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Highlights

Watch NIJ Conference Highlights

See highlights from the 2009 NIJ Conference including speeches by the Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General and video interviews with select panelists.

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Read more about Judge Alm's work on drug abuse probation in Hawaii.

Listen Remaking Prison Life

Listen to a four part interview with Dora Schriro, former Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, as she discusses the Getting Ready Program and the concept of "Parallel Universes."

NIJ Journal

Geography and Public Safety Bulletin

The latest issue of Geography and Public Safety — Volume 2, Issue 1, May 2009 — focuses on sex offender residency restrictions including:

  • A discussion of whether residency restrictions are a good idea.
  • A study of residency restrictions in Minnesota
  • A report on the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders in Florida
  • A description of a spatial analysis technique for tracking sex offenders piloted by California Department of Corrections data.

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Crime Mapping

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