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2013
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The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options
By James, Nathan.
Congressional Research Service (Washington, DC).
“Since the early 1980s, there has been a historically unprecedented increase in the federal prison population. Some of the growth is attributable to changes in federal criminal justice policy during the previous three decades. An issue before Congress is whether policymakers consider the rate of growth in the federal prison population sustainable, and if not, what changes could be made to federal criminal justice policy to reduce the prison population while maintaining public safety. This report... Read More
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60 pages
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2013
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The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options
By James, Nathan.
Congressional Research Service (Washington, DC).
“Since the early 1980s, there has been a historically unprecedented increase in the federal prison population. Some of the growth is attributable to changes in federal criminal justice policy during the previous three decades. An issue before Congress is whether policymakers consider the rate of growth in the federal prison population sustainable, and if not, what changes could be made to federal criminal justice policy to reduce the prison population while maintaining public safety. This report... Read More
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60 pages
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2013
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The Predictive Validity of a General Risk/Needs Assessment Inventory on Sexual Offender Recidivism and an Exploration of the Professional Override: Podcast
By Wormith, J. Stephen ; Katz, Natalie.
This podcast explains this "study [which] examines the predictive validity of the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) on a sample of sexual offenders extracted from a large cohort of offenders and compares predictive validities with nonsexual offenders from the same cohort … The study revealed that allowing assessors to override the numerically derived risk level with their professional judgment, a practice that increased risk level much more often than it decreased it, reduced t... Read More
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10 minutes
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2013
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Years of Predicting Dangerously
By DeClue, Gregory.
The author looks at recent empirical evidence for clinical adjustments to actuarial-based risk prediction for sexually violent predators (SVPs). Based upon “five research studies directly comparing pure-actuarial to adjusted-actuarial risk assessment for sexual recidivism … the evidence does not show that adjusting or overriding the results of an actuarial instrument increases the accuracy of risk assessment. On the contrary, there is evidence that adjustments or overrides often decrease accurac... Read More
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13 pages
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2012
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The Predictive Validity of a General Risk/Needs Assessment Inventory on Sexual Offender Recidivism and an Exploration of the Professional Override
By Wormith, J. Stephen; Hogg, Sarah; Guzzo, Lina.
“This study examines the predictive validity of the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) on a sample of sexual offenders extracted from a large cohort of offenders and compares predictive validities with nonsexual offenders from the same cohort” (p. 1511). This article discusses: the debate about the application of general risk/need assessment instruments to sexual offenders; use of the Level of Service (LS) instruments with sexual offenders; augmenting statistically-based assessm... Read More
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29 pages
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2012
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The Predictive Validity of a General Risk/Needs Assessment Inventory on Sexual Offender Recidivism and an Exploration of the Professional Override
By Wormith, J. Stephen; Hogg, Sarah; Guzzo, Lina.
“This study examines the predictive validity of the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) on a sample of sexual offenders extracted from a large cohort of offenders and compares predictive validities with nonsexual offenders from the same cohort” (p. 1511). This article discusses: the debate about the application of general risk/need assessment instruments to sexual offenders; use of the Level of Service (LS) instruments with sexual offenders; augmenting statistically-based assessm... Read More
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29 pages
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2012
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Women’s Pathways to Jail: The Roles & Intersections of Serious Mental Illness & Trauma
By Lynch, Shannon M; DeHart, Dana D.; Belknap, Joanne; Green, Bonnie L..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
“This multi-site study addressed critical gaps in the literature by assessing the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorders (SUD) in women in jail and pathways to offending for women with and without SMI … Understanding female offenders’ pathways to offending, including both risk for onset and risk for continued offending, helps elucidate the complexity of their experiences and identify key factors and intervening variables that... Read More
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91 pages
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2012
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Working Effectively with Children of the Incarcerated, Their Parents and Caregivers
Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Children's Administration. Resource Family Training Institute (Olympia. WA).
'These video modules are designed to help social workers and other social service providers understand the particular needs of families with an incarcerated parent and learn effective practices in working with children of the incarcerated, their parents and caregivers.' Video training modules comprising this training program are: introduction; voices of youth panel; navigating practice challenges'children; voices of parents panel; navigating practice challenges-- caregivers; navigating practice ... Read More
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2012
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Working Effectively with Children of the Incarcerated, Their Parents and Caregivers
Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Children's Administration. Resource Family Training Institute (Olympia. WA).
'These video modules are designed to help social workers and other social service providers understand the particular needs of families with an incarcerated parent and learn effective practices in working with children of the incarcerated, their parents and caregivers.' Video training modules comprising this training program are: introduction; voices of youth panel; navigating practice challenges'children; voices of parents panel; navigating practice challenges-- caregivers; navigating practice ... Read More
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2012
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SOTIPS: Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale
By McGrath, Robert J.; Cumming, Georgia F.; Lasher, Michael P..
Safer Society Foundation (Brandon, VT).
“The Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS) is a statistically-derived dynamic measure designed to aid clinicians, correctional caseworkers, and probation and parole officers in assessing risk, treatment and supervision needs, and progress among adult males who have been convicted of one or more qualifying sexual offenses and committed at least one of these sexual offenses after their 18th birthday … SOTIPS item scores are intended to reflect an individual's relative tre... Read More
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35 pages
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2012
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A Multi-State Recidivism Study Using Static-99R and Static-2002 Risk Scores and Tier Guidelines from the Adam Walsh Act
By Zgoba, Kristen M.; Miner, Michael; Knight, Raymond; Letourneau, Elizabeth; Levenson, Jill; Thornton, David.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
The effectiveness of various sex offender classification instruments is investigated. This research is important in determining the best practices driving the success of sex offender management classification systems allowing you to utilize the best tool in your jurisdiction. Sections of this report include: abstract; executive summary; introduction; research design and methods; results regarding the respective abilities of nationally recommended Adam Walsh Act (AWA) classification tiers and act... Read More
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37 pages
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2012
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Arrest in the United States, 1990-2010
By Snyder, Howard N..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, DC).
Arrest trends over the twenty year period of 1990 to 2010 are presented. Sections of this report are: highlights; introduction; murder and non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape and other sex offenses; robbery; aggravated assault; simple assault; burglary; larceny-theft; motor vehicle theft; weapon law violations; and drug abuse violations. 'The number of murder arrests in the U.S. fell by half between 1990 and 2010. The adult and juvenile arrest rates dropped substantially in the 1990s, whil... Read More
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26 pages
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2012
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Arrest in the United States, 1990-2010
By Snyder, Howard N..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, DC).
Arrest trends over the twenty year period of 1990 to 2010 are presented. Sections of this report are: highlights; introduction; murder and non-negligent manslaughter; forcible rape and other sex offenses; robbery; aggravated assault; simple assault; burglary; larceny-theft; motor vehicle theft; weapon law violations; and drug abuse violations. 'The number of murder arrests in the U.S. fell by half between 1990 and 2010. The adult and juvenile arrest rates dropped substantially in the 1990s, whil... Read More
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26 pages
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2011
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A Model of Static and Dynamic Sex Offender Risk Assessment
By McGrath, Robert J.; Lasher, Michael P.; Cumming, Georgia F..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Vermont Dept. of Corrections (Waterbury, VT).
The ability for a combination of static and dynamic measures to successfully predict sexual recidivism among male sex offenders is investigated. The contents of this study following an abstract includes: executive summary; introduction; methods; results according to static risk assessment instrument analysis, dynamic risk assessment instrument analysis, and combined static and dynamic risk assessment instrument analysis; and conclusions. “A logistical regression model that combined SOTIPS [Sex O... Read More
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96 pages
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2011
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Final Report on Sex Offenders: Recidivism and Collateral Consequences
By Tewksbury, Richard; Jennings, Wesley G.; Zgoba, Kristen.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
The impact of sex offender registration and notification (SORN) on sex offender recidivism and collateral consequences is investigated. This analysis is based on the results of two studies. “The first study examines the recidivism rates of two samples of sex offenders, those released prior to SORN and a sample released under SORN in New Jersey. It asks whether or not there are distinct risk profiles among sex offenders with regard to their recidivism trajectories, and if these profiles are simi... Read More
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93 pages
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2011
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For Computer Use in Prisons
By Corpora, Mark.
This presentation is a good place to start for a good overview of inmate computer use. Topics discussed include: the controversy of whether to allow incarcerated inmates to have computer access; history of computers in prisons; states that allow personal computer access; some reasons against allowing inmates computer use; debunking the arguments against computer use in prison—security and underserved privileges; arguments for prison computer use—computer literacy, legal work, productivity, educa... Read More
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13 pages
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2010
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Static-99 Clearinghouse
Static-99 Clearinghouse (N.P.).
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, research, norms, legal issues, and related links.... Read More
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2 p.
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2008
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Sex Offender Treatment Skills for Corrections Professionals [Distance Learning Training Program: Videoconference Held March 12-15, 2001]
National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO).
Effective assessment, treatment, and management of incarcerated sex offenders are enhanced by this 36-hour distance learning event. The content of this training program is divided into five sections: characteristics of sex offenders and treatment programs (what works/what doesn't work); comprehensive psycho-sexual assessment; treatment issues, such as sex offender treatment vs. traditional treatment, denial/cognitive distortion and empathy, stages of change and interviewing strategies, social a... Read More
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1 Data DVD (591 min.)
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2001
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Juvenile Sex Offender Assessment Protocol [J-SOAP]
By Prentky, Robert; Righthand, Sue.
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Justice Programs (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); State Justice Institute (Alexa.
Center for Sex Offender Management (Silver Spring, MD).
A checklist "to aid in the systematic review of risk factors" for 12-18 year old boys is presented (p. iv). The manual for this experimental scale contains sections on: the development and validation of J-SOAP; references; frequently asked questions; scoring guidelines; scoring instructions for Scale I (sexual drive/preoccupation), Scale II (impulsive/antisocial behavior), Scale III (intervention), and Scale IV (community stability/adjustment); and J-SOAP scoring and summary forms.... Read More
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44 p.
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2000
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Effective Supervision of Adult Sex Offenders in the Community [Videoconference held February 9, 2000]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); Center for Sex Offender Management (Silver Spring, MD).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
The goal of this videoconference is to enhance the ability of probation and parole agency staff (line officers, supervisors, and policymakers/administrators) to supervise sex offenders in the community more effectively. Topics addressed include: - Overview of sex offenders and their victims;
- The victim-centered approach to sex offender supervision;
- The role of collaboration in a comprehensive approach to supervision;
- The containment approach to supervision;
- Sex offender treatmen... Read More
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1 DVD (180 min.)
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1999
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Compendium of OJP-Sponsored Projects Relating to Sex Offenders
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Justice Programs (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); State Justice Institute (Alexa.
Center for Sex Offender Management (Silver Spring, MD).
A compendium of Department of Justice-sponsored initiatives relating to sex offender management is presented. Subsections include adult classification research, community notification research, evaluation of supervision and treatment approach research, juvenile sex offender research, national surveys, risk assessment research, community notification and registration, use of the polygraph, supervision and treatment programs for sex offenders, training and technical assistance for policy makers an... Read More
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43 p.
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1999
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Assessment of Sex Offenders for Sentencing, Supervision and Treatment [Videoconference held February 10, 1999]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); Center for Sex Offender Management (Silver Spring, MD).
Objectives of this three-hour videoconference include: - Articulating the purposes for assessment and evaluation of sex offenders and the issues and challenges inherent in each;
- Understanding the limitations of traditional risk and needs assessment tools for sex offenders;
- Identifying and defining the available approaches and instruments used to effectively assess and evaluate sex offenders;
- Distinguishing between effective and ineffective risk assessment tools;
- And identifying ... Read More
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1 DVD (165 min.)
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