Research about Criminal Justice Issues:

This page contains links to virtually all the empirical criminal justice research available online, organized by category and publication date. If you know what you are looking for, you may also search the database. Viewing links marked "[PDF]" will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Civil Rights (66) Community Impact (15) (updated) Crime and Crime Rates (152) Data Collection (40) Death Penalty (100) Drug Policy (78) Education (24) (updated) Felon Disenfranchisement (65) General (46) Gun Control (23) Immigration Detainees (14) Incarceration Rates Growth Causes (204) (updated) International Incarceration Comparisons (28) Juveniles (148) (updated)

Mental Health (22) Organizing (6) Police (47) Pretrial Detention (9) (updated) Prison-Based Gerrymandering (22) Prison Privatization (28) Prison Procedures (20) (updated) Prison Programs Recidivism Reentry (114) (updated) Prison and The Economy (76) Prisoner Labor (5) Prisoner Welfare (81) (updated) Public Opinion (23) Trials (62) (updated) Women (47)

Some of the most recently added links are:

Tuesday, May 15 2012:

• Pennsylvania Parole and Life Imprisonment, [PDF] by Jon E. Yount.
• It's about time Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs, and Geriatric Release, [PDF] by Vera Institute of Justice.

Friday, May 11 2012:

• "When I Die, They'll Send Me Home" Youth Sentenced to Life without Parole in California, [PDF] by Human Rights Watch.

Thursday, May 10 2012:

• Pre-Trial Detention of Dangerous and Violent Defendants Following Passage of the Omnibus Public Safety Justice Amendment Act of 2009, [PDF] by Urban Institute.
• Which Components of Transitional Jobs Programs Work Best? Analysis of Programs for Former Prisoners in the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration, [PDF] by Urban Institute.

Wednesday, May 9 2012:

• Adult Criminal Justice Case Processing in Washington, DC [PDF] by Urban Institute.

Tuesday, May 8 2012:

• Housing as a Platform for Formerly Incarcerated Persons [PDF] by Urban Institute.

Monday, May 7 2012:

• Falling Through the Cracks A New Look at Ohio Youth in the Adult Criminal Justice System, [PDF] by Children's Law Center, Inc..

Thursday, May 3 2012:

• Arrested Future The Criminalization of School Discipline in Massachusetts' Three Largest School Districts, [PDF] by ACLU of Massachusetts.

and we have a list of our entire database by the date added.

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