costs of crime. This book will be key
reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of criminology
and economics and those working in the criminal justice system
including practitioners, managers and policy makers.
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Both practical and theoretical in approach, this book is the
perfect companion for student researchers and policy makers alike.
It provides actionable advice for planning and implementing
evaluations, while also instilling an ability to assess the
evaluations of others and consider the ways in which evaluation
evidence could influence policy and practice. Drawing upon a wide
range of examples from policy areas like education, criminal
justice, and health and social care, this book showcases how
evaluation is an interdisciplinary research practice with a
spectrum of applications. Each chapter contains philosophical
underpinnings and applied knowledge as well as examples from
published evaluations. Specific topics include how to: Choose an
approach to evaluation Plan, design, and conduct evaluations
Approach evaluations using theories of change Differentiate between
process, impact, and economic evaluations Understand the role of
quantitative and qualitative methods in data collection Use
systematic reviews and other tools to assess and disseminate
evaluation findings From getting started in the field to turning
evidence into policy, this book will guide you through every step
of the evaluation process.
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