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2011
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This publication “incorporates cost-effective, evidence-based solutions to address the worst problems in our [criminal justice] system” (p. ii). This report may be full of recommendations, but these provide a look at the current state of criminal jus... Read More
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2011
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Individuals that are interested in or charged with reducing correctional costs needs to read this report. This publication "concentrate[s] on current practices and structures that could realistically be changed, and models from other comparison natio... Read More
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2011
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Justice expenditures and employment for corrections, police protection, and judicial and legal services over the period of 1982 through 2007 are shown in 5-year increments. Data tables cover: total expenditures by level of government and by justice f... Read More
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2011
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“Beginning in the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issues to inform the development of programs and services offered by NIC. This report, now in its 6th editio... Read More
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2008
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The need to "permanently delegitimize, destabilize, and dismantle" the prison industrial complex (PIC) in the U.S. is explained. Sections contained in this report include: introduction; ten years by the numbers -- imprisonment, crime, policing, and ... Read More
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2008
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Twenty-first century practices of punishment are looked at so "progressives can develop a more effective blueprint for initiating desperately needed changes to modern American criminal justice systems" (p. 2) This article is comprised of these sectio... Read More
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2005
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This report "suggests that justice can be more effectively served when those tasked with carrying it out define their roles, responsibilities, and relationship to one another differently and work together in pursuit of shared visions, missions, and g... Read More
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2005
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"[D]irection to tribal jurisdictions interested in conducting a justice system assessment for the purposes of addressing systemic issues raised in the development of detention and correctional facilities" is provided (p. 7). This guide is comprised o... Read More
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2000
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This meeting focused primarily on topics related to the role of the jail in the local criminal justice system. Contents include: meeting highlights; justice system coordination and cooperation -- how the jail benefits and the system is improved; crim... Read More
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1997
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Having a substance abuse disorder is related to a higher likelihood of having a co-occurring mental illness. Similarly, having a mental illness increases the probability of having a co-occurring substance abuse disorder. This paper details the occurr... Read More
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1996
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A system assessment is a collaborative effort between a jurisdiction, the National Institute of Corrections, and consultants to develop a shared understanding of how an existing sanctioning system works. This guide defines what a system assessment an... Read More
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