Daniel P Mears: 4 books
American Criminal Justice Policy
An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
American Criminal Justice Policy examines many of the most prominent criminal justice policies on the American landscape and finds that they fall well short of achieving the accountability and effectiveness that policymakers have advocated and that the public expects. The policies include mass incarceration,...
by Daniel P. Mears, Joshua C. Cochran
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2014
***Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes ** *
Prisoner Reentry is an engaging and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well-being, and justice in the “era of mass incarceration.” Renowned authors Daniel P. Mears and Joshua C....
Out-of-Control Criminal Justice
The Systems Improvement Solution for More Safety, Justice, Accountability, and Efficiency
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
Out-of-Control Criminal Justice shows that our system of criminal justice is broken; it is out of control. The author writes that a research-based strategy is needed that builds on the insights of those who work within criminal justice or are affected by it. Such a strategy must entail continuous...
Fundamentals of Criminological and Criminal Justice Inquiry
The Science and Art of Conducting, Evaluating, and Using Research
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2019
How to think about, conduct, and evaluate research is fundamental to the study and understanding of criminology and criminal justice. Students take methods, statistics, theory, and topic-specific classes, but they struggle to integrate what they learn and to see how it fits within the broader field...