National Institute of Corrections (NIC) (Washington DC)

The "use of jail exit surveys as an effective data collection tool for creating [a] picture of the characteristics of women in contact with the loc

The need for facilitators and staff to support collaborative teams is explained.

Results are presented from an investigation into the manner in which prison inmates are transferred between correctional authorities and the reason

Guidance is provided for successfully identifying, evaluating, and selecting jail sites.

A policy review guide designed to assist in drafting PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) policies for review by the National Institute of Correction

Responses to thirteen questions regarding curriculum related to staff sexual misconduct with youth and youth on youth sexual assault are provided.

Findings from focus group interviews of correctional personnel are reported.

Results from a survey on sex offenders registry are provided. Questions asked are:

The responses from a survey about laws concerning the statutory rape of children are presented.

The gender-responsive Women Offender Case Management Model (WOCMM) is described.

An overview of the work done by collaborative partnerships to design and validate gender-responsive risk and needs assessments for female offenders

Anyone who needs to gather and analyze data concerning various jail-related issues will find this manual useful.

"This guide provides an overview of the sheriff's roles and responsibilities with regard to the jail along with basic information on critical aspec

This guide prepares supervisors for conversations with new inspectors taking the "Jail Inspection Basics: An Introductory Self-Study Course for Jai

This self-paced, self-instruction course explains the role and responsibilities of a jail inspector.

The use of the Mental Health Pretrial Release Program (MHPTR) by the Orange County Jail, in order to identify those individuals with mental illness

Problems with the investigation of sexual assaults (inmate on inmate sexual assault and staff sexual misconduct) in correctional facilities are dis

Critical issues related to staff sexual misconduct with offenders are discussed.

This publication "reviews the history of correctional law and summarizes the results and effects of major court decisions" (p. 4).

This publication should be the first that elected officials and other policymakers turn to when developing jail facilities--either a new jail or ex

“The TPC Reentry Handbook has been developed as a resource for a broad range of stakeholders involved in improving transition and reentry practices

This issue contains: “Foreword” By Richard Geaither; “An Interview with NIC Jails Division Chief Virginia Hutchinson” by Connie Clem; “Applying New

Issue contents are: “Foreword” by Kermit Humphries; “An Overview of NIC’s Transition from Prison to the Community Initiative” by Peggy B.

The Transition from Prison to the Community (TPC) Initiative, launched by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is described.

The use of evidence-based practices to improve discretionary parole system is explained.

"This article examines five key attributes of partnership and collaboration deemed essential as the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) devel

The Kansas Offender Risk Reduction & Reentry Plan (KOR3P) is described.

"This article describes the evolution of the Georgia Parole Board's business-oriented data and performance leadership model" (p. 35).

Some of the improvements made to Oregon's offender reentry transition process are highlighted.

The use of reach-in to improve the transition process is explained.

This article highlights the "flagship" of Indiana's reentry initiatives -- the Plainfield Reentry Educational Facility (PREF).

Gender-responsive offender reentry efforts for female offenders in Rhode Island are discussed.

The use of the Transition from Prison to the Community (TPC) model to improve offender transition in Missouri is explained.

The development of new risk/needs assessments specifically designed for female offenders is discussed.

Articles in this issue include:

The Colorado Improving Supervised Pretrial Release (CISPR) Project, an innovative pretrial initiative, is described.

Results from a study of the non-specialization of individuals charged with domestic violence (DV) and the relationship between DV and assaultive an

Pretrial rearrest among New York domestic violence (DV) defendants is examined.

Guidance is provided to criminal defense attorneys concerning the use of evidence-based practices (EBP).

"This document will review the role of jails and incarceration within United States' correctional systems and propose opportunities for jail offici

The reduction of recidivism by state judiciaries utilizing six principles of evidence-based practice (EBP) is explained.

"[C]ritical legal principles applicable to defendants during the pretrial stage" are covered (p.3).

"The purpose of this paper is to introduce prison administrators and staff to an accumulated body of knowledge regarding correctional practice to e

This paper “focus[es] primarily on those [evidence-based] intervention principles most likely to be encountered by the prosecution” (p.2).

This monograph is “intended to strengthen and improve the dissemination of evidence-based rehabilitative technologies for offenders, within the mul

This guide “will be broadly useful to U.S.

"In response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), this project ...

"This paper is the initial product of the work group [of six state directors of probation and parole] and summarizes its deliberations and findings

State requirements for the registration of adult sex offenders are compiled and presented.