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Abstract: 

Our regular review of the literature includes summaries of seven books on a variety of topics of interest to practitioners, with discussions related to pre-trial services, democratic theory and mass incarceration, smart decarceration, the reinventing of criminal justice in the United States, and women and the justice system. Reviews include: “The Bail Book: A Comprehensive Look at Bail in America’s Criminal Justice System” by Shima Baradaran Baughman, published by Cambridge University Press (2018); “Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration” edited by Albert W. Dzur, Ian Loader, and Richard Sparks, published by Oxford University Press (2016); “Smart Decarceration: Achieving Criminal Justice Transformation in the 21st Century” edited by Matthew W. Epperson and Carrrie Pettus-Davis, published by Oxford University Press (2017); “Reinventing American Criminal Justice” edited by Michael Tonry and Daniel S. Nagin, published by The University of Chicago Press (2017); “Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women” by Susan Burton and Cari Lynn, published by The New Press (2017); “In Search of Safety: Confronting Inequality in Women’s Imprisonment” by Barbara Owen, James Wells, and Joycelyn Pollack, published by University of California Press (2017); and “Women of the Street: How the Criminal Justice-Social Services Alliance Fails Women in Prostitution” by Susan Dewey and Tonia St. Germain, published by New York University Press (2017).

Keywords: Pre-trial Services; Democratic Theory and Mass Incarceration; Smart Decarceration; Gender and Justice

Affiliations:  1: Book Review Editor.