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2011
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Agencies wanting to compare the costs involved in implementing one program versus another will find this explanation of the use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) very useful. CBA cannot determine a program’s effectiveness in achieving specific outcomes;... Read More
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2011
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Strategies for addressing romantic relationships between female correctional staff and inmates are discussed. What makes this paper so important is the lack of research that exists for addressing improper relations between female staff and offenders.... Read More
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2010
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While this is a fairly statistical driven study, it is one of the few that takes a close look at criminal background checks and their negative impact on employment. The authors intend “to provide guidance on the possibility of “redemption,” (which [t... Read More
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2010
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Individuals interested in the latest research about offender reentry will find this website a very valuable addition to their search. A PowerPoint presentation, bibliography, and panelist biographies are provided for a wide range of presentations.... Read More
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2010
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Anyone evaluating the ability of their juvenile processing system to reduce delinquency will want to peruse this report. Results are organized into the following areas: processing effects on prevalence--first, longest, and strongest effects; incidenc... Read More
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2010
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Policy makers needing to determine the recidivism rates of their juvenile sex offenders will want to read this article. It appears “variables that predict repeated sexual misconduct in an adolescent may differ from those that predict persistence into... Read More
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2009
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Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. “The primary purpose of this bulletin is to examine leadership from a 360 degree perspective, and to assess relationsh... Read More
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2009
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Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. This bulletin’s primary purpose is to update CwRC-NIC Bulletin 4 (NICIC no. 024801) results about four recent trainin... Read More
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2009
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This report covers research related to domestic violence. Eight sections make up this document: overview; reporting and arrests; perpetrator characteristics; victim characteristics; law enforcement responses; prosecution responses; judicial response... Read More
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2009
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Information from and about the National Academies' Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE) Standing Committee on Social Science Evidence for Use is available at this website. Points of entry are: committee membership roster... Read More
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2009
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Sections following an executive summary are: the drug situation prior to the establishment of an international drug control system; the emergence of the international drug control consensus; the development of the legal framework and codification of ... Read More
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2008
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Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. Evaluations are made of more recent trainings instead of those conducted during the pilot phase of this project. The p... Read More
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2008
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Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. This bulletin covers “training results (progress on training objectives), activity level changes (pre- and post-traini... Read More
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2008
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The impact of involvement in a work release program on employment and recidivism following discharge from prison is examined. Seven sections follow an abstract: introduction; background on work release; work release program selection; data; labor mar... Read More
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2008
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This website provides access to presentations regarding new research related to reentry given at the Occasional Series on Reentry Research. Topics include offender employment, child support, visitation, social relations, sex offender laws, and ex-off... Read More
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2008
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"This study use[s] a sample of male and female Canadian juvenile probationers followed into middle adulthood to explore the existence of distinctive criminal pathways and identify the early characteristics that predict the offending trajectories" (p.... Read More
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2008
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The stimulation of an individual's heart by the discharge of a stun gun is examined. Sections in addition to an abstract are: stun gun discharges; method of stunning; electrical stimulation of the heart; effect of external electrical discharges on t... Read More
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2008
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“The purpose of this work is to describe to practitioners what the research tells us about domestic violence, including its perpetrators and victims, and the impact of current responses to it and, more importantly, the implications of that research f... Read More
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2008
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The perceptions correctional officers have about danger are examined. Chapters following an abstract are: introduction; relevant literature; methods; results; and discussion regarding institutional differences, individual-level differences, other hy... Read More
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2008
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The safety of electro-muscular-disruption (EMD) Weapons, aka conducted energy devices (CEDs) is examined. This report is comprised of these sections: background; study methodology; findings; post-event medical care; considerations for the death inve... Read More
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2008
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The need for evidence-based policy is clarified. This essay has these sections: why evidence-based policy is urgent now; programs for which evidence-based analysis is most important; prime examples -- evidence informing good policy, lack of evidence... Read More
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2008
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The authors explain how the "residual practice of strictly following the language of operationalization when we present [criminological] research results to audiences beyond the discipline . . . has led to a number of confusions about the relationshi... Read More
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2008
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Findings from research regarding batterers' intervention programs are reviewed. Topics covered include: the more common batterers' intervention programs available; research that has been conducted on the effectiveness of batterer's intervention prog... Read More
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2008
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The experiences of the author as an embedded criminologist participating in the reform of California's prisons are recounted. Sections following an abstract are: making the trek to Sacramento and the world of California crime policy; understanding C... Read More
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2008
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Information is provided at this website by the Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research. This organization "advances research that seeks to improve the welfare of people with mental illness in ways that minimize the disrupt... Read More
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2008
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The relationship between juvenile delinquency and the first names of juveniles is examined; or are youth with unpopular names more likely to become juvenile delinquent? Sections in addition to an abstract include: introduction; data; empirical resul... Read More
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2007
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Results from the Training Academy Evaluation Project (TAEP) assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections' Academy are presented. This bulletin discusses how participants felt about individual trainers. Some highlights inclu... Read More
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2007
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Initial results from the Training Academy Evaluation Project (TAEP) assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections' Academy are presented. Sections of this bulletin are: highlights; research strategy; findings regarding part... Read More
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2005
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Findings from a ballistic and mechanical properties test of 103 used Zylon-containing body armor are presented. This report contains the following sections: executive summary; supplemental results from Phase I testing; Phase II testing results; re... Read More
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2004
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Tasks, assessments, and technology used in prisoner intake systems are examined. Following an executive summary, this report has seven chapters: introduction; national overview of facility characteristics, facility functions, intake components and pe... Read More
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2003
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New information and knowledge learned regarding classification and risk assessment systems are reviewed. Topics discussed include: differences between prison classification and public risk assessment; differences between external and internal prison ... Read More
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2003
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Research, practice, and guiding principles related to gender-responsive strategies and utilized in jail settings are exchanged. The six guiding principles are: acknowledge that gender makes a difference; create an environment based on safety, respec... Read More
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2002
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Results from projects implementing new strategies for drug interdiction within an institutional setting are presented. This compilation includes findings from final evaluation reports provided by Maryland, California, Kansas, New York, and Florida.... Read More
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2001
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The potential for commission of subsequent offenses by sex offenders is examined. This report looks at the following issues: measurement of sex offender recidivism; factors associated with recidivism; review of studies concerning rapists, child mole... Read More
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2001
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Strategies from "19 jurisdictional, cross-disciplinary teams who have developed innovative sex offender management and supervision techniques" are reported (p. i). The following five sections comprise this document: introduction and background; thre... Read More
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1999
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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 researc... Read More
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1999
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These case studies reflect lessons learned from Center for Sex Offender management (CSOM) Resource Sites. Resource sites are "communities around the country who have demonstrated--through collaboration between criminal justice and health system agenc... Read More
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1997
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Community notification laws are currently in place in 47 states. This brief offers up-to-date information to inform citizens, state and local leaders, and criminal justice professionals about these procedures and what the research suggests about thei... Read More
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1996
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The available research, presented in this document, comparing men and women in correctional occupations suggests that they tend to be more alike than different in their job behaviors and in their perceptions of the workplace. An important difference ... Read More
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1995
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Wheeler and Rudolph report results of a study on the impact of drug testing during pretrial and probation periods on recidivism rates among felony probationers in Houston, finding that successful probationers were tested and seen by officers a signif... Read More
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1995
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Following a review of the literature on the female offender, this report describes the nature of the population of women in California prisons, the types and extent of program availability, and the gap between program needs and availability. The inst... Read More
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1993
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Designed to give the reader an introduction to the concept, this collection of articles discusses the principles of podular, direct supervision and local detention's experience with it. Articles included are: "Direct Supervision of Correctional Insti... Read More
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1993
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Five moderate-sized, exclusively women's jails were examined in terms of facility profiles, programming efforts, staffing patterns and characteristics, and inmate characteristics. Data were gathered through jail administrator Profile Forms, site visi... Read More
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1992
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To help correctional administrators meet the needs of an increasing number of older inmates, this document explores primary policy and programmatic issues relevant to this population.
It provides a brief overview of existing literature, describes... Read More
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1992
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Developed to measure the cost/benefit of applying community sanctions to a specific group of parolees in danger of having their parole revoked, this project required the accomplishment of two goals:
1) Design, test, and document the utility of u... Read More
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1992
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Two programs (Community Corrections and Intensive Probation Supervision) implemented by the Tennessee Department of Correction to divert some felony offenders from incarceration are evaluated. Findings indicate that about 50 percent of offenders sent... Read More
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1991
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This study provides information about the fifty percent of the clients who enter community corrections in Colorado and are subsequently returned to prison within a few months. Questions such as who fails and why? are examined and the results are supp... 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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1989
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Seven women's correctional facilities were surveyed to identify design inadequacies and obtain information about the planning process for a women's facility. The first of four sections in this report addresses Research Findings, which include a brief... Read More
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1989
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The effects of computer-generated performance feedback on fee collections are examined, and policy implications are discussed. Includes bibliography.... Read More
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1989
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Findings show that a higher percentage of persons sentenced to unpaid community service successfully terminated probation during the study period and paid higher restitution fees. The cost effectiveness of community service sentencing is presented, a... Read More
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1988
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Development of policy and practice to guide the use of economic sanctions is the main focus of this paper. Economic sanctions will have a dramatic financial impact on offenders, so the establishment of a fair policy to control the use of fees is impo... Read More
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1988
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A critical assessment of the uses of statistical prediction in corrections is the focus of this report. Also included are reviews by Billy Wasson and James Rowland.... Read More
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1988
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Contents include prior jail suicide research, demographic findings of 1986 jail suicide data that consist of personal characteristics of the victim and characteristics of the suicide act, and a comparison of 1979 and 1986 data. Title of project: Jail... Read More
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1987
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"This state of the art survey of adult correctional education was undertaken for the purposes of: (1) describing the extent and nature of correctional education programs for adult offenders, the extent of participation by adult offenders in education... Read More
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1986
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1984
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