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2011
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A review of “the challenges facing selected tribal justice systems in adjudicating crime in Indian country as well as federal agencies’ efforts to coordinate their activities to support tribal justice systems” is presented (p. 2). Sections of this re... Read More
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2011
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Anyone worried about the state of education in the United States needs to read this report. A “policy agenda that will financially prioritize investments in education over incarceration, provide equal protection under the law, eliminate sentencing po... Read More
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2011
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This is essential reading for anyone interested in the pervasive problems of sentencing disparity in the United States. The three major themes running through this book are: changing public perceptions of race, crime, and punishment; alternative visi... Read More
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2011
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"This guide is intended to provide tribal probation personnel with information on how the screening and assessment process can facilitate and promote offender accountability and long-term behavior change" (p. 2). Sections comprising this publication ... Read More
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2011
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Action steps and recommendations for implementing the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) are presented. “TOLA provides a critical opportunity to acquire the tools needed to build effective alternatives to incarceration and to improve incarceration and r... Read More
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2011
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This report looks at issues related to American Indian youth in the federal justice system. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction—overview of the federal justice system, federal jurisdiction involving juveniles, and understanding ... Read More
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2011
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Statistics and information regarding Indian country jails as of June 2010 are presented. Tables, following highlights from this report, show inmate population, jails operating above 150% of capacity on their peak day, admissions and expected length o... Read More
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2011
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“This Article argues that despite these important contributions, the Jim Crow analogy leads to a distorted view of mass incarceration” (p. 1). Eight parts are contained in this publication: a brief history of the “New Jim Crow”; the value of the Jim ... Read More
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2011
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“This document seeks to provide guidance to administrators of tribal detention facilities on the key policy issues for the prevention, reduction, detection, and punishment of sexual abuse perpetrated on those under correctional supervision in Indian ... Read More
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2010
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More effective ways of addressing the misdemeanor offenses of tribal members is needed since incarceration does not play a great part in many tribal cultures. “This article is designed to provide tribal court judges with a general understanding of co... Read More
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2010
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This report is must reading for anyone concerned about the relationship of immigrants to criminal offenses. Topics discussed include: despite the heated political discourse crime is declining in California; the trend for California is almost identica... Read More
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2010
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Results from a survey of library services in U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities are presented. Nine chapters are contained in this thesis: introduction; introduction to immigration detention; access to legal materials and recr... Read More
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2010
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Access to the Consular Notification and Access (CNA) Manual and supporting material can be found on this website. The Manual itself is divided into three parts--basic instructions; detailed instructions on the treatment of foreign nationals; and freq... Read More
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2010
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“The information presented in this document will assist tribal justice practitioners, administrators, and policymakers in designing and developing reentry strategies for adult and juvenile offenders returning to their tribal communities” (p. 5). Sect... Read More
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2010
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Individuals that work with African-American female offenders will find this publication of use. The challenges African-American women offenders must contend with that other populations do not have to cope with are discussed. This brief is divided int... Read More
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2010
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Anyone interested in issues related the death penalty should read this article. Sections following an abstract are: blacks are disproportionately impacted by federal death penalty prosecution, especially in counties demographically different from sur... Read More
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2010
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The author explains why “the use of risk-assessment tools to decrease prison populations, first, will unquestionably aggravate the already intolerable racial imbalance in our prison populations (at least in the United States) and second, will not add... Read More
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2010
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The existence of the “separate but unequal” federal criminal justice system that violates the Equal Protection rights of Native Americans in Indian Country is discussed. These sections follow an abstract: the Major Crimes Act (MCA)—federal band-aid t... Read More
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2010
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The challenges faced by tribal, state, and federal justice systems in sharing information and resources and strategies for successfully linking these resources together so that pretrial, probation, and parole officers can be effective in the performa... Read More
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2010
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“Policymakers, practitioners, and advocates” will find “information, analysis, and commentary…crucial for understand[ing] racial disparities so they can be addressed, and make the criminal justice [and juvenile justice] system[s] more fair and effect... Read More
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2010
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Numerous known incidents and serious allegations of sexual abuse in United Stated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities “point to an urgent need for investigation and for swift action to correct glaring gaps in policies, prac... Read More
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2009
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Issues related to the overrepresentation of incarcerated Latino youth are discussed in this policy brief. The following sections comprise this document: overview; disparities and structural racism; Latinos invisible in the black-white paradigm; demog... Read More
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2009
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Problems with reducing disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) in local juvenile justice systems are described along with strategies for addressing minority and ethnic disparities. Topics discussed include: piercing the facade of intractability—a... Read More
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2009
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2009
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Issues related to the disproportionate representation of minorities in juvenile justice systems are addressed. This brief contains the following sections: introduction; explanations for disproportionate minority contact -- jurisdiction, law enforcem... Read More
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2009
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The treatment of Latino youth by the criminal justice system is examined. This report includes these sections: overview; disparities and structural racism; Latinos invisible in the Black-White paradigm; demographics; immigrants, crime, and racial and... Read More
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2009
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2009
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"This Essay uses the tremendous racial disparities in the American crime control systems to assess race and racism as key features of contemporary society [and] . . . [argues] for a renewed focus on racism, in particular on 'post-racial racism'" (p. ... Read More
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2009
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"This report presents the first-ever system-wide look at the federal government's compliance with its own standards regulating immigrant detention facilities . . . " (p. vi). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the ICE (U.... Read More
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2009
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Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; meeting take-aways in brief; illegal alien programs; proactive discipline, part 2; PREA update; intersex and transgender issues; Legal Issues in Jails--2009; open forum; announcements; LJN business; f... Read More
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2009
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The author's intent is "to explain why statistical studies concerning race bias in capital selection have limitations as proof but also strong suggestive power that some death sentences amount to 'cruel and unusual punishments'" (p. 1). Sections of t... Read More
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2009
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The effectiveness of ICE’s (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s) database and case tracking system is determined. Five sections follow an executive summary: introduction; background; findings regarding detainee demographic, detention facilitie... Read More
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2009
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This manual “provide[s] the field with up-to-date guidance on continuing DMC [disproportionate minority contact] reduction efforts across the country” (p. Intro-4). Eight chapters comprise this publication: identification and monitoring; assessment... Read More
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2009
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The success of five tribal community TYPs (Tribal Youth Programs) with “improving the lives of at-risk youth and strengthening families in tribal communities” is examined (p. 2). Sections of this report include: introduction; case studies; youth view... Read More
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2009
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This testimony addresses the “profound impact of disproportionate rates of incarceration in communities of color” (p. 1). Topics covered include: causes of racial disparity—disproportionate crime rates, disparities in criminal justice processing, ove... Read More
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2009
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“A Racial Equity Impact Assessment (REIA) is a systematic examination of how different racial and ethnic groups will likely be affected by a proposed action or decision.” This toolkit will introduce you to the issue of and process for developing a RE... Read More
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2009
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The treatment of female detainees in three Arizona immigration detention facilities is investigated. This report has an executive summary and these sections: background; methodology; conditions of medical care, mental health, security, telephone acc... Read More
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2009
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Documents are provided from the symposium “The Overrepresentation of Children of Color in America’s Juvenile Justice System and Child Welfare Systems.” “The symposium was designed to illuminate the work of juvenile justice and child welfare systems i... Read More
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2009
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"This report examines the ethnic, racial and citizenship status of sentenced offenders in federal courts" (p. ii). Sections of this report following an executive summary include: changing demographics of sentenced federal offenders; offense convicti... Read More
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2009
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Difficulties with the operations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are documented. This report discusses: results in brief; background; ICE lacks key internal controls for the implementation of the 287(g) program; program resourc... Read More
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2009
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The prevalence of disproportionate minority contact (DMC) in the U.S. is assessed. Sections comprising this report are: introduction; methodology; arrests; court processing -- pretrial decisions, convictions, and sentencing; new admissions to prison... Read More
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2009
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The sexual abuse of individuals detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is discussed.... Read More
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2009
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"This report focuses on the human rights violations associated with the dramatic increase in the use of detention by the United States as an immigration enforcement mechanism" (p. 3). Six sections comprise this report: introduction; immigrants' righ... Read More
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2009
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The routine subjection of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees to "poor, and sometimes appalling, medical care" is discussed (p. 7). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; deaths in detention; abuses in medical... Read More
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2009
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The finding that "ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] policies unduly deprive women of basic health services" is explained (p. 1). This report is divided into seven parts: summary; methodology; background; findings -- overarching problems in t... Read More
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2009
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Factors behind the changes in drug offense convictions from 1999 to 2005, a 21.6% decrease for African-Americans and a 42.6% increase for whites, are investigated. Sections of this report are: overview; changing racial dynamics of incarceration for ... Read More
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2008
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The management of Hispanic/Latino inmates in Oklahoma, the fastest growing minority population, is discussed. Sections of this paper include: abstract; Hispanic/Latino inmates historically and nationally; managing this population in Oklahoma; and co... Read More
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2008
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Questions related to the reentry experiences of female prisoners are investigated. This dissertation includes an abstract and the following chapters: introduction; the study; women's pathways into crime; legal barriers and practical challenges to re... Read More
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2008
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The impact of immigration on crime in California is examined. This report has these sections: executive summary; immigration and crime -- a complex relationship; incarceration and institutionalization -- foreign-born vs. the U.S. born; the criminal ... Read More
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2008
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The "prison life expectancy . . . [the] exposure to imprisonment by gender and race at the population level" is determined. This short article has these sections: abstract; introduction; methods; results; and discussion. African-American males on av... Read More
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2008
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The Secure Communities Plan "will change immigration enforcement by using technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and by applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities [to] remove high... Read More
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2008
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This press release covers the signing into law of the Minority Impact Statement Law HF 2393, "a bill requiring a "Minority Impact Statement" for any legislation related to a public offense, sentencing, or parole and probation procedures" (p. 1).... Read More
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2008
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Contents of these proceedings are: introduction; key themes; session highlights; opening remarks; open forum; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 287(g) Program; contract services; media relations; workforce development; Legal Issues in Jails--... Read More
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2008
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Information is provided about Wellbriety for Prisons, a "network of supportive programs . . . [that] provide resources, emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual support for Native Americans who are looking for a traditional alternative for [alcohol... Read More
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2008
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Sentencing disparities, particularly those faced by African Americans, resulting from the "war on drugs" in the U.S., are documented. This report contains the following sections: introduction; recommendations; background -- the war on drugs and the ... Read More
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2008
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The compliance of 23 selected detention facilities with ICE's (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) 38 National Detention Standards is evaluated. Topics covered by this testimony include: why the GAO (Government Accountability Office) did this study... Read More
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2008
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The impact of race/ethnicity and community disadvantage on juvenile court outcomes in Arizona is examined. Seven sections follow an executive summary: purpose, goals, and objectives; review of literature; research objectives; research design and met... Read More
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2008
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The granting of pretrial release to Latino defendants is examined. The following sections are contained in this report: abstract; executive summary; introduction; the intra-judicial roots of pretrial release research -- a brief review, a critique, a... Read More
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2008
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Issues related to juvenile justice are addressed. Articles include: “Introducing the Issue” by Laurence Steinberg; “Adolescent Development and the Regulation of Youth Crime” by Elizabeth S. Scott and Steinberg; “Improving Professional Judgments of Ri... Read More
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2008
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The causes of disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) in juvenile justice systems are examined along with “federal mandates that have largely failed to reduce entrenched racial and ethnic disparities in the modern juvenile justice system” (p. 2).... Read More
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2008
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The involvement of African-American youth in the justice system is reviewed. Eight sections are contained in this report: overview; demographics; risk and protective factors; criminal activity reported by African-American youth; disparities in the j... Read More
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2008
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Information is provided concerning the involvement of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in the justice system. Sections of this brief include: introduction; demographics; risk and protective factors; national juvenile delinquency statistics; j... Read More
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2008
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The overrepresentation of Native American youth in the juvenile justice system is examined. Sections of this report are: Native American youth at key stages of the juvenile justice system; offense type; gender; cumulative impact; factors that influen... Read More
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2005
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Seventeen best practice in-custody programs (the "placement in residential program that restrict offender access to the community") are described (p. 7). Programs highlighted are: Aggression Replacement Training; B-Cultural Substance Abuse Curriculu... Read More
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2005
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"[E]specially useful during schematic design, "this pamphlet offers assistance through the often challenging design review process (p. 7). Sections of this booklet are: how to use this project guide; Tribal involvement from project initiation throug... Read More
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2005
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The process of evaluating an existing facility is explained. This guide is comprised of the following sections: overview; when to evaluate an existing facility; who should participate in the evaluation; how to conduct a facility evaluation; Evaluati... Read More
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2005
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The use of an objective classification system (OCS) is described. This guide explains: classification analysis in general; designing a classification system; benefits of implementing a classification system; potential drawbacks of objective classifi... Read More
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2005
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Three parts of a Needs Assessment, which "is conducted to determine, verify, and/or quantify the need for greater capacity, a different type of facility, a new facility or expansion and renovation of an existing facility," are explained (p. 2). Secti... Read More
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2005
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The process involved in developing and announcing a Request for Proposals (RFP) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is summarized. Sections comprising this guide include: overview; RFQ versus RFP; architect selection committee; determination of Trib... Read More
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2005
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The process of site selection is explained. Topics discussed in this guide are: identifying potential sites in general; selecting the team to find the site; developing site evaluation criteria; developing the site checklist; evaluating sites; and se... 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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2005
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This document contains brief descriptions of 21 references pertaining to the planning and designing of adult correctional and detention facilities.... Read More
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2005
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The use of Alternative Programs ("a broad and varied array of alternatives to detention and incarceration") in Indian Country is explained (p. 7). Sections of this guide include: introduction; practical issues related to alternatives sanctions; effe... Read More
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2005
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A checklist for assessing the Tribe's progress through the facility development process is provided. Activities tracked include team development, planning, programming, site selection, environmental review; consultant selection, design, construction,... Read More
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2005
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"[I]nformation on operational and design issues that significantly influence the quality of residential services to youthful populations" is provided. Topics discussed include: analysis of need; safety, security, and management priorities; environme... Read More
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2005
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Compliance issues proposed correctional facilities in Indian Country face with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 are explained. The NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) process requires: initiation of the NEPA analysis; development ... Read More
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2002
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A bibliography created to assist Indian country correctional authorities participating in the Native American and Alaskan Technical Assistance Project (NAATAP) focusing on facility development is provided. Eighty-one annotated entries are organized i... Read More
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2002
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Program/Agency contact, program objectives, applicant eligibility, eligible beneficiaries, and types of assistance available from 15 federal agencies are provided. Appendixes contain information about: Indian Tribal entities (within the contiguous 48... Read More
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1999
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Among the more difficult challenges existing within personnel management is conflict resolution. This videoconference focuses upon managing conflict in a correctional setting.
The panel of experts presents information on the history of workplace ... Read More
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1994
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This manual provides basic information and guidance about the religious practices of Native American Indians in secure confinement. Background information on Native American offenders, historical factors, and the role of religion in rehabilitation is... Read More
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1993
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This document aims to discover the attitudes toward cultural diversity within the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The first exercise is used to determine the employees' perceptions of GDC's awareness of and responses to cultural diversity. A... Read More
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1992
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Targeted for criminal justice professionals who train, this curriculum demonstrates communication skills that strengthen positive interaction, evaluates the impact of individual cultural perspectives and personal beliefs on the effectiveness of inter... Read More
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1989
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The Task Force was established in 1987 to examine issues surrounding female offenders and their children, and the impact of the justice system from arrest to re-entry into the community. This document includes both an executive summary, and final rep... Read More
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