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  • Proceedings of the Large Jail Network Meeting, February 2003

    Contents of these proceedings include:

  • 50 State Survey of Sexual Offenses Against Children (Statutory Rape)

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

  • Breaking the Code of Silence: Correction Officers' Handbook on Identifying and Addressing Sexual Misconduct

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

  • Fifty State Survey of Adult Sex Offender Registration Requirements

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

  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals Under Community Corrections Supervision

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws prohibiting the sexual abuse of individuals under community corrections supervision.

  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals in Custody

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws prohibiting the sexual abuse of individuals in custody.

  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals in Lock-Ups

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws prohibiting the sexual abuse of individuals in lock-ups.

  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals in Jails

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws prohibiting the sexual abuse of individuals in jails.

  • State Criminal Laws Prohibiting Sexual Abuse of Individuals Under Correctional Supervision: Consent as a Defense

    This map shows those states that do or do not have laws addressing the issue of consent in a relationship between staff and inmates.

  • Ban the Box: Major U.S. Cities and Counties Adopt Fair Hiring Policies to Remove Unfair Barriers to Employment of People with Criminal Records

    'At the same time that the numbers of workers with criminal records have risen, the background check industry has expanded and overall, more employ

  • Raising the Bar: State Trends in Keeping Youth Out of Adult Courts (2015-2017)

    This report looks at reforms made by states to keep children out of the adult criminal justice system.

  • Programs and Legislation Targeting Justice-Involved Young Adults (2016)

    This website provides access to the report and webinar, both entitled, "Environmental Scan of Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young