An interview with Judge Steven Alm
The NGA Center developed a tool for states that addresses the prescription opioid and heroin crisis.
Swift and certain punishment for probation violation is presented as a promising alternative to incarceration in this article. The author argues that neither drug convictions nor systemic racism contributes to over-incarceration; rather, high rates of property and violent crimes are the reason for the vast majority of prison sentences.
This paper provides a summary of the criminological literature, research, and implications for swiftness, or celerity, of punishment as a key component of crime deterrence.
The author argues that current probation structures and practices contribute to over-criminalization and recidivism.