Books in the The ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing Handbook Series series

This volume addresses major issues and research in corrections and sentencing with the goal of using previous research and findings as a platform for recommendations about future research, evaluation, and policy.

The Handbook on Risk and Need Assessment: Theory and Practice, the first volume in the ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing Handbook Series, covers risk assessments for individuals being considered for parole or probation.

Sentencing Policies and Practices in the 21st Century focuses on the evolution and consequences of sentencing policies and practices, with sentencing broadly defined to include plea bargaining, judicial and juror decision making, and alternatives to incarceration, including participation in problem-solving courts.

The Handbook on Pretrial Justice covers the front end of the criminal legal system from pretrial diversion to pretrial detention or release.