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To Build a Better Criminal Justice System - 25 Experts Envision the Next 25 Years of Reform
- Organization: The Sentencing Project
- Document Type: Report
- Date Created: Monday, March 26, 2012
- Submitted: Monday, March 26, 2012
- Attachment(s): LINK
This publication by the Sentencing Projects brings a group of scholars, policy advocates, and practitioners to share their visions and strategies for comprehensive reform of the criminal justice system.The essays that follow propose a range of policy initiatives as well as public education strategies to promote change, including:
• Partnerships between the criminal justice system and the public health community
• The challenges of using state and federal budget shortfalls as a major focus for reform
• Reframing juvenile justice policy under the heading of what if it was "my child?"
• The strategic role of a racial justice and human rights framework in shaping reform strategies