Part I: Why Studying Criminal Justice Matters and How it’s Currently Done;
1. Accountability in Criminal Justice Practice;
2. Who Defines What Constitutes Sufficient Evidence: Understanding the Varying Definitions of “Evidence-Based”;
3. Who Conducts Research and Who Funds It;
4. Testing What Works: An Introduction to Program Evaluation and Experimental Design;
5. Translational Criminology: Effectively Communicating What Works through Systematic Reviews; Part II: What Research Currently Suggests Works;
6. Policing: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses;
7. Victim Services, Pretrial, Trial & Sentencing: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses;
8. Corrections: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses;
9. Juvenile Justice: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses;
10. Implementation Science: Going Beyond What Works to How it Work and How to Keep it Working; Part III: Tips for Conducting an Independent Review of Empirical Literature;
11. Empirical Articles and Journals: Why They Exist, Why Academics Publish, and Tips for Reading Them;
12. Taking Charge and Writing a Review; Conclusion