You Get What You Measure: New Performance Indicators Needed to Gauge Progress of Criminal Justice Reform
Jurisdictions across the United States are engaging in efforts to reform sentencing and corrections policies, with an aim of shrinking the footprint of the criminal justice system. As these reforms unfold, the makeup of correctional populations is shifting, both for facilities and for probation and parole agencies. This new paper, authored by Adam Gelb, calls for the development of new indices that provide an overall picture of the risk profile of people in prison and under community corrections supervision. MORE...
2018-2019 Harvard Crime, Justice, and Violence Course Guide
Courses relevant to criminal justice policy and management are offered at Harvard Kennedy School as well as other Harvard schools. Download our 2018-2019 guide to Crime, Justice, and Violence courses at Harvard (updated 1/22/19).
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- The Recidivism Trap: Counting failure is no way to encourage success (The Marshall Project)
- How New York City has shown that “less is more” when it comes to probation supervision (Huffington Post)
- When Less is More: How putting fewer people on probation and parole can reduce prison populations, save money and keep us safer (The Marshall Project)
- Report: Slash U.S. Probation Rolls by 50% Within 10 Years (The Crime Report)
- Congress’ chance to do right by America’s youth (TheHill.com)
- Schiraldi: Justice System Failing Young People (Boston Herald)
- Crime and the Adolescent Brain (New York Times)