In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...
You can help spread the word about Second Chance Month 2023 by sharing the promotional materials available for download on your social media and other...
This report, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), summari...
This report from the Center for Justice Innovation (formerly the Center for Court Innovation) shares a new vision for evaluating community safety work...
Diversion allows a defendant to earn dismissal of a charge by satisfying conditions set by the prosecutor or court, thereby avoiding conviction. Expun...
According to this report to Congress from the Reentry Coordination Council, each year, about 600,000 people in the United States enter prisons; and ...
This journal article examines how to protect the benefits for youth of destroying records, while still ensuring that researchers, advocates, and decis...