The two topic teams (Population Reductions & Workforce Transformation) for the Norval Morris project will be meeting soon in Denver, Colorado to move forward with these areas of the project.

In preparation for the meeting and through discussions with various team members, we (J-SAT) have begun to compile a list of articles and books that have been recommended.  Below is our preliminary list and we will ad more through the comments sections below.

If you are interested in this project or are already a project member, we would like to invite you to post any additional recommendations in the comments below.  Comments about items that have already been listed are also encouraged.

NOTE: The items listed in this post are not in any way officially endorsed by NIC or J-SAT.

The Norval "Hot List"

• From the Washington State Institute for Public Policy
  • Increased Earned Release From Prison: Impacts of a 2003 Law on Recidivism and Crime Costs, Revised
    2009 April. Elizabeth Drake, Robert Barnoski, Steve Aos. #09-04-1201.
  • Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates
    2006 October. Steve Aos, Marna Miller, Elizabeth Drake. #06-10-1201.
  • The Comparative Costs and Benefits of Programs to Reduce Crime, v 4.0
    2001 May. Steve Aos, Polly Phipps, Robert Barnoski, Roxanne Lieb. #01-05-1201.
• Our Iceberg is Melting by John P. Kotter.
• Reorienting Progressive Perspectives for Twenty-First Century Punishment Realities by Douglas Berman
• "Norval Morris as Penologist" by James Jacobs

Have an article or book you would like to recommend for this project?  Let us know the name of the article, who wrote it, and why you like it in the comment box below.