PSY-5114 V1

Abrams, L. S., Godoy, S. M., Bath, E. P., & Barnert, E. S. (2020). Collaborative responses to commercial sexual exploitation as a model of smart decarceration. Social Work, 65(4), 387–396.
Abrams et al. (2020) discuss their recommendations for contemporary reform related to human sex trafficking. By reading this article, students will see an example of how reform can be applied to one specific type of crime.

Brinig, M. F., & Garrison, M. (2020). The invisible prison: Pathways and prevention. Notre Dame Law Review, 95(4), 1439.
Brinig and Garrison (2020) critique traditional approaches to decreasing crime, particularly incarceration, suggesting that it is unable to address the prevalence of trauma histories among justice-involved individuals. They indicate that their research supports new reform efforts including the First Step Act, reducing mandatory minimum sentencing, and focusing on substance abuse treatment.

Dempsey, M. P., Davis, W. M., Forbes, P., Penkoff, C. B., Gonsoulin, S., & Harris, P. W. (2021). Juvenile justice administrator perspectives: Reframing reentry around positive youth outcomes. Behavioral Disorders, 46(3), 187–196.
Dempsey et al. (2021) argue that interventions for juvenile offenders must do more than address recidivism risk. Specifically, they support providing interventions that seek to promote positive outcomes rather than simply attempting to minimize negative outcomes. Thus, the article discusses another approach to creating system reform.

Folk, J. B., Kemp, K., Yurasek, A., Barr-Walker, J., & Tolou-Shams, M. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences among justice-involved youth: Data-driven recommendations for action using the sequential intercept model. American Psychologist, 76(2), 268–283.
Folk et al. (2021) provide additional recommendations for future reforms, particularly those that will address psychological trauma among juvenile offenders. This reading provides additional examples of issues that future reform efforts may focus on to improve system outcomes.

Lippman, J. (2017). Criminal justice reform is not for the short-winded: How the judiciary’s proactive pursuit of justice helped achieve “Raise the Age” reform in New York. Fordham Urban Law Journal, 45(1), 241–281.
Lippman (2017) discusses on specific justice system reform in New York. This article demonstrates how reform efforts and developed and implemented.

American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct (2002, amended effective June 1, 2010, and January 1, 2017).
This website details the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct. You may find it helpful to review as they prepare their lesson 7 assignment.