Justice Reinvestment: "Motherhood and Apple Pie?" Matching Ambition to Capacity and Capability

Wong, K and Christmann, K (2016) Justice Reinvestment: "Motherhood and Apple Pie?" Matching Ambition to Capacity and Capability. Federal Sentencing Reporter, 29 (1). pp. 58-67. ISSN 1053-9867

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Abstract

This paper compares the implementation of Justice Reinvestment (JR) across the United Kingdom (UK.) and the United States (US) to answer a fundamental overarching question: what capacity and capability is required to effectively implement JR? Being able to implement JR effectively is critical to demonstrating that it can work in the UK. as well as in any other jurisdiction. In particular, this requires matching the ambition and scale of any proposed JR initiative to the capacity and capability of the commissioners and those tasked with delivering it. It is doubly curious then that this test is seldom applied, whether for JR initiatives, or indeed any criminal justice intervention. This paper will propose a standard framework to guide the commissioning and implementation of future JR initiatives. In doing so it aims to enable effectiveness comparisons to be made within and across different jurisdictions, one which is capable of building a more comprehensive international evidence base for JR programmes.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	26 Apr 2018 09:30
Publisher:	University of California Press
Additional Information:	Published as Justice Reinvestment “Motherhood and Apple Pie?” Matching Ambition to Capacity and Capability, Kevin Wong & Kris Christmann, Federal Sentencing Reporter, 29 (1), pp. 58-67. © 2016 by the Regents of the University of California/Sponsoring Society or Association. Copying and permissions notice: Authorization to copy this content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U. S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the Regents of the University of California/on behalf of the Sponsoring Society for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee via Rightslink® or directly with the Copyright Clearance Center.
Divisions:	Faculties > Arts and Humanities
Subject terms:	Justice reinvestment, Criminal justice commissioning, Payment by results, Demand reduction, Criminal justice system redesign, Social justice, 1801 Law
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/620430
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2016.29.1.58
ISSN	1053-9867

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