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Evaluation program

  • Audits of Podular Direct-Supervision Jails

    Three facilities varying in size and region were audited to measure the state of the art in podular direct-supervision jails, to test how well dire

  • Policy-Driven Responses to Probation and Parole Violations

    The author describes the experiences of probation and parole agencies from across the country that worked with NIC on developing innovative approac

  • Objective Jail Classification Systems: A Guide for Jail Administrators

    Objective jail classification (OJC) is a process of assessing every jail inmate's custody and program needs and is considered one of the most impor

  • Better Corrections Through Information [Videoconference Held March 15, 2000]

    This videoconference discusses issues regarding the collection, analysis, and use of information to assess an agency's programs, services, and oper

  • Report to the United States Congress on the Activities of the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement During Fiscal Year 2000 (October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000)

    Highlights of this Office's accomplishments and the status of correctional job training and placement in the U.S. are provided.

  • Classification of Women Offenders: A National Assessment of Current Practices and the Experiences of Three States

    The development of improved strategies for classifying female offenders is addressed. Sections of this report include:

  • Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Cognitive Behavioral Program for Offenders on Probation: Thinking for a Change

    The effectiveness of "Thinking for a Change" -- a cognitive behavioral program for adult probationers -- is investigated.

  • Do Batterer Intervention Programs Work? Two Studies

    Results from two studies regarding the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs are relayed.

  • Project Guide: Tribal Justice System Assessment

    "[D]irection to tribal jurisdictions interested in conducting a justice system assessment for the purposes of addressing systemic issues raised in

  • Performance Audit of Pennsylvania Correctional Industries of the Department of Corrections

    The effectiveness of Pennsylvania Correctional Industries (PCI), a state-run prison business, in planning efforts and managing operations is assess

  • OJJDP Model Programs Guide

    The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Model Programs Guide (MPG) contains information about evidence-based juvenile