{"product_id":"the-crisis-in-americas-criminal-william-r-kelly-9781538142165","title":"The Crisis in America's Criminal Courts: Improving Criminal Justice Outcomes by Transforming Decision-Making","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crisis in America's Criminal Courts\u003c\/i\u003e highlights a variety of problems that judges, prosecutors, and public defenders face within a criminal justice system that is ineffective, unfair, and extraordinarily expensive. While many argue, and author, William R. Kelly, agrees, that crushing caseloads and court dockets certainly qualify as a crisis, Kelly suggests there is a much greater crisis in the courts that results in profound downstream effects on criminal justice performance and outcomes. It sounds simple, but the greatest risk faced by the justice system is the lack of time, expertise, and resources for effective decision-making. In this book, Kelly proposes a variety of evidence-based reforms that, as a start, provide the key decision-makers with professional clinical experts to accurately assess and advice regarding mitigating the circumstances that bring individuals into the courts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe must rebalance. We need incarceration for those who are too dangerous or violent or who are habitual offenders. For most of the rest, we need to manage risk, but very importantly, it is time to get serious about behavioral change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe need to change the culture of the courthouse and reorient how we think about crime and punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William R. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538142163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538142165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021 pg. 84","brand":"William R. Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046852063487,"sku":"9781538142165","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_63a9af38-ae40-49db-bfe5-496e1167b351.jpg?v=1684986865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crisis-in-americas-criminal-william-r-kelly-9781538142165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}