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2013
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Registered Sex Offenders: Sharing More Information Will Enable Federal Agencies to Improve Notifications of Sex Offenders’ International Travel
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
Information “from August 1 to September 30, 2012, showed that the two agencies [ICE and USNCB] had significant differences in the number of offenders they identified in notifications. USNCB [United States National Central Bureau] sent notifications on 105 traveling sex offenders that ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] did not, and, conversely, ICE sent notifications on 100 traveling sex offenders that USNCB did not. In part this is because the two agencies rely on different informati... Read More
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51 pages
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2013
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The Northwestern Juvenile Project: Overview
By Teplin, Linda A.; Abram, Karen M.; Washburn, Jason J.; Welty, Leah J.; Hershfield, Jennifer A.; Dulcan, Mina K..
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
“Comprehensive, accurate, and reliable data are needed to guide the development of innovative juvenile justice policy. NJP provides empirical evidence that communities can use to develop and provide appropriate services within detention centers. Because the study is longitudinal, it also provides information about the long-term outcomes of these youth after they leave detention. Findings from NJP [Northwestern Juvenile Project] … provide important information on how to facilitate successful reen... Read More
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16 pages
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2012
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Technology Project Cost/Benefit Tool
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) (Washington, DC).
“As budgets shrink and public safety needs grow, agencies must keep a watchful eye on the bottom line. While officer and community safety is always a priority, efficiency of operations is a key consideration when making purchasing decisions. The Technology Decision Tool helps agencies make safe and sound acquisitions. The new tool was developed by NLECTC with input from technology experts from both large and small agencies, who have first-hand experience in successfully evaluating and implementi... Read More
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12 pages
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2011
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Contingency Management in Drug Courts: Research and Resources
By Stitzer, Maxine L..
JSTEPS is a “five-site research project [that] aims to guide each participating court through the implementation of an individualized Contingency Management (CM) protocol. CM interventions use systematic reinforcement with rewards (or punishment) to alter problem behaviors, usually substance use, in offenders. Rewards have been used widely in clinical treatment programs. They have been shown to successfully change targeted behaviors of substance abusers, including decreasing the number of positi... Read More
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19 pages
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2010
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Improving the Administration of Justice in Tribal Communities through Information Sharing and Resource Sharing
By Cobb, Kimberly; Mullins, Tracy.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
American Probation and Parole Association (Lexington, KY).
The challenges faced by tribal, state, and federal justice systems in sharing information and resources and strategies for successfully linking these resources together so that pretrial, probation, and parole officers can be effective in the performance of their jobs are discussed. Sections comprising this report include: background—tribal justice challenges; logistics; definitions; information sharing—what information needs to be shared, advantages to sharing information, obstacles and barriers... Read More
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19 pages
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