http://nicic.gov/Topic/487-Research-Planning-rssThe latest electronic resources added to the National Institute of Corrections online library for the topic of Research planning.The means to acquire primary research regarding the relationship between the prison environment or culture and program success is explained. Five sections comprise this research brief: introduction; defining and measuring the prison environment; is there presumptive evidence that a positive prison environment does enhance program outcomes and reduce recidivism? -- yes; summary; and research proposal.http://nicic.gov/Library/01969510/31/2006 10:33:48 AMA potential study of the impact of PSE (prison culture or "prisonization") on the effectiveness of prison rehabilitation programs is described. This paper discusses: the background of the evaluation; how to assess prison PSE; research questions; what research methodology?; what rehabilitation intervention and in what prison setting?; and how program outcomes should be evaluated.http://nicic.gov/Library/01969410/31/2006 10:33:48 AMThree papers commissioned for the Drugs and Crime Research Forum held April 19-20, 2001 in Washington, DC are presented. Papers contained in these proceedings include: "At the Intersection of Public Health and Criminal Justice Research on Drugs and Crime" by James C. Anthony and Valerie Forman; "Research on Drugs-Crime Linkages: The Next Generation" by Robert MacCoun, Beau Kilmer, and Peter Reuter; and "The Drug-Crime War: Past, Present, and Future Directions in Theory, Policy, and Program Interventions" by Duane C. McBride, Curtis J. VanderWaal, and Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath. Appendixes provide a summary of the proceedings, forum agenda, and list of participants.http://nicic.gov/Library/01924010/31/2006 10:33:47 AMThe proceedings summarize a meeting in which eleven practitioners and twelve researchers came together to discuss jail research needs and priorities. Presentations address issues such as special populations, drug use in jails, the need for research on jail assaults, jail litigation trends, computer simulation applications, regional jails, and jail crowding.http://nicic.gov/Library/01048410/31/2006 10:33:35 AM