Edited by Candace McCoy, with an introduction by Samuel Walker
Holding Police Accountable revisits research by the late James J. Fyfe, the preeminent scholar on police use of force. In 1978 Fyfe found that administrative controls—training, guidelines, and regulation—could reduce deadly shootings by officers without adversely affecting police safety or crime rates. more
Nancy S. Landale, Susan McHale, and Alan Booth, editors | $32.50
Hispanic children of immigrants are a diverse and fast-growing population in the United States. Growing Up Hispanic explores the challenging environment in which these children are raised—high poverty rates, low academic achievement, limited access to health and social services, negative sentiments about immigrant families, and uncertain political and legal support—and examines how neighborhood, family, school, and community affect their development and well-being. more
Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox | $26.50
Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform: Learning from Failure argues that public policies cannot be neatly divided into successes and failures. The book examines well-intended programs that for one reason or another fell short of their objectives (D.A.R.E. and Operation Ceasefire being prime examples) yet also had positive effects. more
Marguerite Roza | $26.50
Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go? examines education finance from the school's vantage point, explaining how the varied funding streams can prevent schools from delivering academic services that mesh with their stated priorities. As government budgets shrink, linking expenditures to student outcomes will be imperative. Educational Economics offers concrete prescriptions for reform. more
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