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Perspectives On Crime And Justice: Selected Speeches, Jeremy Travis
Perspectives On Crime And Justice: Selected Speeches, Jeremy Travis
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"The speeches in this volume are the record of a consummate policy artist operating from the remarkable platform that John Jay College of Criminal Justice was, and that [President Jeremy Travis] evolved it to be, during his tenure. "If you agree with me that the time for reform is now", Travis put to a conference hosted by the Ford Foundation in the context of bringing college education to prisons, "then the question is how to make the convincing argument, how to mobilize the political forces that will make this dream a reality". It is, I think, the defining passage in …
Reducing Mass Incarceration: Exploring The Values Of Values, Jeremy Travis
Reducing Mass Incarceration: Exploring The Values Of Values, Jeremy Travis
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A Culture Change, Jeremy Travis
A Culture Change, Jeremy Travis
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Mass incarceration. In recent years it’s become clear that the size of America’s prison population is unsustainable – and isn’t needed to protect public safety.
In this remarkable bipartisan collaboration, the country’s most prominent public figures and experts join together to propose ideas for change. In these original essays, many authors speak out for the first time on the issue. The vast majority agree that reducing our incarcerated population is a priority. Marking a clear political shift on crime and punishment in America, these sentiments are a far cry from politicians racing to be the most punitive in the 1980s …
What About The Children? Assessing The Ripple Effects Of Mass Incarceration, Jeremy Travis
What About The Children? Assessing The Ripple Effects Of Mass Incarceration, Jeremy Travis
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The Growth Of Incarceration In The United States: Exploring Causes And Consequences, Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western, F. Stevens Redburn
The Growth Of Incarceration In The United States: Exploring Causes And Consequences, Jeremy Travis, Bruce Western, F. Stevens Redburn
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After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the Causes and Consequences of High Rates of Incarceration in the United States was established under the auspices of the National Research Council, supported by the National Institute of Justice and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, to review evidence on the causes and consequences of these high incarceration rates and the implications of this evidence for public policy.
Our work encompassed research on, and analyses of, the …
Returning Home: Understanding The Challenges Of Prisoner Reentry And Reintegration, Jeremy Travis
Returning Home: Understanding The Challenges Of Prisoner Reentry And Reintegration, Jeremy Travis
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Testimony Of Jeremy Travis, President Of John Jay College Of Criminal Justice, Before The U.S. House Of Representatives Committee On Appropriations, Subcommittee On Commerce, Justice, Science, And Related Agencies, On “What Works” For Successful Prisoner Reentry, Jeremy Travis
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Reflections On The Reentry Movement., Jeremy Travis
Reflections On The Reentry Movement., Jeremy Travis
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Back-End Sentencing A Practice In Search Of A Rationale, Jeremy Travis
Back-End Sentencing A Practice In Search Of A Rationale, Jeremy Travis
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