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A drop down menu tool used to retrieve different world wide prison statistics.
- This report presents a brief history of imprisonment in each of the ten countries, and consider what lessons might be learnt for reducing use of custody worldwide.
- This monograph is aimed to review the relevant national and international literature and conduct a data analysis of recent prison suicides so as to scrutinize the factors behind suicide and provides recommendations for the better identification and management of ‘at-risk’ prisoners as well as changing the general prison environment.
- The purpose of this blog/article is to share international good design principles and knowledge from research studies that can help to significantly improve the living conditions of mentally ill inmates.
- This report updates how U.S. women fare in the world’s carceral landscape, comparing incarceration rates for women of each U.S. state with the equivalent rates for countries around the world.
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NIC's International Corrections Topic Page provides online resources—reports, guidelines, and research publications—from international organizations and governments. These materials promote a better understanding of global correctional systems by showcasing best practices, addressing challenges, and offering solutions for humane and effective corrections worldwide.
Inmate Radicalization and Recruitment in PrisonsOffering evidence-based insights to help determine how best to house terrorist offenders, this volume will appeal to students and researchers interested in fields such as Criminology and Criminal Justice, Terrorism, Prisons, and Organized Crime.
Community Re-Entry: Uncertain Futures for Women Leaving PrisonCommunity Re-Entry: Uncertain Futures for Women Leaving Prison provides a rare opportunity to hear directly from women who have spent time in a Canadian federal penitentiary.
Handbook on Inequalities in Sentencing and Corrections among Marginalized PopulationsThe handbook considers a wide range of perspectives for understanding the experiences of persons who identify as a member of a traditionally marginalized group. This volume aims to help scholars and graduate students by providing an up-to-date guide to contemporary issues facing corrections and sentencing. It will also assist practitioners with resources for developing socially informed policies and practices.
Prisons and Community CorrectionsThis volume addresses a range of 21st century issues faced by modern corrective services including, prison overcrowding, young and ageing offenders, mental health, sexual assault in corrective facilities, LGB communities in corrective services and radicalization of offenders within corrective services.
Violence, Sex Offenders, and CorrectionsViolence, Sex Offenders, and Corrections critically assesses what is meant by the term 'sex offender', and acknowledges that such meanings are socially constructed, situated, and contingent. The book explores the person, crime, penal space, sexual orientation, legislation, and the community experiences of labeled sex offenders as well as the experiences of correctional officers working with said custodial populations.The key focus of the report is on reviewing evidence about reducing re-offending in crimes of violence against women.