This centennial collection of essays and original research studies captures the varied spectrum of philosophies and concerns of the board and staff of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) over the past century . The criminological experts represented in this volume are renowned for their study and research into the far reaches of this field of study. As a chronicle of the NCCD′s development, editors Barry Krisberg, Susan Marchionna, and Christopher Baird include some of the most groundbreaking material to come out of the workings of this unique American institution.
Key Features
- Includes insights from some of the greatest thinkers in the world of criminology: In its first 100 years, the Council has been guided by great criminological thinkers, including Milton Rector, Norval Morris, Marvin Wolfgang, Don Gottfredson, Allen Breed, Roscoe Pound, and others. This volume captures some of their best writing.
- Promotes the importance of the juvenile court: Respecting the rights of all citizens, NCCD supports the need for a separate system of justice for children.
- Considers alternatives to incarceration: The included essays and studies address the failings of mass incarceration as a crime control policy and review the value of alternatives to incarceration.
- Encourages the advancement of effective crime control strategies: The book explores the ways in which social justice and criminal justice are inextricably linked and ponders possible paths to breaking the cycles of violence and incarceration.
- Sets the foundation for future research: NCCD′s gifted staff members, past and present, have created a legacy of research that will help chart a course into the organization′s next century.
Intended Audience
This supplemental text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology, law, jurisprudence, sociology, and social psychology.
Table of Content
Preface
Part I: The Views From NCCD′s Five Presidents
1. Rational Crime Treatment – Charles L. Chute
2. A Critique of the Model Penal Code Sentencing Proposals – Will C. Turnbladh
3. Milton Rector: Forty Years of Reform (interview) – Joan Potter
4. Doing Violence to the Crime Problem: A response to the Attorney General′s Task Force – Diana R. Gordon
5. Hate the Player and Hate the Game: The Politics of the War Against the Young – Barry Krisberg
Part II: The Need for a Separate System of Justice for Children
6. The Juvenile Court in the Service State – Roscoe Pound
7. The Youth Service Bureau: A Key Delinquency Prevention (Introduction) – Sherwood Norman
8. Safety and Welfare Review of the California Youth Authority – Barry Krisberg
9. Creating Effective Juvenile Justice Systems – Orlando L. Martinez and Claus D. Tjaden
Part III: Alternatives to Mass Incarceration
10. The Extravagance of Imprisonment – Milton G. Rector
11. The State of Corrections Today: A Triumph of Pluralistic Ignorance – Allen Breed
12. The ‘Prisons Pays’ Studies: Research or Ideology? – Christopher Baird
13. Making Paroling Policy Explicit – Don M. Gottfredson, Peter B. Hoffman, Maurice H. Sigler, and Leslie T. Wilkins
14. Impediments to Penal Reform – Norval Morris
Part IV: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
15. The Michigan Structured Decision-Making System – Christopher Baird, Dennis Wagner, Rod Caskey, and Deborah Neuenfeldt
16. The Relative Validity of Actuarial and Consensus-Based Risk Assessment Systems – Christopher Baird and Dennis Wagner
17. Improved Decision Making in Child Maltreatment Cases – Raelene Freitag and Madeline Wordes-Noya
18. The Plight of Children Whose Parents Are in Prison – Barry Krisberg and Carolyn Engel Temin
Part V: The Link Between Social Justice and Criminal Justice
19. Racial Discrimination in Criminal Sentencing – Rose Matsui Ochi
20. Organizing for Community Policing – Patrick V. Murphy
21. Violence, U.S.A: Riots and Crime – Marvin E. Wolfgang
22. The Color of Law and the Issue of Color: Race and the Abuse of Police Power – Hubert G. Locke
23. Navigating the Hidden Obstacles to Ex-Offender Reentry – Anthony C. Thompson
24. Taking It to the Streets – Kim Taylor-Thompson
25. We Do Not Deserve to Kill – Marvin E. Wolfgang
Part VI: Conclusion: Continuing the Struggle for Justice
About the author
Christopher Baird served as executive vice president of NCCD, directing the Midwest Office, from 1985 through 2010 and now serves as director of research. He has designed risk assessment, classification, and case management systems for child welfare, adult probation and parole, and juvenile justice systems. He developed and managed the National Institute of Corrections Model Probation and Parole program, which was implemented in 31 state agencies and hundreds of county probation departments throughout the United States. Chris served as principal investigator on two grants from the National Institute of Justice, including a comprehensive evaluation of the Florida Community Control Program. From 1990 to 1997, he directed NCCD’s Children’s Research Center, which developed risk assessment and decision-making systems used in child protection services for more than 50 state and county agencies in the United States and Australia. He and colleagues wrote a comprehensive evaluation of the system in Michigan assessing its impact on subsequent abuse and neglect. He directed and authored a national study funded by the Office of Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) that compared CPS risk assessment systems in four jurisdictions. He is currently conducting research for the Casey Foundation’s workforce initiative.
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