and the Criminal Justice System: Breaking the Cycle
For autistic people who find themselves facing a criminal charge, understanding how the features of autism may have contributed to their behaviour can be vital context for their defence. In this insightful book, Nick Dubin explores how and why autistic people get caught up in the criminal justice system. He delves into what steps can be taken to ......
Broadening the scope and conceptualization of what is meant by police reform is necessary to address the criminogenic circumstances that underly criminality and crime rates to effectively prevent crime and recidivism and increase public safety.
An evidence-based roadmap for how the American criminal justice system can be reformed This important volume brings together today's leading criminal justice scholars and practitioners to offer a roadmap for those who want to change the face of the American criminal justice system. This collection of essays addresses thirteen significant issues ......
Provides a critical understanding and evaluation of police tactics and the use of force Police violence has historically played an important role in shaping public attitudes toward the government. Community trust and confidence in policing have been undermined by the perception that officers are using force unnecessarily, too frequently, or in ......
A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and R
Offers practical strategies for police officers to use on- and off-duty to improve wellness, strengthen ethical commitments, and boost resilience. The book demonstrates a research-based approach to dealing with the challenges faced in law enforcement, and provides personal and professional steps to take on-duty and off-duty to optimize your ......
How Frontline Workers Can Promote Organizational and Community Change
Faced with the problems associated with grinding poverty and a no-win drug war, police departments are adapting and changing. Most seminal is the ""quiet revolution"" that has been called problem-oriented policing. This revolution makes police officers pioneering professionals who systematically study and address social problems in their ......
The True Story of the Immigrant Cops Who Fought the Rise of the Mafia
The unknown inside story of the NYPD's Italian-born detectives who fought both powerful gangsters and the deeply ingrained prejudice against their own beloved immigrant community The story begins in Sicily, on Friday, March 12, 1909, at 8:45 p.m. Three gunshots thundered in the night, and then a fourth. Two men fled, and investigators soon ......
An evidence-based roadmap for how the American criminal justice system can be reformed This important volume brings together today's leading criminal justice scholars and practitioners to offer a roadmap for those who want to change the face of the American criminal justice system. This collection of essays addresses thirteen significant issues ......
An up-close account of policing during the Ferguson protests, providing insights from both police officers and members of the community Policing Unrest presents the frontline experiences of police officers during the intense three weeks of protest, vigils, looting, violence, and large civil demonstrations in and around Ferguson, Missouri, ......