How Social Movements (Sometimes) Matter
How Social Movements (Sometimes) Matter
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社会运动(有时)如何重要
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10.1177/00943061221129662s
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发表时间:
2022
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J. Jasper
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J. Jasper
tle in capacity-building at the individual and community level (Huebner and McGuirk; Middlemass). The good news is the lessons of the book can be incorporated into CJ reform efforts to enhance focus, balance, and fairness. To do so effectively, it is critical that the community is actively involved in the process. CJ agencies, alone, often lack the resources, information, and know-how to focus services to the risks and needs of specific clients and in ways that balance accountability with support. Interagency collaborations, which incorporate community partners, can increase resources, information-sharing, and expertise, thereby heightening the likelihood that clients receive focused and balanced care. Useful steps include strengthening the family and other social networks (Sugie and Augustine) and building organizational (Chen and Meyer) and community capacity (Taxman). Policy changes can be levers to make such investments (Middlemass). But first, bridges need to be built. CJS is experiencing a crisis of legitimacy. Many policies and practices have not worked and have harmful effects, especially on communities of color. This has led to legal cynicism, the perception that the CJS often acts in ways that lack competence, legitimacy, and responsiveness (Abt 2019). It’s crucial to begin establishing trust by recognizing prior harms; being transparent and public-facing about CJS goals, decisions, and outcomes; investing in capacity; and working with the community as a valued partner. There is also a need to build bridges between the returning citizen and the community. This can include many of the community-building strategies listed above but should also include enhancing education (Middlemass) and building a prosocial identity. Attitudes, practices, and policies toward former justice-involved individuals are deficit-focused and detrimental to identity. They need to be rebuilt in ways that provide forgiveness and recognize the value of these individuals to building a better community. This provides them more space to give back to society, which can positively affect identity and future outcomes. We continue to build a body of evidence regarding what works in CJS reform. Yet, implementation is slow (Taxman). Barriers include a lack of communication within and between research disciplines (sociology, psychology, and health) and agencies (CJ and health), budget constraints, and complex and contentious political environments (Shadd Maruna). Implementation science is key to overcoming these barriers. Implementation science is the examination of methods to promote the integration of research findings into practice (Bauer et al. 2015). It focuses on identifying and addressing barriers to the uptake of evidence-based practices at multiple levels, including the individual, organization, and community.