Publisher's Synopsis
For twenty years, this distinguished series has provided both scholars and practitioners with timely, cross-disciplinary reviews of the best research on today's most contentious and pressing policy issues. Volume 27 includes articles by William Spelman on recent studies of prisons and crime; Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington on monetary costs and benefits of crime prevention programs; Donna Bishop on juvenile offenders in the criminal justice system; Leena Kurki on restorative and community justice in the United States; Martha J. Smith and Ronald V. Clarke on crime and public transport; and Francis T. Cullen/Bonnie S. Fisher/Brandon K. Applegate on public opinion about punishment and corrections.
