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    Community Reentry Settings Initiative

    Submission Deadline
    This Cooperative Agreement aims to establish a process evaluation framework specifically tailored for state Department of Corrections (DOC) agencies to facilitate a systematic and in-depth examination of the decision-making processes involved in releasing incarcerated individuals to halfway houses and reentry centers. This is not a funding opportunity to establish halfway homes, build halfway homes nor staffing for halfway homes. The central aim is to uncover the precise operational mechanisms, identify the challenges encountered, and understand the various factors that influence these critical determinations. It is important to clarify that this evaluation focuses on understanding.
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    Facilitator Training for Victim Offender Dialogue

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    Through this solicitation, NIC seeks a provider to deliver: One blended basic training for new facilitators of victim-offender dialogue and One blended advanced training focused on cases involving sexual assault. Together, these training courses will expand the capacity of state correctional agencies to meet victims’ needs, foster healing, and enable victims to actively participate in repairing the harm caused to them.
  • document cover for Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way [Internet Broadcast]
    Accession Number
    029869

    This program on justice-involved veterans, highlights the lifesaving role being played by veterans treatment courts (VTCs) across the country.

    From WWII through the continuing global war on terror, there are approximately 21.5 million veterans in the U.S. today. So many of these men, and increasingly women, return home damaged mentally and physically from their time in service. These wounds often contribute to their involvement in the criminal justice system. As a result, veterans are overrepresented in our jails and prisons.

    For these justice-involved vets, Veterans Treatment Courts are providing a pathway to recovery so that they can be restored to functioning and contributing members of society.

  • document preview for Offender Reentry: The Value of Victim Involvement [Broadcast]
    Accession Number
    029682

    This three-hour national discussion and broadcast by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) focuses on the unique opportunities and challenges of including victims in the offender reentry process. Current points in the criminal justice reentry continuum where victims can and should have a voice are explored. By including victims we can obtain more balanced information about the offender and their offense history which can positively impact reentry decisions. This approach can result in better outcomes for the community, offenders and victims through enhanced offender accountability, increased victim satisfaction, and community safety.

    During this program, presenters will: