Jeffrey A. Butts
Jeffrey Butts is the director of the Research and Evaluation Center at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Contributions
Balancing Deterrence and Prevention: The Role of Research
There is an urgent need for more high-quality evidence to support community prevention strategies.
Our Crime Debate Remains Tragically Shortsighted
The corrective vision we need now to focus on what truly matters
Better Evidence, Better Policy
A veteran criminal justice researcher argues that academics must reform themselves if they hope to have an impact on the real world.