Books by Daniel P. (Florida State University) Mears

A fundamental introduction on how to think about, do, and evaluate research in the criminology and criminal justice field.

This book is for a diverse spectrum of readers. For scholars and students, it presents arguments about how systems problems create more crime and injustice. For criminal justice policymakers, administrators, and practitioners, it identifies the limitations of pursuing piecemeal reform. For the public, it illuminates what they can demand from the criminal justice system.

American Criminal Justice Policy examines many of the most prominent criminal justice policies on the American landscape and finds that they fall well short of achieving the accountability and effectiveness that policymakers have advocated and that the public expects. It then discusses how this situation can be changed.