Criminology & Public Policy 11(1)

Criminology & Public Policy, February 2012: Volume 11, Issue 1

Editor's Preface

Continuing to Advance Criminology and Public Policy
Thomas G. Blomberg

A Signaling Perspective on Employment-Based Reentry

Editorial Introduction

Prisoner Reentry, Employment, Signaling, and the Better Identification of Desisters
Daniel P. Mears and Julie Mestre

Research Article

A Signaling Perspective on Employment-Based Reentry Programming
Shawn D. Bushway and Robert Apel

Policy Essays

Obeying Signals and Predicting Future Offending
Alex R. Piquero

Signaling and Meta-Analytic Evaluations in the Presence of Latent Offender Groups
Tim Brennan

Elements of Successful Desistance Signaling
Shadd Maruna

Why Work Is Important, and How to Improve the Effectiveness of Correctional Reentry Programs that Target Employment
Edward Latessa

A Signaling Approach to Criminal Desistance through Transitional Jobs Programs
Dan Bloom

Good Science, Good Sense: Making Meaningful Change Happen—A Practitioner's Perspective
Dora Schriro