Problem Solving Criminal Justice

Teles, Steven M.

doi:10.1515/for-2025-2030

2026-02-01

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Teles, Steven M. *

DOI：10.1515/for-2025-2030

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From the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s, the politics of criminal justice took a sudden turn from highly politicized punitiveness, to lower-salience problem solving that led to a range of breakthroughs that reduced the growth in incarceration. This shift was driven by decreasing party competition at the state level, the increasing space for reform produced by lower public salience of crime, and the creative advocacy and political entrepreneurship of advocates. This period of problem solving appears to be over, driven by increasing public concern about crime and repolarization in response to social movement activism. Lessons are offered that advocates and funders can draw from this case, especially concerning the linkage between salience and problem-solving reform.

Keyword:

conservatives

libertarian

crime

salience

problem-solving

trans-partisan