In this revised edition of their concise, readable, yet wide-ranging book, Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox tackle a question students and scholars of law, criminology, and political science constantly face: what mistakes have led to the problems that pervade the criminal justice system in the United States? Their goal is to encourage a more forthright dialogue about criminal justice, one that acknowledges that many new initiatives fail and that no one knows for certain how to reduce crime. This revised edition is updated with a new foreword by Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and afterword by Greg Berman.

Greg Berman is the director of the Center for Court Innovation, a public-private partnership that seeks to reduce crime, aid victims, and improve public trust in justice.
Aubrey Fox is director of special projects for the Center for Court Innovation.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1 The Four Types of Failure
2 Failure amid Success
3 The Complicated Legacy of Operation Ceasefire
4 The Billion-Dollar Failure: Parole and the Battle for Reform in California
5 Beyond Simple Solutions:Mastering the Politics of Tragedy in Connecticut
6 Defining Failure
Conclusion
Afterword
Notes
References
Index
About the Authors