Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

""The scholars featured in this book are internationally known for their work, creating a fantastic text for use in an academic or practitioner setting that examines the subtle and drastic changes in the criminal justice system as a result of COVID.""--Catherine D. Marcum, professor of justice studies, Appalachian State University ""This book uncovers how the COVID-19 pandemic became a pivotal moment for crime and justice in the United States, offering a nuanced analysis that defies traditional thinking. Each chapter dives into the unexpected ways the crisis influenced criminal behavior, policing, courts, and corrections. Crime, Corrections, and the COVID-19 Pandemic is a must-read for those interested in how a global emergency can alter the very foundations of society, sparking new conversations and innovations in a transformative period in criminology and criminal justice.""--Jennifer H. Peck, editor of Race and Ethnicity in the Juvenile and Criminal Justice Systems: Contemporary Issues of Offending Behavior and Judicial Responses ""In this edited volume, Pleggenkuhle and Schafer assemble top scholars to contribute essential new knowledge on how COVID-19 has influenced crime, policing, courts, correction, and victim services. This is a valuable book for anyone looking to study and learn about the criminal justice system since the coronavirus pandemic.""--Chad Posick, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia Southern University ""This collection provides a comprehensive examination of how victimization, crime, and crime processing shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the dual roles of technology in both facilitation of and response to crime. Because the text offers insight into crime trends, victims, and workers in the criminal legal system, it is suitable across the curriculum.""--Dawn Beichner-Thomas, coeditor of Distraction: Girls, School, and Sexuality