TY  - BOOK
AU  - Welsh,Brandon
AU  - Zane,Steven N.
AU  - Mears,Daniel P.
TI  - The Oxford handbook of evidence-based crime and justice policy
T2  - Oxford handbooks online
SN  - 9780197618141
AV  - HV6025 
U1  - 364 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Criminology
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Also issued in print: 2024; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - The need for & the threats to improved public policy are equally acute. Crime policy agenda continues to be driven by anecdotal evidence & political ideology, resulting in a patchwork of programs, policies, & practices. All-too-frequently, the need for them is uncertain, they rest on unclear theoretical foundations, they are implemented poorly, & their effectiveness in preventing or controlling crime, or furthering justice, is unknown. Putting research evidence at centre-stage in political & policy decisions can go a long way to addressing this state of affairs by ensuring that the best available data informs decisions that affect the public good. Situated within this wider context, this handbook showcases much of what is right with evidence-based crime & justice policy as well as confronts the challenges that it faces today & looking forward
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197618110.001.0001
ER  -