Over the past three decades, the American criminal justice system has become unapologetically punitive. High rates of incarceration and frequent use of long-term segregation have become commonplace, with little concern for evidence that such practices make the public safer - and as the editors of this groundbreaking volume assert, they do not. Bringing together experts in the fields of social science, forensic psychology and criminal justice,
Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending addresses what truly works in reducing violent offending. Promoting an approach to correctional policy grounded in an evidence-based and nuanced
understanding of human behavior, leading authorities from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain offer specific and practical strategies for improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Beginning by covering the history and scope of violent crime and incarceration in the U.S., this pioneering volume offers clear and practical recommendations for implementing approaches focused on behavioral change of even the most particular offender groups, such as juvenile offenders, sexual
offenders, and offenders with mental illnesses. The authors argue for a more scientifically informed justice system, one where offenders-through correctional approaches such as community-based treatments
and cognitive behavioral interventions-can be expected to learn the skills they will need to succeed in avoiding crime upon release. Authors also highlight methods for overcoming system inertia in order to implement these recommendations. Drawing on the science of human behavior to inform correctional practice, this book is an invaluable resource for policymakers, practitioners, mental health and criminal justice professionals, and anyone interested in the science behind the policies
surrounding criminal punishment.
Over the past three decades, the American criminal justice system has become unapologetically punitive. High rates of incarceration and frequent use of long-term segregation have become commonplace, with little concern for evidence that such practices make the public safer - and as the editors of this groundbreaking volume assert, they do not. Bringing together experts in the fields of social science, forensic psychology and criminal justice,
Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending addresses what truly works in reducing violent offending. Promoting an approach to correctional policy grounded in an evidence-based and nuanced
understanding of human behavior, leading authorities from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain offer specific and practical strategies for improving the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Beginning by covering the history and scope of violent crime and incarceration in the U.S., this pioneering volume offers clear and practical recommendations for implementing approaches focused on behavioral change of even the most particular offender groups, such as juvenile offenders, sexual
offenders, and offenders with mental illnesses. The authors argue for a more scientifically informed justice system, one where offenders-through correctional approaches such as community-based treatments
and cognitive behavioral interventions-can be expected to learn the skills they will need to succeed in avoiding crime upon release. Authors also highlight methods for overcoming system inertia in order to implement these recommendations. Drawing on the science of human behavior to inform correctional practice, this book is an invaluable resource for policymakers, practitioners, mental health and criminal justice professionals, and anyone interested in the science behind the policies
surrounding criminal punishment.
Series Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Part I. Defining the Problem: Crime, Incarceration, and Recidivism
in the U.S.
Chapter 1. Crime and rates of incarceration in the U.S.
Alfred Blumstein
Chapter 2. A short history of corrections: The rise, fall, and
resurrection of rehabilitation through treatment
Clive R. Hollin
Part II. Targeting Contextual Contributors to the Problem
Chapter 3. Contextual Influences on Violence
David P. Farrington
Chapter 4. The good, the bad, and the ugly of electronic media
Muniba Saleem and Craig A. Anderson
Chapter 5. Public attitudes and punitive policies
Tom R. Tyler and Lindsay E. Rankin
Part III. Improving Our Approach to Individual Offenders
Chapter 6. The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model of Correctional
Assessment and Treatment
Donald Andrews
Chapter 7. Assessment and Treatment Strategies for Correctional
Institutions
Paul Gendreau and Paula Smith
Chapter 8. Putting Science to Work: How the Principles of Risk,
Responsivity and Need Apply to Reentry
Susan Turner and Joan Petersilia
Chapter 9. Reducing recidivism and violence among offending
youth
Barbara Oudekerk and Dickon Reppucci
Chapter 10. Extending rehabilitative principles to violent sex
offenders
Judith V. Becker and Jill D. Stinson
Chapter 11. Extending violence reduction principles to
justice-involved persons with mental illness
John Monahan and Henry J. Steadman
Part IV. A Way Forward
Chapter 12. Addressing system inertia to effect change
James McGuire
Chapter 13. What if psychology redesigned the criminal justice
system? (Editors)
Joel A. Dvoskin, Jennifer L. Skeem, Raymond W. Novaco, and Kevin S.
Douglas
Index
Joel A. Dvoskin, Ph.D., ABPP is Clinical Assistant Professor of
Psychiatry at the University of Arizona, Tucson and Past President
of the American Psychology-Law Society.
Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and Social
Behavior, University of California, Irvine.
Raymond W. Novaco, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology and Social
Behavior, University of California, Irvine.
Kevin S. Douglas, Ph.D., LL.B. is Associate Professor of
Psychology, Simon Fraser University.
"Violent crime is an enormous problem that Americans have been
taught they simply have to accept. The evidence marshaled so
effectively in this excellent volume suggests otherwise.
Data-driven, strategically planned interventions with offenders can
make a difference in reducing violence. Finally we have the
long-awaited blueprint for revitalizing our criminal justice
system." -- Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Dollard Professor of Psychiatry,
Medicine, & Law and
Director, Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry, Department of
Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians &
Surgeons
"This is the most innovative and important book ever
written--ever--about one of our most serious social problems.
Thoughtful, comprehensive, original and challenging: what more
could a reader ask for?" -- Michael L. Perlin, Professor of Law and
Director of the International Mental Disability Law Reform Project,
New York Law School
"Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending is a survey of
practices that have successfully changed human behavior. When this
tool is put into practice, the world will be a better and safer
place."--Andrew Vachss, Attorney, author, and Advisory Board Member
of the National Association to Protect Children
"Overall I felt this text had considerable content to offer, with
value not just in enhancing academic understanding but also in
providing guidance and, crucially, reassurance to those seeking to
implement interventions... The application and content of this text
is far broader than 'violence' alone and this is essential to
recognise. Overall I warmly recommend this text. I feel its varied
approach ensures there is content relevant and of interest to all.
It
should prove itself an invaluable resource." -- Professor Jane L.
Ireland, School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire,
UK, ISRA Bulletin
"This collaborative approach to understanding societal problems is
too rare; more books like Using Social Science to Reduce Violent
Offending should be available to policy makers in order to shrink
the gap between research and practice. Throughout the book, the
authors provide concise yet well-developed explanations of
important studies and then discuss their application to the
criminal justice environment." -- Jason A. Cantone, PsycCRITIQUES
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