#	Title	Year
1.	Briefing Paper: Trends in Jail Privatization This briefing paper provides an overview of trends in jail privatization as evident in the following models: private management, development of a facility by the private sector, and private sector ... Read More	1992
2.	Podular Direct Supervision Jails: 1995 Directory This document was developed as a resource for those interested in the direct supervision concept of jail design and management. It will help readers locate direct supervision facilities that they may ... Read More	1995
3.	Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders This directory lists programs in the United States and Canada offering services specifically for families of adult offenders.... Read More	1995
4.	Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders This revised edition updates the directory, dated October 1995 and lists programs in the United States and Canada.... Read More	1998
5.	Identifying Resources for Managing Sex Offenders In addition to identifying select agencies that can provide resources to assist in the management of sex offenders, this guide offers suggestions on how to obtain noted resources. Contents include: ... Read More	1999
6.	Law Enforcement Resource Guide for Small Town and Rural Agencies Resources that would be useful to STAR (small town and rural) law enforcement agencies are provided. Resources are either low cost or no cost, and are organized into the following sections: federal ... Read More	1999
7.	Summary of State Sex Offender Registry Dissemination Procedures, Update 1999: Individual State Summaries These summaries are current as of May 1999. Information for each state includes: responsible agency(ies) for dissemination; how information is disseminated to law enforcement and criminal justice ... Read More	1999
8.	Directory of Community-Based Programs for Women Offenders There are 250 programs developed to specifically meet women offenders' needs described within this directory. Program entries include information regarding: program name and contact; jurisdiction it ... Read More	2000
9.	Directory of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States All identified victim-offender mediation (VOM) programs in the United States are organized by state. Contact information, type of agency, year program bean operation, cases referred in most recent ... Read More	2000
10.	BJAs Law Enforcement Training Database Access to a catalog of all federally funded and supported training available to state and local law enforcement officials is provided at this website. Training program data includes training ... Read More	2001
11.	Law Libraries Serving Prisoners Entrance to an online directory of libraries that provide prisoners with access to legal materials can be made at this website.... Read More	2001
12.	National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations (NAGIA) Contact information for 26 member associations of the NAGIA is provided.... Read More	2001
13.	Biometrics Catalog Access to multiple search options for finding biometric information is provided at this website. Users can search by categories, biometric types, key words, or date range. Individuals can also access ... Read More	2001
14.	2001 Directory of Direct Supervision Jails A directory of facilities that utilize the direct supervision concept of jail design and management is provided. Organized by state, entries provide the following information: facility name, address, ... Read More	2001
15.	Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and Their Families: A Review of the Field While not identifying best practices, this report "describe[s] and compare[s] various program structures and provides a basis and resource for future program development, implementation, and ... Read More	2001
16.	Mother Child Community Corrections Project Preliminary Mother Child Program Inventory An inventory based upon an initial round of a survey about mother-child programs is provided. Entries noting the program, contact, service information, available materials, and if the program has day ... Read More	2001
17.	A Resource Guide to Law Enforcement, Corrections, and Forensic Technologies Information of benefit to those making purchasing and deployment decisions regarding criminal justice technologies is presented. Nineteen technologies are highlighted: protective equipment, ... Read More	2001
18.	Tribal Resource Guide Program/Agency contact, program objectives, applicant eligibility, eligible beneficiaries, and types of assistance available from 15 federal agencies are provided. Appendixes contain information ... Read More	2002
19.	Serving Families of Adult Offenders: A Directory of Programs Programs in the U.S. offering services specifically for families of adult offenders are noted and organized by state. Directory information for each program (if available) includes address, phone ... Read More	2002
20.	Starting Out, Starting Over, Staying Out: A Guide to District of Columbia Ex-Offenders: Housing, Food, Employment and Other Resources Access to this extensive guide is available at this website. Fifteen chapters comprise this volume: plan ahead if getting out soon; the first six things to do after getting out; where to ... Read More	2002
21.	Summary of Sex Offender Registries, 2001: State Summaries Information regarding sex offender registry (SOR) by state is provided. Each entry describes: agency(ies) responsible for SOR maintenance; who is in the registry? (covered offenses, mandated ... Read More	2002
22.	Corrections Tuberculosis Training and Education Resource Guide, 2004-2005 Training resources regarding tuberculosis (TB) and TB control in a correctional facility setting are highlighted. Sections of this guide include: importance of TB training and education; starting ... Read More	2003
23.	Outside the Walls: A National Snapshot of Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Programs "[N]ominate[d] programs that are implementing notable or innovative approaches to easing the reentry process" are highlighted (p. 7). Programs are organized by the following categories: education ... Read More	2003
24.	OVC National Resource Directory of Victim Assistance Funding Opportunities Noted by State, this directory lists contact names, mailing addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for Federal grants programs that provide assistance to crime victims. These Federal programs ... Read More	2003
25.	Directory of New York State Criminal Justice Agencies Agencies listed include law enforcement, prosecution and defense, courts, probation, youth, corrections, parole, associations, state level criminal justice agencies, and federal level criminal ... Read More	2004
26.	Prentice Hall's Cybrary: The World's Criminal Justice Directory A collection of criminal justice links can be found at this website. Topical areas include community corrections, computer crime, corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal law, death penalty, ... Read More	2004
27.	Resources for Prisoners and Their Families Links to sources of information regarding support organizations, education/libraries, and legal resources for prisoners and their families can be found organized by state at this website.... Read More	2004
28.	Victim Services: Promising Practices in Indian Country A directory of 12 innovative victim service programs provided in Indian Country is provided. The following information is supplied for each program -- program information (date founded, service area, ... Read More	2004
29.	Directory of Program Profiles The "national registry of programs serving individuals with mental illness in contact with the... Read More	2005
30.	Residential Faith-Based Programs in State Corrections Results from a survey regarding residential faith-based programs in 51 U.S. prison systems are reported. Residential faith-based programs are being operated or developed in 41% (21) of the responding ... Read More	2005
31.	2006-2007 Product Service Resource Directory Access to a directory of companies that provide goods and services to jails is available at this website.... Read More	2006
32.	Directory of Crime Victim Services: An OVC Online Resource This website provides access to "an OVC [Office for Victims of Crime] resource designed to help service providers and individuals locate nonemergency crime victim services in the United States and ... Read More	2006
33.	Direct Supervision Jails: 2006 Sourcebook A directory of facilities that utilize the direct supervision concept of jail design and management is provided. Organized by state, entries provide the following information: facility name, ... Read More	2006
34.	Offender Transition Program: Resource Manual A directory of offender transition resources is presented. Entries are organized into the areas of Internet resources, career exploration, general assistance programs, business/consumer education, ... Read More	2006
35.	International Criminal Justice Institutes, Organizations and Resources (Partial List) This webpage provides links to criminal justice organizations from various countries.... Read More	2007
36.	Resource Guides and Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: A Compiled List from the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice These resources are organized into the following areas: international; national; state and U.S. territories; and other guides. Each entry includes publication(s), author, website, and contact ... Read More	2007
37.	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Recidivism Reduction Program Inventory This document is "a catalog of California Read More	2007
38.	Ultimate Guide for Sheriffs This website provides links to resources of interest to sheriffs and other law enforcement personnel. Resources are organized into the areas of administration, aviation, building/facilities, ... Read More	2007
39.	Adult Probation and Parole Directory Access to information about probation and parole agencies in the U.S., Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands is provided at this website.... Read More	2008
40.	Partnership for Safety and Justice Prisoner Support Directory Directory entries include contact information and a description of the organization. Entries are organized into the following areas: groups in the seven western states region; national organizations ... Read More	2008
41.	National Directory of Programs for Women with Criminal Justice Involvement Programs related to women involved with the criminal justice system are displayed by state. Information given (if provided) for each program listed are program description, agency information, ... Read More	2009
42.	State Standards for Pregnancy-Related Health Care in Prison Prison policies accessible online that deal with pregnancy-related services are identified. Sections of this resource guide include: national standards for pregnancy-related health care in ... Read More	2009

Or, view the topic index.

What's in the library?

The focus of the Information Center's online library is on unpublished, operationally-oriented materials developed by correctional agencies. The online library also includes National Institute of Corrections publications and links to other corrections-related materials.

New In the Library

Date	Sort By Title
Yesterday	Independent Review of Policies and Procedures of Correctional Facilities Operated by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Problems found during an investigation of correctional facilities operated by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Officer are reported. Sections of this independent review include: summary of ... Accession Number: 022006.
Yesterday	Implementing Restorative Justice: A Guide for Schools This guide provides “School personnel with practical strategies to apply restorative justice” (p. 5). Sections of this publication include; why schools should use restorative justice; school ... Accession Number: 024050.
Sep. 01, 2010	Coaching Packets “Each of these Coaching Packets provides an overview of a key topic related to successful offender reentry, concrete strategies and key steps for enhancing practice in this area, and a "self ... Accession Number: 024641.
Sep. 01, 2010	The School-to-Prison Pipeline…and Back: Obstacles and Remedies for the Re-Enrollment of Adjudicated Youth “In this article, [the authors] consider the disturbing reluctance of schools to allow delinquent youth to continue their education and the high dropout rates for youth returning from juvenile ... Accession Number: 024642.
Sep. 01, 2010	Florida Model Jail Standards In addition to the Florida Model Jail Standards (FMJS), this website provides access to: FMJS--Revisions Highlighted (07/31/09); August 2010 Jail Inspectors Class Memo; Tallahassee Inspectors Class ... Accession Number: 024624.
Sep. 01, 2010	The NAMI NJ Do and Don’t Card for Law Enforcement Education: Mental Illness Crisis This pocket card explains what to do and not to do when interacting with mentally ill people during a crisis. Accession Number: 024632.
Sep. 01, 2010	Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 2007 Those people involved with juveniles under probation will find this fact sheet interesting. Observations made include: one-third of all delinquency cases disposed in 2007 received probation as the ... Accession Number: 024633.
Sep. 01, 2010	Static-99 Clearinghouse A wealth of information regarding this sex offender risk assessment instrument for adult males is available at this website. Points of entry are Static-99 documents, training, Static-2002 documents, ... Accession Number: 024635.
Sep. 01, 2010	National GAINS Center “The GAINS Center's primary focus is on expanding access to community based services for adults diagnosed with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders at all points of contact with ... Accession Number: 024625.
Sep. 01, 2010	Establishing and Maintaining Medicaid Eligibility upon Release from Public Institutions Individuals involved in acquiring Medicaid benefits for mentally ill ex-offenders returning to the community will find the lessons learned from this study helpful. The development and implementation ... Accession Number: 024645.
Sep. 01, 2010	Prisons and Terrorism: Radicalization and De-Radicalization in 15 Countries Anyone involved with prisons should read this report. It “identifies trade-offs and dilemmas but also principles and best practices that will help governments and policymakers spot new ideas and ... Accession Number: 024646.
Sep. 01, 2010	State Correctional System Officers’ Retirement Programs: Results from a 50-State Survey This information will be of interest to people involved with the retirement of state correctional system officers. Responses from this survey cover whether a separate retirement system exists for ... Accession Number: 024649.
Sep. 01, 2010	Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2008-09 Results from the second National Inmate Survey (NIS-2) documenting inmate sexual assault are presented. The NIS-2 “is part of the National Prison Rape Statistics Program, which collects ... Accession Number: 024652.
Sep. 01, 2010	Policies and Procedures of the Illinois Juvenile Justice System This report provides an overview of the Illinois juvenile justice system including the processes related to an incident, police custody and arrest, pre-trial, trial or plea, sentencing hearing, ... Accession Number: 024653.
Aug. 30, 2010	Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2007 Statistics regarding juvenile court cases are organized according to counts and trends, gender, race, age, detention, intake decision, waiver to criminal court, and adjudication and disposition. Accession Number: 024634.
Aug. 30, 2010	Project POOCH Information about and from Project POOCH can be found on this website. Project POOCH (Positive Opportunities, Obvious Change with Hounds) is a program began in 1993 at the MacLaren Youth Correctional ... Accession Number: 024609.
Aug. 30, 2010	A History of Prison Inmate-Animal Interaction Programs The use of animal-facilitated programming in prisons is examined. This is done with a detailed look at historic precedents and current programs. While more research is needed, it appears that animal ... Accession Number: 024604.
Aug. 30, 2010	Pound Puppies: The Rehabilitative Uses of Dogs in Correctional Facilities This article provides a nice overview of the role dogs can play in an inmate’s rehabilitation. Topics discussed include: the roots of animal therapy; three types of assistance dog training—guide dog, ... Accession Number: 024605.
Aug. 30, 2010	The Experiences of Offenders in a Prison Canine Program The experiences of participants in the prison-based Indiana Canine Assistant and Adolescent Network (ICAAN) are explored. Findings are presented for the following themes—patience, parenting skills, ... Accession Number: 024606.
Aug. 30, 2010	Perspectives of Youth in an Animal-Centered Correctional Vocational Program: A Qualitative Evaluation of Project Pooch The experiences of incarcerated youth participating in the Project POOCH program are explored. Global themes reported are: patience and responsibility; developing a relationship; work ... Accession Number: 024608.
Aug. 30, 2010	Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense The need to fund services for juveniles affected by traumatic events is explained. Topics discussed include traumatic experiences affect on brain development in children; traumatic brain injury and ... Accession Number: 024619.
Aug. 30, 2010	Prison Count 2010: State Population Declines for the First Time in 38 Years The 0.3% drop in the number of individuals held in U.S. prisons (from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009) is discussed. Sections of this brief cover the wide range of state trends, what is ... Accession Number: 024620.
Aug. 30, 2010	Cities Pave the Way: Promising Reentry Policies that Promote Local Hiring of People with Criminal Records Individuals involved with helping ex-offenders find employment after their release from incarceration will find this guide very interesting. It “assembles the most promising local policies that ... Accession Number: 024622.
Aug. 30, 2010	The Real Costs and Benefits of Change: Finding Opportunities for Reform During Difficult Fiscal Times Individuals advocating for cost-effective juvenile justice reform need to turn to this guide “to help reinforce the value, both in terms of dollars and substance, of progressive programming for ... Accession Number: 024621.
Aug. 30, 2010	Expanding Opportunity: Employing the Formerly Incarcerated in the Green Economy This paper can help individuals “in their work to overcome systemic barriers and fundamentally transform the opportunities of people with criminal records in society and build healthy communities of ... Accession Number: 024626.
Aug. 30, 2010	The High Budgetary Cost of Incarceration Anyone interested or involved in reducing correctional expenditures should read this paper. Sections following an executive summary are an introduction; incarceration nation; cost, punishment; the ... Accession Number: 024627.
Aug. 30, 2010	The Impact of Parental Imprisonment on Children This report is necessary reading for those people involved with the children of inmates. It brings together what is known about how children are impacted by a parent’s imprisonment and offers ... Accession Number: 024628.
Aug. 30, 2010	System Change Accomplishments of the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Returning Home Initiative Individuals looking to establish a supportive program for housing people being released from prison will find the challenges and successes of the Returning Home Initiative useful in formulating their ... Accession Number: 024631.
Aug. 26, 2010	Sexual Assault in Jail and Juvenile Facilities: Promising Practices for Prevention and Response: Final Report This is essential reading for anyone tasked with eradicating the sexual assault of incarcerated individuals. Eleven promising practices are described: leaders who promote values; officials who seek ... Accession Number: 024644.
Aug. 26, 2010	A Guidebook for Less-Lethal Devices: Planning for, Selecting, and Implementing Technology Solutions “This guide is designed to provide a comprehensive view of less-lethal technologies, their evolutionary role in criminal justice, and considerations when acquiring such devices to meet operational ... Accession Number: 024647.
Aug. 24, 2010	Volunteer Programs: Enhancing Public Safety by Leveraging Resources: A Resource Guide for Law Enforcement Agencies This publication is “a resource guide for chiefs of police, sheriffs, and other executives of state and local law enforcement agencies interested in establishing or enhancing volunteer programs ... Accession Number: 024567.
Aug. 23, 2010	Evaluation of the Ridge House Residential Program: Final Report The effectiveness of the Ridge House program to reduce recidivism is examined. Ridge House is a “spiritually-based, short-term transitional housing program that provides substance abuse treatment and ... Accession Number: 024568.
Aug. 23, 2010	It’s About Time: Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs, and Geriatric Release This report, “based upon a statutory review of geriatric release provisions…offers recommendations for responding to the disparities between geriatric release policies and practice” (p.2). Agencies ... Accession Number: 024569.
Aug. 23, 2010	Making Things Right: Meaningful Community Service for Juvenile Offenders Issues surrounding juveniles doing community service are addressed. Topics discussed include: what community service is; meaningful community service; community in three jurisdictions—Deschutes ... Accession Number: 024566.
Aug. 23, 2010	Reentry Programs Database This searchable database includes “descriptions of reentry programs and initiatives from across the country…[which] highlight promising efforts that may provide valuable ideas for policymakers to ... Accession Number: 024579.
Aug. 23, 2010	Office of Justice Programs’ Management of Its Offender Reentry Initiatives Results from an evaluation of the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP’s) two major offender reentry initiatives are presented and analyzed. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; ... Accession Number: 024581.
Aug. 23, 2010	The California Miracle: Drastically Reduced Youth Incarceration, Drastically Reduced Youth Crime Individuals interested in the relationship between reduced youth crime and reduced incarceration of youth should read this article. Its authors investigated juvenile incarceration and crime trends ... Accession Number: 024576.
Aug. 23, 2010	PA-CO-OCCURRING.ORG: Co-Occurring Resource & Information Center While local sources of information may be specific to Pennsylvania, the majority of the information on this website can benefit those who are suffering from co-occurring disorders and those who are ... Accession Number: 024582.
Aug. 23, 2010	Recidivism Drops in Those Supervised by MH Courts A short overview of findings by North Carolina State University researchers is presented. During a two-year period, 72% of those who completed the mental health court process where not rearrested. ... Accession Number: 024577.
Aug. 23, 2010	Strengthening Sex Offenders’ Spouses This detailed outline covers sex offender chaperone training. Topics discussed include: reasons to train partners and others as chaperones; what chaperones must know; chaperone strengths; chaperone ... Accession Number: 024583.
Aug. 23, 2010	LRA [Less Restrictive Alternative] Chaperone Information Guide and Training Protocol This guide “is intended to assist those individuals who have elected to serve as a volunteer chaperone for an individually who is civilly committed [and]…is also intended to serve as a training tool” ... Accession Number: 024584.
Aug. 23, 2010	Prisoners' Right to Read: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights This document explains why inmates have a right to particular forms of information while incarcerated. Accession Number: 024585.
Aug. 19, 2010	New Jail Planning: Getting It Right Lessons learned from four communities that built new jails are related. This is done by utilizing the four major steps of the Facility Developmental Process model: determine the need and feasibility; ... Accession Number: 024347.
Aug. 18, 2010	Guide to the State Juvenile Justice Profiles "This bulletin introduces users to the history, content, and design of the State Juvenile Justice Profiles web site" (p. 1). Sections comprising this publication are: introduction; the Great Debate ... Accession Number: 021940.
Aug. 18, 2010	TPC Case Management Handbook: An Integrated Case Management Approach “This handbook is designed for teams of correctional and noncorrectional staff at the policy, management, and line staff levels who have been charged with implementing improvements in supervision and ... Accession Number: 024393.
Aug. 17, 2010	Supervising Low-Level Sex Offenders in the Community: An Integrated Model This training program “is a collaborative response to supervising sex offenders and focuses on the role of probation and parole officers. The curriculum uses an interactive format to help staff ... Accession Number: 024623.
Aug. 17, 2010	Section 9. Risk Assessment Instrument The development of a risk assessment tool to be used at the detention intake of a juvenile offender is described. This document covers goals, key elements, history, collaboration, implementation, ... Accession Number: 024552.
Aug. 17, 2010	Ohio Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool The creation and validation of the Ohio Risk Assessment System is explained. Two documents comprise this collection: “Creation and Validation of the Ohio Risk Assessment System: Final Report” by ... Accession Number: 024551.
Aug. 17, 2010	Locked Up & Out: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Youth in Louisiana’s Juvenile Justice System The strategies offered for addressing the challenges LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) youth must deal with in correctional facilities will provide guidance for other correctional ... Accession Number: 024560.
Aug. 17, 2010	Report: Lane County’s Public Safety Risk Assessment Tool The development and validity of the Risk Assessment Tool (RAT), a “semi automated computer database that is used by the State Court Pretrial Services Office in partnership with the Lane County ... Accession Number: 024550.
Aug. 17, 2010	Tracking Inmates and Locating Staff with Active Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Early Lessons Learned in One U.S. Correctional Facility The use of active radio-frequency identification (RFID) to strengthen a correctional agency’s operations and safety is investigated. Four chapters are contained in this report: introduction; ... Accession Number: 024557.
Aug. 17, 2010	Racine County Pretrial Risk Assessment Information regarding the Racine Pretrial Risk Assessment process is provided. Individuals thinking about creating pretrial risk assessments should look over the material in this packet. Documents ... Accession Number: 024549.
Aug. 17, 2010	Pretrial Risk Assessment and Case Classification: A Case Study The use of the Pretrial Bond Supervision (PTBS) program to objectively make recommendations to judges about cash bonds or “supervised release” is explained. This article discusses: the primary ... Accession Number: 024556.
Aug. 17, 2010	Overview of Research Findings on Pretrial Risk Assessment and Pretrial Supervision If you are contemplating the use of another agency’s pretrial risk assessment tool without modification to your own organization’s needs you may want to read this report. The use of pretrial risk ... Accession Number: 024555.
Aug. 17, 2010	Examining the Potential Use of a Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool in King County, Washington: Final Report If you are thinking of using a pretrial risk tool in your area, this publication may answer some of the questions you have. Sections of this report include: introduction; benefits and questions ... Accession Number: 024554.
Aug. 17, 2010	The Looming Challenge of Dementia in Corrections Issues related to inmates with dementia are discussed. Sections of this article are: addressing the problem; tip of the iceberg—40 year forecast; we need to do better at early detention; once ... Accession Number: 024546.
Aug. 17, 2010	Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (VPRAI) This pretrial assessment instrument is a great resource for developing and implementing or retuning such a tool for your agency. This collection contains: “VPRAI Instruction Manual Version 1.2”; "VA ... Accession Number: 024545.
Aug. 17, 2010	Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) This should be the first stop on your search for pretrial services information. Points of entry are: about PJI; PJI’s services; pretrial services; analysis and research; diversion programs; ... Accession Number: 024553.
Aug. 17, 2010	Operation of GAF in a Correctional Setting The use of the GAF (Global Assessment of Functioning) in a correctional setting is explained. Accession Number: 024563.
Aug. 10, 2010	A Case Study of Incarcerated Males Participating in a Canine Training Program The potential benefits realized through the use of a canine training program in a correctional facility are investigated. The inmates train assistance, therapy, rescue, and medical alert canines. ... Accession Number: 024607.
Aug. 10, 2010	Mortality in Local Jails, 2000-2007 Statistics about the 8,110 inmate deaths occurring in local jails during 2000-2007 are presented. Some findings are: over 80% of U.S. jails had no deaths in their custody; 53% of all deaths were due ... Accession Number: 024540.

Not all items in the Information Center are available online. To find more information and resources on a particular corrections-related topic, contact us through our online Help Desk.