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Author:  Russ Immarigeon.


Source: Volume 27, Number 04, Summer 2018 , pp.12-18(7)




Journal of Community Justice (formerly Journal of Community Corrections)

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Abstract: 

JCC’s regular review of the literature examines new works in several important current areas of inquiry: drug laws, rehabilitation, sentencing, and juvenile justice and care of children. The first review describes a book by Emily Dufton, a drug historian who explores the rise and fall of marijuana in America and makes the key point that the efforts to decriminalize or legalize marijuana are not just about drug use but also about social justice. Two books by Susan Boyd discuss the history of drug policy in Canada and will be of particular interest to Canadian readers in that marijuana legalization is due in Canada this October. A book by Ronen Ziv looks at the future of correctional rehabilitation by examining the debate between the RNR model and the Good Lives model and arguing for an attempt at a judicious integration between the two. An edited volume by a trio of well-known researchers studying sentencing examines issues related to sentencing for multiple crimes A very timely book by Barry Feld examines the evolution of the juvenile court and the impact that race and politics play in what Feld views as the criminalizing of juvenile justice. The last two reviews touch on children’s issues that need to be better understood: Catherine Rymph has produced a history of foster care and the American welfare state, and Jo Becker has described the campaigning for children’s rights by human rights advocates. Titles reviewed: “Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall of Marijuana in America” by Emily Dufton (Basic Books); “More Harm Than Good: Drug Policy in Canada” by Susan Boyd, Connie I. Carter, and Donald Macpherson (Fernwood Publishing); “Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada” by Susan Boyd (Fernwood Publishing); “The Future of Correctional Rehabilitation: Moving Beyond the RNR Model and Good Lives Model Debate” by Ronen Ziv (Routledge); “Sentencing Multiple Crimes” edited by Jesper Ryberg, Julian V. Roberts, and Jan W. De Keijser (Oxford University Press); “The Evolution of the Juvenile Court: Race, Politics, and the Criminalizing of Juvenile Justice” by Barry C. Feld (New York University Press); “Raising Government Children: A History of Foster Care and the American Welfare State” by Catherine E. Rymph (University of North Carolina Press); “Campaigning for Children: Strategies for Advancing Children’s Rights” by Jo Becker (Stanford University Press).

Keywords: Drug Law Changes; Drug Laws in Canada; Correctional Rehabilitation; Sentencing for Multiple Offenses; Juvenile Justice; Foster Care; Children’s Rights

Affiliations:  1: Book Review Editor.

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