In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...
This report from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) presents findings on recidivism of females from BJS’s study on persons released from stat...
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 report highlights that, no matter its severity, a criminal record carries a heavy burden, leading to decreased employment opportunities, less tha...
This journal article examines how to protect the benefits for youth of destroying records, while still ensuring that researchers, advocates, and decis...