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  • Prison Suicide: An Overview and Guide to Prevention

    This monograph presents a review of the literature and of national and state standards for prison suicide prevention, as well as national data on t
  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, July 2001

    Two main topics are addressed in these proceedings -- jail statistics from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and employee-related issues.
  • How to Collect and Analyze Data: A Manual for Sheriffs and Jail Administrators

    Anyone who needs to gather and analyze data concerning various jail-related issues will find this manual useful.
  • Environmental Scan 2010

    "Beginning in the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issue
  • Florida Mortality Study: Florida Law Enforcement and Corrections Officers compared to Florida General Population

    This study was conducted to determine if there is a difference in lifespan between law enforcement and correctional officers and the general public
  • Report to Congress: Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System

    “This report assesses the impact of mandatory minimum penalties on federal sentencing, particularly in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in “Bo
  • Criminal Alien Statistics: Information on Incarcerations, Arrests, and Costs

    “This report addresses (1) the number and nationalities of incarcerated criminal aliens; (2) the types of offenses for which criminal aliens were a
  • Environmental Scan 2012

    Beginning in the late 1990’s, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Information Center began scanning social, economic and corrections issues
  • Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011-12

    This report presents statistics regarding the sexual victimization of prison and jail inmates by other inmates or staff.
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