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2011
This table shows how armor can meet compliance at defined protection classes and also armor, listed alphabetically by vendor, found to be compliant with NIJ Standard-0101.06 for ballistic resistance. It notes model designation, gender, opening, acces... Read More
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2011
This table shows how armor can meet compliance at defined protection classes and also armor, listed alphabetically by vendor, found to be compliant with NIJ Standard 0115.00 for stab resistance. It notes threat level/protection class, model name, sty... Read More
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2011
"The Department of Justice (Department) has under review national standards for combating sexual abuse in confinement settings that were prepared by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (Commission) pursuant to the Prison Rape Elimination ... Read More
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2011
The very minimum standards for these intervention programs are described. Other agencies seeking to implement such programs will find this document to be a great resource for their initial planning stage. “Domestic violence offender intervention prog... Read More
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2011
“The Core Competency Report is intended to serve as a companion and complement to existing professional competencies and program standards in mental health and substance abuse services … [and] was created as a tool to help develop the workforce servi... Read More
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2011
“The overall goal of the SOC [Standards of Care] is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with ... Read More
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2011
Operational standards that an assessor will review for state accreditation are provided. Chapters contained in this guide are: general administration; written directive system; fiscal services; personnel; training; security and control; order and dis... Read More
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2010
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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2009
This website provides access to the report and standards of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. These parts explain the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission’s (NPREC) “nine findings on the problems of sexual abuse in confineme... Read More
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2009
"This Issue Brief discusses the urgent need for national standards addressing sexual abuse in detention and for a strong monitoring system to improve safety in detention facilities" (p. 2). Five sections comprise this publication: introduction; the ... Read More
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2009
A description, use case diagram and use case specifications are provided for the following corrections management information system (MIS) business functions: reception and commitment; sentence and time accounting; classification; caseload managemen... Read More
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2008
“This Detention Standard protects detainees’ rights by ensuring their access to courts, counsel, and comprehensive legal materials” (p.1). Expected practices include: law library; supervision; hours of access; equipment; maintaining up-to-date legal ... Read More
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2008
Key problems facing women prisoners, how the United Nations “Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners” can address these problems, other human rights instruments and standards that apply to the imprisonment of women, and what measures th... Read More
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2008
Key indicators and data elements for prison performance standards are described. Sections of this manual are: contextual information--organizational and facility characteristics; public safety -- escapes and returns to prisons; institutional safety ... Read More
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2008
Procedures for the detention of foreign nationals in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are provided. Forty-two are organized into seven parts -- safety, security, order, care, activities, justice, and administration an... Read More
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2008
"These Standards are a reflection of the best practices and case law which form the foundation for . . . the development, implementation and nurturing of pretrial diversion/intervention programs as part of an effective array of responses to the chal... Read More
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2004 NIC Publication
This issue includes: Foreword, by Richard Geaither, National Institute of Corrections Jails Division; You Can Do It: Putting an End to Pharmacy Cost Increases, by Mike Kalonick, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Detention Bureau; Accredit... Read More
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2004 NIC Publication
Effective procedures governing the release or detention of arrested individuals are presented. Thirty-four standards and related commentary are organized into the following four parts: general principles governing the pretrial process; nature of fir... Read More
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2003 NIC Publication
These proceedings are comprised of: Highlights of the Meeting Sessions; Stay Awake or You Will Trip Over the Future by Tom Esensten; Video Presentation: Beyond the Myths: Jails in Your Community introduced by Virginia Hutchinson; Defining the Future ... Read More
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1998 NIC Publication
General conditions, editorial guidelines, and instructions for preparing camera-ready copy (elements of a document and manuscript preparation) are presented. These apply to all NIC cooperative agreements, contract awards, and technical assistance (TA... Read More
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1995 NIC Publication
This monograph presents a review of the literature and of national and state standards for prison suicide prevention, as well as national data on the incidence and rate of prison suicide, effective prevention programs, and discussion of liability iss... Read More
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