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2013
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Developing a Policy on the Use of Social Media in Intelligence and Investigative Activities: Guidance and Recommendations
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Global Advisory Committee (GAC) (Washington, DC).
"Social media sites have become useful tools for the public and law enforcement entities, but criminals are also using these sites for wrongful purposes. Social media sites may be used to coordinate a criminal-related flash mob or plan a robbery, or terrorist groups may use social media sites to recruit new members and espouse their criminal intentions. Social media sites are increasingly being used to instigate or conduct criminal activity, and law enforcement personnel should understand the co... Read More
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52 pages
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2013
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Stanford Law School Students Present Key Research Findings On Realignment and On Lifer Parole to California Governor Jerry Brown
By DMUKAMAL.
Stanford Criminal Justice Center (SCJC) (Stanford, CA).
“Criminal justice students outline the implementation and impact of moving the state’s offenders from state prisons to county jails and also report on two empirical studies of the parole process for life prisoners.” Findings are provided for the impact of California’s Public Safety Realignment Legislation (AB 109) in real-time, and the parole of inmates considered “lifers”--those individuals serving life sentences (about 25% of California’s prison population)--based on Marsy’s Law. The students... Read More
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6 pages
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2013
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Lessons Learned: Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy
By Draper, Laura; Norton, Blake.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (Washington, DC).
This report describes how four law enforcement agencies, selected as learning sites, utilized the principles described in “Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy” (NIC accession no. 023295). “The goals of the learning site project were not to identify a gold standard or the most comprehensive law enforcement-driven reentry program in the nation, but rather to report how diverse agencies implemented strategies in key areas of reentry that many professionals on the front lines o... Read More
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60 pages
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2012
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Researching the Referral Stage of Youth Mentoring in Six Juvenile Justice Settings: An Exploratory Analysis: Final Report
By Miller, J. Mitchell; Miller, Holly Ventura; Barnes, J.C.; Clark, Pamela A.; Jones, Michael A.; Quiros, Ronald J.; Peterson, Scott Bernard.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC) .
MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership) (Alexandria, VA).
“While there has been a considerable increase in advocacy and funding for mentoring in recent years, the empirical knowledge base remains under-developed. To close this gap between applied practice and knowledge regarding evidence-based and best practices, the current study explored and analyzed the referral process and related aspects of youth mentoring across six juvenile justice settings. These settings survey the scope of the juvenile justice system and reach a wide range of youth with vario... Read More
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190 pages
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2011
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Title: Evidence Handling
Minnesota Department of Corrections (St. Paul, MN).
This policy establishes the procedures defining how to collect and manage crime scene evidence. “All MCF-RC [Minnesota Correctional Facility - Rush City] staff must maintain the integrity and credibility of evidence to be used in disciplinary proceedings and/or criminal cases. Staff who confiscate contraband/evidence are responsible for it until they process it through the evidence procedures. The discipline unit must establish and maintain procedures for controlled access to evidence storage ... Read More
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11 pages
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2011
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Manual for the Guidance of Inmates: 2011 Edition
New Hampshire Dept. of Corrections (Concord, NH).
“This manual has been designed to help you [the inmate] understand what is required of you during your stay at a New Hampshire Department of Corrections (NH DOC) facility. This manual contains information essential to your well being and should be studied carefully” (p. 1). It is divided into seven parts: getting started--quarantine, classification, and restitution; settling in—counts, inmate appearance, opportunities, living areas, communication with staff, problem solving steps, personal and s... Read More
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74 pages
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2009
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Incident Report Form [and] Facility/Department Internal Investigation of Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation Allegation
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (Austin, TX).
Forms for documenting an injury from an attack are provided. The incident report compiles information regarding: responding law enforcement agency; abuse, neglect, exploitation, or death; serious incidents (to be reported within 24 hours); location of incident; and alleged victim/juvenile information. The internal investigation form records: alleged victim(s); alleged perpetrator(s); person reported to; date of allegation reporting; date of internal investigation initiation and completion; inc... Read More
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2 p.
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2006
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Correctional Internal Affairs Investigators Job Analysis
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
A job profile for an Internal Affairs Investigator in state operated adult correctional facilities is provided. This report contains these sections: executive summary; introduction; overview of the DACUM job analysis; DACUM job analysis results for Correctional Internal Affairs Investigators; top training tasks for new and veteran Internal Affairs Investigators in the Kentucky Department of Corrections; comparing Correctional Investigator training needs with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PRE... Read More
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40 p.
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2003
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Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, February 2003
National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Longmont, CO).
Contents of these proceedings include: meeting highlights; "The Future of Jail Legislation, Resources, and Funding by Michael Thompson; "Legislation, Resources, and Funding: A Perspective From Our Professional Associations" by Stephen Ingley, Jim Gondles, and Tom Faust; open forum discussion with professional associations' representatives; "Handling Legislation and Dealing Effectively with Funding Authorities" by Calvin Lightfoot and Thompson; "The Role of Professional Standards and Internal Aff... Read More
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57 p.
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2000
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Investigating Allegations of Staff Sexual Misconduct with Inmates [Lesson Plans]
By McCampbell, Susan W.; Layman, Elizabeth P..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Center for Innovative Public Policies, Inc. (Tamarac, FL).
A curriculum to address the needs of those who investigate allegations of staff sexual misconduct is presented. The following sections are contained in this manual: defining staff sexual misconduct and an overview of the national scope; legal considerations; institutional culture and staff/inmate dynamics; proactive investigative framework; responding to allegations; and activity booklet and action planning.... Read More
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232 p. + computer disks (5+8); 3 1/2 in.
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