Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice—A Call to Action
Many people in the area of correctional treatment have pressed for evidence-based practices and lamented the gap between correctional research and correctional practice. The authors explore reasons for this disconnect and suggest ways that both academics and practitioners can form a mutually respectful and accountable partnership.
Kimberly Gentry Sperber, Martha Henderson-Hurley, Dena Hanley
Improving the Employment Rate of Ex-Prisoners
Recent years have seen increased awareness of the challenges faced by prisoners returning to their communities. The author explores the factors affecting employment of ex-offenders, a key component of avoiding recidivism, and suggests ways of systematically incorporating effective employment strategies, including interagency cooperation and goal-setting.
John Rakis
Court Management in an Environment of Scarcity
A world marked by fundamental dislocation and uncertainty, and a workplace marked by an environment of scarcity, call for new mental and new leadership approaches.
Michael Eric Siegel
Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty
There is clear scientific evidence that the mentally retarded do not have the same mental resources and capacity as adults when it comes to full criminal responsibility—the standard that provides the basis for mens rea and hence the justification for society’s ultimate sanction, death.
Laurence Armand French
Electronic Monitoring: Positive Intervention Strategies
The authors remind us of what prompted the earliest experiments with electronic monitoring and suggest ways that today’s EM practices can have positive effects on those being monitored.
Ralph Kirkland Gable, Robert S. Gable
Prison Chapel Volunteers
The authors study the backgrounds, recruitment, training and motivation of prison chapel volunteers who assist ministers, priests, and others who offer spiritual assistance to inmates.
Richard Tewksbury, Sue Carter Collins
Families and Children of Offenders Who Return Home
In an excerpt from a new book on Prisoner Reentry, the author examines the research on the dynamic of returning prisoners and their families, and explores programs that more deeply support and involve families in the reentry process.
Jeremy Travis