In the early 1990s, the criminal justice debate in America was dominated by phrases like “three strikes and you’re out,” “juveniles who commit adult crime should serve adult time,” and “lock ’em up and throw away the key.” In the latter half of the 1990s, however, the dialogue has shifted. Recognizing the enormous social and capital costs associated with locking people up and “throwing away the key,” many – including some of the strongest get-tough-on-crime advocates just a few years ago – have turned to a different concept: prevention.
Many of the influential voices in Greater Phoenix have come to believe in the power of prevention. In late 1996, a diverse coalition of local leadership from the business community, law enforcement, city and county government, academia, and the court system came together to create the Phoenix Violence Prevention Initiative.
Details
- Phoenix Violence Prevention Initiative: Phase II Report, August 1998
- Waits, Mary Jo (Author)
- Phoenix Violence Prevention Initiative (Client)
- Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher)
- Identifier ValueASU 12.2:P45/3/998
- The Phoenix Violence Prevention Initiative is a partnership among the City of Phoenix, Arizona Supreme Court, Greater Phoenix Leadership, Maricopa County Attorney, Maricopa County, and ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 35).
- Copyright by the Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University and its Morrison Institute for Public Policy