Routledge Handbook of Evidence-Based Criminal Justice Practices

Bryanna Fox is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Faculty Affiliate of the Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida. Dr. Fox earned her PhD from the University of Cambridge and is a former FBI Special Agent. Her research focuses on the identification of psychological and developmental risk factors for criminal behavior and prolific offending, experimental field research, and evidence-based policing and crime prevention strategies. She has published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles in outlets such as: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, Criminal Justice & Behavior, Law & Society Review, and Psychological Bulletin. Dr. Fox is Co-Editor of Justice Quarterly and a member of Editorial Boards for Criminology & Public Policy, Criminal Justice & Behavior, Youth Violence & Juvenile Justice, Policing: An International Journal, and the Journal of Criminal Justice. She is on the Executive Board of the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. She received the 2017 Early Career Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, the 2019 Outstanding Research Achievement Award from the University of South Florida, the 2014 Nigel Walker Prize for Outstanding PhD Research from the University of Cambridge and the 2013 Excellence in Law Enforcement Research Award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Edelyn Verona is a professor in the Department of Psychology, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Criminology, at the University of South Florida (USF) and co-director of the Center for Justice Research & Policy. She has authored over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles in high impact journals such as Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Law & Human Behavior, Psychology of Violence, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, and American Journal of Psychiatry; and has served as PI on several projects funded by National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse, and National Institute of Justice. She received the Early Career Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (2011), a Mid-Career Research Award at the University of Illinois (2013), and Excellence in Research Award from USF (2020). She is also a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science. Her research program is in the area of psychology and crime and application of science to help reduce violence and recidivism. Her early work considered biological (e.g., genes, neurophysiology) and psychosocial factors (e.g., stress, early adversity) involved in the development and maintenance of problems of externalizing, and current on-going work focuses on pathways to incarceration, reentry, and intersections between mental health and criminal justice system involvement.

Introduction

1. Evidence-Based Approaches and Implementation Challenges and Solutions

Edelyn Verona and Bryanna Fox

PART I: Crime Prevention

2. Social Disorganization Theory and Community-Based Interventions

Charis E. Kubrin and Rebecca Tublitz

3. Evidence-Based Employment Practices to Reduce Offending

Chae Jaynes, Kelly E. Kortright, and Mateus Rennó Santos

4. Mental Health Interventions and Crisis Response Teams

Emily Torres, Kendall Smith, Lauren Fournier, and Edelyn Verona

5. Opioid Use Disorder, Infectious Disease, and Coordinated Harm Reduction in a Medical Setting

Jason W. Wilson and Heather Henderson

6. Adult Victims of Violence: Outcomes and Services

Jillian Turanovic and Szilvia Biro

7. Toward Evidence-Based Human Trafficking Prevention

Joan A. Reid, Klejdis Bilali, Calli M. Cain, and Kaci Crook

PART II: Juvenile Justice and Early Interventions

8. School-Based Prevention and Criminal Justice

Ashley L. White

9. Evidence-Based Criminal Justice Practices: Current Status and Strategies for Successful Youth Outreach and Enrichment Programming

McKenzie N. Berezin, Raquel E. Rose, and Shabnam Javdani

10. Juvenile Residential and Out of Home Placement: Programs & Interventions

Svetlana Yampolskaya

11. Juvenile Justice Practices

Narim Lee and Jennifer Peck

12. Youth Decision-Making and Juvenile Justice Policy

Lillian A. Rodriguez Steen and Lindsay C. Malloy

PART III: Predictors of Crime and Risk Assessment

13. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Offending: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Building Resiliency

Michael T. Baglivio

14. Early Psychosocial Risk Factors and Implications for Prevention

David P. Farrington

15. Revisiting the Role of Sanction Risk Perceptions in Deterrence Policy

Timothy C. Barnum and Greg Pogarsky

16. Sexual Offence Recidivism and Risk Assessment

L. Maaike Helmus

17. Implementation Science and Evidence-Based Violence Risk Assessment

Kevin Douglas

PART IV: Policing

18. Evidence-Based Police Patrol Practices at Crime Hotspots

Cory P. Haberman and Bradley J. O’Guinn

19. Police Technology

Silas Patterson and Kenneth J. Novak

20. Drug Enforcement and Its Effectiveness

Ojmarrh Mitchell and Alexander G. Toth

21. Evidence-Based Practices for Policing Domestic Violence

Tara N. Richards, Gillian M. Pinchevsky, and Justin Nix

22. Interviewing and Interrogations: From the Third Degree to Science-Based Approaches

Amelia Mindthoff and Christian A. Meissner

23. Evidence-Based Policing Reform and Building Community Relations

Lexi Gill and Bryanna Fox

PART V: The Courts

24. Evidence-Based Practices in Prosecution

Raquel A. Hernandez, Sean Houlihan, and Brian D. Johnson

25. Defense Decision-Making and Practices

Kelsey S. Henderson and Jacqueline G. Lee

26. Competence to Stand Trial: Evaluation and Restoration and Services

Daniel C. Murrie, Neil Gowensmith, and Marcus T. Boccacicini

27. Eyewitness Identification

Margaret Bull Kovera and Eliana Aronson

28. Implicit and Ingrained? Reducing Unconscious Bias among Jurors

Angela Jones and Christine L. Ruva

29. Judicial Considerations in Sentencing: A Call for Evidence-Based Reform

Judge John L. Badalamenti and Lindsay Holcomb

30. Problem-Solving Courts: A Brief Overview of Judicial Interventions

Kathleen A. Moore, Melissa Carlson, and Kelsey Greenfield

PART VI: Corrections

31. Correctional Programming: Evidence-Based Programs, Policies, and Practices

Mark E. Olver and Keira C. Stockdale

32. Incarceration: Rehabilitative Versus Iatrogenic Effects

Meghan A. Novisky and Meghan M. Mitchell

33. What Works in Improving Reentry Outcomes?: Effective Programs and Recommendations

Edelyn Verona, Kendall Smith, Michelle Hua, and Bryanna Fox

34. Supporting Healing and Wholeness: Evidence-Based Practices in Community Supervision

Alexander M. Holsinger

35. Justice-Involved Persons with Opioid Use Disorder: Reducing Overdose and Criminal Recidivism

Khary Rigg

PART VII: Considerations for Policy Change

36. Criminal Justice Interventions Against Drug Use and Harms

Greg Midgette, Jacob Scocca, and Anna Newell

37. Effective Bail Reform Strategies Drawn from a Limited Evidence Base

Evan M. Lowder, Ashley Rodriguez, and Carmen Diaz

38. Examining Dilemmas about the State of America’s Death Penalty

Anna R. Dixon and Ali Shakoor

39. Firearm Policy and Regulation in America: Promising Avenues for Future Research

Emma E. Fridel

40. Mass Incarceration

Bryan L. Sykes and J. Amanda Sharry

41. Anti-Racism & Racial Justice in the Criminal Justice System

Micah E. Johnson and Skye C. Bristol

Conclusion & Integration

42. Toward Policy Refinement: Multi-Systemic and Evidence-Based Approaches

Edelyn Verona, Emily Torres, and Bryanna Fox