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Our regular review of important books and research includes review of, “The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts” by Stephen B. Bright and James Kwak, published by The New Press; “In Their Names: The Untold Story of Victim Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety” by Lenore Anderson, published by The New Press; “Rethinking the Reentry Paradigm: A Blueprint for Action (Second Edition)” by Kimberly A. Houser and Melinda Schlager Arnold, published by Carolina Academic Press; “Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition” by Calvin John Smiley, published by University of California Press; “The Compassionate Court? Support, Surveillance, and Survival in Prostitution Diversion Programs” by Corey S. Shdaimah, Chrysanthi S. Leon, and Shelly A. Wiechelt, published by Temple University Press; “The Victims’ Rights Movement: What It Gets Right, What It Gets Wrong” by Michael Vitiello, published by New York University Press; “Restorative Justice: Insights and Stories from My Journey” by Howard Zehr, published by Walnut Street Books; “Listening to the Movement: Essays on New Growth and New Challenges in Restorative Justice” edited by Ted Lewis and Carl Stauffer, published by Cascade Books; “Restorative Justice: Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice” by Aida Y. Hass-Wisecup and Caryn E. Saxon, published by Carolina Academic Press; “The Wrongful Convictions Reader (Second Edition)” edited by Russell D. Covey and Valena E. Beety, published by Carolina Academic Press; “Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights” by Valena Beety, published by Citadel Press.

Keywords: Justice System Reform; Public Safety; Reentry; Diversion; Mental Health and Illness; Victims Rights; Restorative Justice; Wrongful Convictions

Affiliations:  1: Contributing Editor.