2011
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2010 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
U.S. Sentencing Commission (Washington, DC).
"[D]escriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and . . . selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data" for fiscal year 2010 are provided (p. iii). Statistics are organized into the following areas: circuit and district statistics; primary offense and offender characteristics; sentencing information; guideline application; departures and sentences within the guideline range; drug cases; immigration cases; organizational sentencing practices; sentenc... Read More
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284 p.
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2010
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Youth's Characteristics and Backgrounds: Findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement
By Sedlak, Andrea J.; Bruce, Carol.
U.S. Dept of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC).
“This bulletin presents key findings from the Survey of Youth in Residential Placement that describe the characteristics of youth in placement” (p.1). Results are organized according to demographic characteristics, current offenses, differences between male and female offenders, justice system involvement, adjudication and placement in programs, family background, childbearing, educational background, expectations about release, and youth expectations about future offending and sanctions.... Read More
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11 pages
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2009
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Getting the Facts Straight about Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
NCCD Center for Girls and Young Women (Oakland, CA); National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) (Oakland, CA).
“Straightforward facts are [provided that are] critical to establishing policies and practices that will lead to the equitable treatment of girls and young women” (p. 1). Topics addressed include: the fastest growing juvenile justice population are girls; girls enter the system sooner than boys; offense type and severity; race and ethnicity; sexual orientation; abuse and victimization; emotional and mental health; and family issues.... Read More
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10 pages
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2009
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Incarcerated Parents and Their Children: Trends 1991-2007
By Schirmer, Sarah; Nellis, Ashley; Mauer, Marc.
The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC).
Issues surrounding the impact of incarceration on parents and their children are discussed. Sections contained in this report include: introduction with key points; incarcerated parents -- population, marital status, and gender; minor children of incarcerated parents -- number, racial and ethnic population, and contact with parents; public policy impact; recommendations for public policy; and conclusion.... Read More
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11 p.
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2009
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Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, DC).
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2009
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2009 Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics
U.S. Sentencing Commission (Washington, DC).
"[D]escriptive statistics on the application of the federal sentencing guidelines and . . . selected district, circuit, and national sentencing data" for fiscal year 2009 are provided (p. iii). Statistics are organized into the following areas: circuit and district statistics; primary offense and offender characteristics; sentencing information; guideline application; departures and sentences within the guideline range; drug cases; immigration cases; organizational sentencing practices; sentenc... Read More
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270 p.
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2009
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Where the Margins Meet: A Demographic Assessment of Transgender Inmates in Men's Prisons
By Sexton, Lori; Jenness, Valerie; Sumner, Jennifer.
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Sacramento, CA); University of California, Irvine. School of Social Ecology (Irvine, CA).
University of California, Irvine. Center for Evidence-Based Corrections (Irvine, CA).
This “research provides the first systematic empirical portrayal of a population that is exceptionally vulnerable by virtue of being both transgender and incarcerated. The focus is on demographic and well-being factors that characterize this population in ways that render it distinct from other inmate populations as well as populations of people who are not incarcerated” (p. 6). Findings are reported for education and employment, marital status, health (including metal health, substance abuse, a... Read More
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49 pages
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2005
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Project Guide: Population Profiles, Population Projections and Bed Needs Projections
National Institute of Corrections. Native American and Alaskan Technical Assistance Project (NAATAP) (Washington, DC); U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Justice Planners International (JPI) (Demarest, NJ).
Three parts of a Needs Assessment, which "is conducted to determine, verify, and/or quantify the need for greater capacity, a different type of facility, a new facility or expansion and renovation of an existing facility," are explained (p. 2). Sections contained in this guide are: overview; population profiles; population projections; and bed needs projections.... Read More
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14 p.
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2003
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Results of Data Analysis: NIC Needs Assessment on Correctional Management and Executive Leadership Development
By Clem, Connie.
National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO).
Demographics, turnover, and leadership development for four levels of correctional management (e.g., executive leaders, senior leaders, managers, and supervisors) are analyzed. Sections comprising this report are: project background; key findings; the survey sample; overview -- analysis of data for all responses; analysis of data on executive level positions; analysis of data on senior leader positions; analysis of data on management level positions; analysis of data on supervisory positions; a... Read More
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47 p.
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1993
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Women's Jails: An Investigation of Offenders, Staff, Administration and Programming
By Stohr, Mary K.; Mays, G. Larry.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
New Mexico State University. Dept. of Criminal Justice (Las Cruces, NM).
Five moderate-sized, exclusively women's jails were examined in terms of facility profiles, programming efforts, staffing patterns and characteristics, and inmate characteristics. Data were gathered through jail administrator Profile Forms, site visit interviews with the administrators, site observation of the jails, and staff and inmate questionnaires. The authors recommend that further research on women's jails, especially comparing the exclusively women's and mixed population models, is neede... Read More
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122 p.
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1988
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National Study of Jail Suicides: Seven Years Later
By Hayes, Lindsay M.; Rowan, Joseph R..
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives. Jail Suicide Prevention Information Task Force (Washington, Dc); Juvenile and Criminal Justice International, Inc. (Roseville, MN); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Contents include prior jail suicide research, demographic findings of 1986 jail suicide data that consist of personal characteristics of the victim and characteristics of the suicide act, and a comparison of 1979 and 1986 data. Title of project: Jail Suicide Prevention Information Task Force.... Read More
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1985
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Using Policy Simulation Analysis to Guide Correctional Reform: The Utah Experience
By Austin, James; Joe, Karen; Litsky, Paul.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (New York, NY).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (San Francisco, CA).
By analyzing current sentencing practices and dispositional guidelines for probation, prison, and parole caseloads and comparing these current practices with other well established correctional screening tools through statistical simulation analysis, this study intends to provide legislators with estimates of the impact of proposed policy modifications on sentencing, classification, and correctional population size.... Read More
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54 p.
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