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Even before the Great Recession, agency administrators were told to do more with less and be more accountable, efficient, and effective. While change in itself is not bad, if unplanned, policies, programs, and projects will likely fail and foment negative consequences in the workplace and CJ system. This textbook provides an essential step-by-step, rational, and sequential approach to planning, implementing, and assessing change in criminal justice. There is no other such guidebook on the market. Welsh and Harris's straightforward explanation of the overall approach to planned change, supplemented by many real-world case studies and problems, combine to provide excellent faculty and student resources. -Ken Peak, Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno Failed crime-control strategies exact a high cost-jeopardizing public safety and consigning offenders to a life in crime, if not behind bars. Welsh and Harris take on the daunting challenge of the implementation of policies and programs that work, providing an invaluable guide to undertaking planned change. Their seven-stage model is carefully crafted and clearly explained. Essential reading for all, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning is ideal for classroom use and for helping students to envision how they might one day create a system that is, at once, more fair and more effective. -Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati

Even before the Great Recession, agency administrators were told to do more with less and be more accountable, efficient, and effective. While change in itself is not bad, if unplanned, policies, programs, and projects will likely fail and foment negative consequences in the workplace and CJ system. This textbook provides an essential step-by-step, rational, and sequential approach to planning, implementing, and assessing change in criminal justice. There is no other such guidebook on the market. Welsh and Harris' straightforward explanation of the overall approach to planned change, supplemented by many real-world case studies and problems, combine to provide excellent faculty and student resources. -Ken Peak, Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno Failed crime-control strategies exact a high cost-jeopardizing public safety and consigning offenders to a life in crime, if not behind bars. Welsh and Harris take on the daunting challenge of the implementation of policies and programs that work, providing an invaluable guide to undertaking planned change. Their seven-stage model is carefully crafted and clearly explained. Essential reading for all, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning is ideal for classroom use and for helping students to envision how they might one day create a system that is, at once, more fair and more effective. -Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati

Even before the Great Recession, agency administrators were told to do more with less and be more accountable, efficient, and effective. While change in itself is not bad, if unplanned, policies, programs, and projects will likely fail and foment negative consequences in the workplace and CJ system. This textbook provides an essential step-by-step, rational, and sequential approach to planning, implementing, and assessing change in criminal justice. There is no other such guidebook on the market. Welsh and Harris' straightforward explanation of the overall approach to planned change, supplemented by many real-world case studies and problems, combine to provide excellent faculty and student resources. -Ken Peak, Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno Failed crime-control strategies exact a high cost-jeopardizing public safety and consigning offenders to a life in crime, if not behind bars. ã Welsh and Harris take on the daunting challenge of the implementation of policies and programs that work, providing an invaluable guide to undertaking planned change.ã Their seven-stage model is carefully crafted and clearly explained.ã Essential reading for all, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning is ideal for classroom use and for helping students to envision how they might one day create a system that is, at once, more fair and more effective. -Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati

Even before the Great Recession, agency administrators were told to do more with less and be more accountable, efficient, and effective. While change in itself is not bad, if unplanned, policies, programs, and projects will likely fail and foment negative consequences in the workplace and CJ system. This textbook provides an essential step-by-step, rational, and sequential approach to planning, implementing, and assessing change in criminal justice. There is no other such guidebook on the market. Welsh and Harris' straightforward explanation of the overall approach to planned change, supplemented by many real-world case studies and problems, combine to provide excellent faculty and student resources. -Ken Peak, Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno Failed crime-control strategies exact a high cost-jeopardizing public safety and consigning offenders to a life in crime, if not behind bars. ã Welsh and Harris take on the daunting challenge of the implementation of policies and programs that work, providing an invaluable guide to undertaking planned change.ã Their seven-stage model is carefully crafted and clearly explained.ã Essential reading for all, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning is ideal for classroom use and for helping students to envision how they might one day create a system that is, at once, more fair and more effective. -Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati

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Wayne N. Welsh, Philip W. Harris

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