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Reform Nation: The First Step Act and the Movement to End Mass Incarceration 1st Edition

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How one law tells the story of America's modern criminal justice movement In late 2018, the First Step Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump just hours before a government shutdown. It was one of few major pieces of federal criminal justice reform since the 1970s to move toward reversing the incarceration frenzy that had characterized United States policy. While it did not amount to revolutionary reform, in Reform Nation, Colleen P. Eren investigates it as a symbol for the larger movement's trajectory. Its unlikely passage during a period of political polarization was testament to the power of a new constellation of advocates, stakeholders, and strange bedfellow alliances. These intriguing and complex dynamics are indicative of a longer, twenty-year shift in which the movement became nationalized and mainstreamed. Using in-depth interviews with major players in the national movement, formerly incarcerated activists, celebrities, and donors, this is the first book to turn the mirror back on the criminal justice reform movement itself—the frames used, the voices heard, the capital activated among elite participants, and the bitter controversies. This snapshot in time raises much larger questions about how our democratic processes inform criminal justice policy, and where we are going in the decades to come.

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"A critical look behind the scenes at the way 'criminal justice reform' has blossomed into not just a movement but also, at times, a kind of industry. Eren's book is vital to our understanding of how change happens―and doesn't."―Baz Dreisinger, author, Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World

"Reform Nation is well-timed for the current moment in criminal justice reform. Colleen Eren captures the political and social dynamics of recent years and lays out a compelling set of issues and challenges for the reform movement moving forward."―Marc Mauer, Senior Advisor, The Sentencing Project

"Reform Nation is an invaluable and timely gift. This lively, behind-the scenes narrative brilliantly documents the emergence of a broad, bipartisan, and highly effective justice reform coalition. Energized by the leadership of justice-impacted individuals, this coalition brings together business leaders, philanthropists, civil rights advocates, religious organizations and strange-bedfellow politicians. By comparing this political development with other social movements, and contrasting this consensus with the realities of our deeply divided democracy, Eren elevates her narrative to that rare scholarly voice that speaks to the challenges of the moment. Reform Nation offers reasons for hope and caution at a time when our forward momentum faces new winds of opposition. This book should serve as a new guide for the justice reform movement in the next chapter of a long struggle."―Jeremy Travis, Senior Fellow at the Justice Lab at Columbia University, President Emeritus, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

"Eren's book is a masterful account of how grassroots activism on a cause that very few people really cared about blossomed into a win for not just better treatment of people convicted of certain crimes but a better use of tax dollars. She blends original interviews with major players in the reform movement with great storytelling and a sociological framework that illuminates the complexities of all reform efforts."―Nick Gillespie, Reason

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Colleen P. Eren is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at William Paterson University. She is the author of Bernie Madoff and the Crisis (Stanford, 2017) and co-author (with Robert Costello) of The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on U.S. Institutions (2021).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanford University Press; 1st edition (September 12, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1503636739
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1503636736
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.71 x 9 inches

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Colleen Eren, PhD, is an associate professor at William Paterson University. Dr. Eren is a member of the Crime and Justice Research Alliance, a partnership of leading authorities from the nation's two premier criminal justice associations. She is the author of four books. Bernie Madoff and the Crisis: The Public Trial of Capitalism (2017) is published with Stanford University Press. Her upcoming book "Reform Nation: The First Step Act and the Movement to End Mass Incarceration" will also be published in August 2023 with Stanford. She is co-author of the textbook "The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on U.S. Institutions" (Routledge). In addition to her books, Dr. Eren has published scholarly research on a variety of criminal justice issues including capital punishment, white-collar crime, criminal justice education, crime and media, and the criminal justice reform movement. Her opinions have been published in the New York Times, RealClear Politics, RealClear Education, and FEE. . Beyond her scholarly work, Dr. Eren has published a book of poetry, "Rip Currents: Haiku, Haibun and Senryu." She lives in Huntington, New York.

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Dr. Eren’s exhaustive research makes Reform Nation a must-read for students and teachers of Criminal Justice. This book is a go-to resource for understanding how to effectuate critical carceral reform. It provides a comprehensive roadmap of the First Step Act and the momentum that led to its passage as well as the stumbling blocks to further reform. Don’t pass up this chance to become well versed in one of the most timely criminal justice movements.

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