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2011
Reentry Programs for Students with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System: Four State Approaches
“ Evidence strongly supports the notion that juvenile offenders, both with and without disabilities, are significantly more likely to experience successful reentry into their home schools and communities if appropriate programs and supports are in pl... Read More
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2010
Offender Incentives and Behavioural Management Strategies
“This review juxtaposes several themes across more than three decades in an effort to highlight consensus in the published literature regarding factors that might influence offender behaviour. To reduce the occurrence of misconducts and violence in p... Read More
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2009
A Practical Guide for the Evaluation of Sexual Recidivism Risk in Mentally Retarded Sex Offenders
“The purpose of this article is to review actuarial risk models and their applicability to mentally retarded sex offenders and to offer by sample cases a practical and evidence-based method of applying existing models of sexual offender risk assessme... Read More
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2009
The Bradley Report: Lord Bradley's Review of People with Mental Health Problems or Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System
Results are presented from a "six-month independent review to determine to what extent offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities could be diverted from prison to other services and what were the barriers to such diversion" (p. 4)... Read More
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2009
Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Special Needs Subject Response Guide for Police Officers
Strategies for the interaction between police officers and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and cognitive delays (mental retardation) are described. Sections of this guide include: introduction; understanding autism; who has autism; r... Read More
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2009
National Crime Victimization Survey Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007
“Findings in this report are the first estimates of crime against people with disabilities measured by the NCVS [National Crime Victimization Survey]” (p. 1). The crime rate for persons with disabilities is 1.5 times higher than that for the general ... Read More
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2001 NIC Publication
Colorado Mental Health Training Course for Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers [Lesson Plan]
Effective interactions with individuals who suffer from mental disorders are described during this 8-hour course. Five sections comprise this lesson plan:
  • Introduction and background;
  • Mental disorders;
  • Officer interactions with e... Read More
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2001 NIC Publication
Commission on the Status of Mental Health of Iowa's Corrections Population
The effects of an increasing number of offenders with serious mental health problems are investigated. Sections of this report include: executive summary; introduction and purpose; methodology/overview of effort; hearings summary; findings; and the ... Read More
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1992 NIC Publication
Correctional Industries: Background, Planning and Development Guide for Inmates with Mental Retardation
Written primarily for human services administrators and specialists, this guide presents a general process for developing or expanding correctional industry programs for inmates that are mentally handicapped. Major sections of the guide include: leg... Read More
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