Sentencing Nerd Red Alert!

It's been awhile since we've had a red alert, but this one's a goodie:  check out this new website, CrimeSolutions.gov.

A product of the Office of Justice Programs, the website "uses rigorous research to determine what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services."  Feast your eyes on the Sentencing & Sanctions section, which lists and grades drug court and diversion programs across the country and provides a description of the program, the research done on it, its recidivism rates, and (heads up, deficit busters!) its costs.

It's like a Consumer Reports for alternatives to incarceration!

Enjoy, sentencing nerds, and please leave a comment on your thoughts and other juicy tidbits from what you find on the new site.