#	Title	Year
1.	Female Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System: Statistics Summary This report analyzes patterns in the arrest, judicial management, and correctional placement of female juveniles. It notes that the relative growth in juvenile arrests involving females was more than ... Read More	1996
2.	Delinquents or Criminals: Policy Options for Young Offenders Policy makers must decide what type of court should have responsibility for young people who break the law. The debate centers on whether they should be viewed as delinquents or referred to criminal ... Read More	1998
3.	Youth Violence: Perception Versus Reality Public concern over juvenile crime is based, in part, upon misperceptions about who commits violent crimes in the United States. Statistics that contrast crime rates of juveniles and adults obscure ... Read More	1999
4.	User's Guide to Juvenile Forecaster A reference guide on how to utilize the Juvenile Forecaster is provided. One part of the forecasting process, the Juvenile Forecaster "is an interactive planning tool designed for juvenile justice ... Read More	2002
5.	Youth Corrections in California The current and future use of secure confinement for the largest population of imprisoned juveniles in the U.S. is discussed. Sections of this report include: executive summary; introduction; youth ... Read More	2002
6.	The Impact of Teen Court on Young Offenders Pre-court attitudes and post-court recidivism are evaluated for the Anchorage Youth Court (AL), Maricopa County teen court (AZ), Montgomery County Teen Court (MD), and the Independence Youth Court ... Read More	2002
7.	The Economics of Juvenile Jurisdiction: A White Paper from the Research Roundtable on Estimating the Costs and Benefits of the Separate Juvenile Justice System The use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to examine the economic consequences of juvenile versus criminal justice is discussed. Sections contained in this paper are: introduction; cost-benefit ... Read More	2005
8.	Changing Systems: Outcomes from the RWJF Reclaiming Futures Initiative on Juvenile Justice and Substance Abuse Results from an evaluation of communities working with the Reclaiming Futures (RF) Model, "an inter-agency, performance-based community partnership model for addressing substance abuse issues among ... Read More	2007
9.	Delays in Youth Justice: Research Report Submitted to the National Institute of Justice “This report summarizes the findings of a large-scale research project on processing delays in youth justice systems across the United States” (p. ii). Sections following an executive summary ... Read More	2009
10.	Delays in Youth Justice “This report summarizes the findings of a large-scale research project on processing delays in youth justice systems across the United States” (p. ii). Sections following an executive summary ... Read More	2009
11.	Cost-Benefit Analysis of Reclaiming Futures Individuals interested in developing a comprehensive substance abuse program for juvenile offenders should take the time to look at this evaluation. Sections following an executive summary include: ... Read More	2010
12.	Positive Youth Justice: Framing Justice Interventions Using the Concepts of Positive Youth Development The use of positive youth development (PYD) to address anti-social behaviors of juveniles involved with the criminal justice system is explained. Sections following an executive summary include: ... Read More	2010
13.	Reforming Juvenile Justice Systems: Beyond Treatment This report is for those individuals responsible for developing strategies to improve the effectiveness of their juvenile justice systems. Sections include: introduction; adding to evidence-based ... Read More	2010

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Jul. 26, 2010	Does BTC Deter Drug Use? Lessons Learned From Three Years of Implementation The implementation of BTC (Breaking the Cycle) and this program's impact on decreasing offenders' drug use are evaluated. This report addresses: what BTC is; who BTC serves; what the deterrent ... Accession Number: 020061.
Jul. 26, 2010	Teaching at an Internet Distance: The Pedagogy of Online Teaching and Learning A group of 16 faculty members met over the course of a year to attend a seminar that discussed issues surrounding pedagogy and "what made teaching to be good teaching, whether online or in a ... Accession Number: 015774.
Jul. 25, 2010	Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs This manual “draws on the experiences of Ready4Work sites and promising practices in mentoring to provide information and suggested guidelines for practitioners who are interested in developing a ... Accession Number: 024503.
Jul. 25, 2010	Interventions to Reduce HIV Transmission Related to Injecting Drug Use in Prison Individuals interested in the use of drug injection intervention programs in prisons to reduce HIV transmission will want to read this article. It offers suggestions on how your agency can ... Accession Number: 024502.
Jul. 25, 2010	Women in Law Enforcement, 1987-2008 Agencies wishing to compare their rates of growth in female officers or parties interested in female officer issues will want to look this report over. Observations made in this report include: the ... Accession Number: 024501.
Jul. 25, 2010	Prisons and Terrorism: Radicalization and De-Radicalization in 15 Countries Anyone involved with the challenges inherent in prison radicalization needs to read this report. Five chapters present a look at an issue, the practice, and recommendations related to: prison regimes ... Accession Number: 024500.
Jul. 25, 2010	To Adopt or Adapt? Principles of Hospice Care in the Correctional Setting Those interested in prison hospice care will find this article useful. Suggested practices for prison hospices include: having volunteers at the heart of the hospice; knowing who your patient is; ... Accession Number: 024491.
Jul. 25, 2010	National Prison Hospice Association Information about and from this organization focusing on hospices in prisons can be found at this website. Points of entry are: about NPHA; information and articles; other resources; and contact ... Accession Number: 024481.
Jul. 21, 2010	Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail The eight stages of successful change and their associated challenges are described. The stages are: establishing a sense of urgency; forming a powerful guiding coalition; creating a vision; ... Accession Number: 024570.
Jul. 21, 2010	Chief Jail Inspectors' Network Meeting Proceedings, 2009 Proceedings from the 11th annual two day Chief Jail Inspectors' Meeting are presented. Topics discussed include: meeting overview and highlights; introduction; ACA CORE Standards update; NSA ... Accession Number: 024559.
Jul. 21, 2010	Batterer Intervention Systems in California: An Evaluation The ”largest of its kind ever conducted…[this study] lays the foundation for improving the justice system response to domestic violence and for future research to untangle the complex relationships ... Accession Number: 024565.
Jul. 21, 2010	Building Safer Communities: Improving Police Response to Persons with Mental Illness: Recommendations from the IACP National Policy Summit This report identifies ”promising approaches [that] offer safer, more compassionate and often cost-effective ways for police and their community partners to respond to adults and juveniles with ... Accession Number: 024564.
Jul. 19, 2010	The Presentence Investigation Report While this guide for U.S. probation officers “provides a uniform format for presentence reports throughout the Federal judiciary,” it can be useful for other agencies in their efforts to standardize ... Accession Number: 024539.
Jul. 15, 2010	Confronting Recidivism: Prisoner Re-entry Programs and a Just Future for All Americans The opening statement and witness testimonies are transcribed for this hearing about prisoner re-entry. Accession Number: 020399.
Jul. 08, 2010	Incident Commander This training tool uses PC game technology to allow first responders to train anywhere and anytime. “Experience authentic NIMS ICS training by operating as an incident commander facing impending ... Accession Number: 024512.
Jul. 08, 2010	National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center Publication Resources “This CD-ROM contains a selection of publications from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).” Documents are organized ... Accession Number: 024513.
Jul. 08, 2010	Between the Lines: A Question & Answer Guide on Legal Issues in Supportive Housing: 2010 National Edition Individuals assisting ex-offenders in finding housing should be familiar with this publication. Chapters include: why read this guide; legal overview—how the law is organized and fair housing laws; ... Accession Number: 024516.
Jul. 08, 2010	Juvenile Court Statistics 2006-2007 Delinquency and status offense cases managed by U.S. courts with juvenile jurisdiction between 1985 and 2007 are analyzed and commented on. This report contains four chapters: introduction; national ... Accession Number: 024515.
Jul. 06, 2010	Essential Skills for New Supervisors Making the transition from line staff to supervisor calls for developing new skills and competencies as well as a major shift in mindset from doing one’s own work to supervising the work of ... Accession Number: 024013.
Jul. 06, 2010	Innovative Reentry Strategies: The Emerging Role of Correctional Industries [Satellite/Internet Broadcast] This 3-hour program, originally broadcast October 7, 2009, is part 2 of the National Institute of Corrections series on correctional industries and is entitled “Innovative Reentry Strategies: The ... Accession Number: 024019.
Jul. 06, 2010	Corrections Budgets in Free Fall: Finding Opportunities in Turbulent Times [Satellite/Internet Broadcast] Budget reductions don’t discriminate. Correctional agencies are being hit hard in these tough economic times with no relief from mandates. Prisons, jails, and community corrections are all faced with ... Accession Number: 023698.
Jul. 02, 2010	Emergency Preparedness Self-Audit Checklist for Smaller Jails [and] Emergency Preparedness Self-Audit Checklist for Larger Jails Anyone preparing for an audit of their jail will find one of these check lists indispensable. This collection contains two chapters from “A Guide to Preparing for and Responding to Jail Emergencies: ... Accession Number: 024373.