Criminal Justice Report & Articles - Not Authored by Mr. King but Instructive in Thinking About Criminal Justice in the Philadelphia area and in the United States in General

Do you really believe we can build our way out of our crime problem ? Give me a break !" (Leon A. King II - Pictured,2005)

Picture Courtesy of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Misplaced Priorities, Over Incarcerate Under Educate, by: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Smart and Safe Campaign, 2011

The Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia's Costly Jails: The Search for Safe Solutions, 2010

"A model for success", A Report on New Jersey's Adult Drug Courts, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, et.,al, 2010

Sojourners Ministries, "Cruel and Unequal," by Michelle Alexander

Proceeding with the Parole Processing of Non-violent State Prisoners [in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania], Findings and Recommendations, by: Temple University, Department of Criminology, J. Goldcamp, et.,al, 2008

Restoring Parole and Related Processing for Categories of Violent State Prisoners [in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania], Finding and Recommendations, by: Temple University, Department of Criminology, J. Goldcamp, et., al., 2008

"Confronting Confinement," by: The Commission on Safety and Abuse in Americas Prisons, Full Report, J. Gibbons & N. Katzenbach, Co-Chairs,2006

"Confronting Confinement," by: The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, Executive Summary, J. Gibbons & N. Katzenbach, Co-Chairs, 2006

"Making a Difference: An Impact Study of Big Brothers & Big Sisters," Public Private Ventures, Inc., J. Tierney, J. B. Grossman, 2000