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2013
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Windham School District Evaluation
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Vocation education programming in Texas’ Windham School District (WSD) is evaluated. An agency can use this report to compare its own offender vocational programming to the efforts in Texas and to see what education services are effective. A detailed research summary contained the following sections: introduction; vocational program participation—Career and Technical Education (CTE) program; methodology; vocational participation and completion; employment status after release; employment in occu... Read More
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86 pages
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2013
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Texas At-Risk Youth Services Project: A Second Look
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
The intent of the Texas At-Risk Youth Services Project (ARYSP) is to generate recommendations for the Texas legislature regarding the improvement of services for at-risk youth. At-risk youth are those who “have the significant potential to enter or further penetrate the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. The recommendations contained in this report primarily focus on delinquency prevention and intervention. Prevention of delinquent behavior and intervention for risk factors correlated with... Read More
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45 pages
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2013
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Texas At-Risk Youth Services Project: A Second Look
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
The intent of the Texas At-Risk Youth Services Project (ARYSP) is to generate recommendations for the Texas legislature regarding the improvement of services for at-risk youth. At-risk youth are those who “have the significant potential to enter or further penetrate the juvenile and/or criminal justice system. The recommendations contained in this report primarily focus on delinquency prevention and intervention. Prevention of delinquent behavior and intervention for risk factors correlated with... Read More
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45 pages
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2013
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Statewide Criminal Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
“This report summarizes the analysis of reincarceration rates for adult offenders who were released from prisons, state jails, Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities, In-Prison Therapeutic Community program, and Intermediate Sanction Facilities in fiscal years 2006 and 2007; and rearrest rates for adult offenders released from prisons and state jails in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. In addition, this report summarizes reincarceration rates for juveniles released from the Texas Youth Commissi... Read More
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118 pages
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2013
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Statewide Criminal Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
“This report summarizes the analysis of reincarceration rates for adult offenders who were released from prisons, state jails, Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities, In-Prison Therapeutic Community program, and Intermediate Sanction Facilities in fiscal years 2006 and 2007; and rearrest rates for adult offenders released from prisons and state jails in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. In addition, this report summarizes reincarceration rates for juveniles released from the Texas Youth Commissi... Read More
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118 pages
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2013
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Statewide Criminal Justice Recidivism and Revocation Rates
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
“This report summarizes the analysis of reincarceration rates for adult offenders who were released from prisons, state jails, Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities, In-Prison Therapeutic Community program, and Intermediate Sanction Facilities in fiscal years 2006 and 2007; and rearrest rates for adult offenders released from prisons and state jails in fiscal years 2005 and 2006. In addition, this report summarizes reincarceration rates for juveniles released from the Texas Youth Commissi... Read More
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118 pages
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2013
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Criminal Justice Uniform Cost Report: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Cost per day information for various adult and juvenile correctional populations is determined. Sections of this report include: introduction—reporting guidelines and highlights; Texas Department of Criminal Justice—overview, Correctional Institutions Division (state-operated facilities), Parole Division, and Community Justice Assistance Division; and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department—state services and facilities, and community juvenile justice. Appendixes provide: uniform cost project meth... Read More
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56 pages
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2013
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Criminal Justice Uniform Cost Report: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Cost per day information for various adult and juvenile correctional populations is determined. Sections of this report include: introduction—reporting guidelines and highlights; Texas Department of Criminal Justice—overview, Correctional Institutions Division (state-operated facilities), Parole Division, and Community Justice Assistance Division; and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department—state services and facilities, and community juvenile justice. Appendixes provide: uniform cost project meth... Read More
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56 pages
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2013
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Criminal Justice Uniform Cost Report: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Cost per day information for various adult and juvenile correctional populations is determined. Sections of this report include: introduction—reporting guidelines and highlights; Texas Department of Criminal Justice—overview, Correctional Institutions Division (state-operated facilities), Parole Division, and Community Justice Assistance Division; and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department—state services and facilities, and community juvenile justice. Appendixes provide: uniform cost project meth... Read More
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56 pages
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2013
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Criminal Justice Uniform Cost Report: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Cost per day information for various adult and juvenile correctional populations is determined. Sections of this report include: introduction—reporting guidelines and highlights; Texas Department of Criminal Justice—overview, Correctional Institutions Division (state-operated facilities), Parole Division, and Community Justice Assistance Division; and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department—state services and facilities, and community juvenile justice. Appendixes provide: uniform cost project meth... Read More
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56 pages
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2013
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Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2018
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Projections for the changes in Texas’ adult and juvenile correctional populations are presented. Sections contained in this report are: introduction and report highlights; arrest rates in Texas; adult correctional population projections; juvenile correctional population projections; qualitative review summary; and glossary. Appendixes explain what the methodology and assumptions for each correctional population projection.... Read More
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49 pages
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2013
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Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2018
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Projections for the changes in Texas’ adult and juvenile correctional populations are presented. Sections contained in this report are: introduction and report highlights; arrest rates in Texas; adult correctional population projections; juvenile correctional population projections; qualitative review summary; and glossary. Appendixes explain what the methodology and assumptions for each correctional population projection.... Read More
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49 pages
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2013
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Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2018
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Projections for the changes in Texas’ adult and juvenile correctional populations are presented. Sections contained in this report are: introduction and report highlights; arrest rates in Texas; adult correctional population projections; juvenile correctional population projections; qualitative review summary; and glossary. Appendixes explain what the methodology and assumptions for each correctional population projection.... Read More
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49 pages
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2013
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Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2018
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Projections for the changes in Texas’ adult and juvenile correctional populations are presented. Sections contained in this report are: introduction and report highlights; arrest rates in Texas; adult correctional population projections; juvenile correctional population projections; qualitative review summary; and glossary. Appendixes explain what the methodology and assumptions for each correctional population projection.... Read More
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49 pages
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2013
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Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2018
Texas Legislative Budget Board (Austin, TX).
Projections for the changes in Texas’ adult and juvenile correctional populations are presented. Sections contained in this report are: introduction and report highlights; arrest rates in Texas; adult correctional population projections; juvenile correctional population projections; qualitative review summary; and glossary. Appendixes explain what the methodology and assumptions for each correctional population projection.... Read More
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49 pages
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2012
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LSI-R to LS/CMI Conversion: Analysis of Impact on Business Practices
By Skilling, Nancy.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) is transitioning from using the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) to the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) during 2013. “Because the LSI-R is used to assign clients to appropriate supervision based on their risk scores, it is important to evaluate [the] impact that transition to the LS/CMI will have on this process … This report compares LSI-R scores to converted LS/CMI scores, defines e... Read More
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16 pages
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2012
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LSI-R to LS/CMI Conversion: Analysis of Impact on Business Practices
By Skilling, Nancy.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) is transitioning from using the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) to the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) during 2013. “Because the LSI-R is used to assign clients to appropriate supervision based on their risk scores, it is important to evaluate [the] impact that transition to the LS/CMI will have on this process … This report compares LSI-R scores to converted LS/CMI scores, defines e... Read More
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16 pages
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2012
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LSI-R to LS/CMI Conversion: Analysis of Impact on Business Practices
By Skilling, Nancy.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) is transitioning from using the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) to the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) during 2013. “Because the LSI-R is used to assign clients to appropriate supervision based on their risk scores, it is important to evaluate [the] impact that transition to the LS/CMI will have on this process … This report compares LSI-R scores to converted LS/CMI scores, defines e... Read More
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16 pages
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2012
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LSI-R to LS/CMI Conversion: Analysis of Impact on Business Practices
By Skilling, Nancy.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCCR) is transitioning from using the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) to the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) during 2013. “Because the LSI-R is used to assign clients to appropriate supervision based on their risk scores, it is important to evaluate [the] impact that transition to the LS/CMI will have on this process … This report compares LSI-R scores to converted LS/CMI scores, defines e... Read More
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16 pages
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2012
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Investigation of the Shelby County Juvenile Court
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Civil Rights Division (Washington, DC).
Results from an investigation of operations by the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County (JCMSC) and the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center are presented. These observations support the concerns some organizations have about the juvenile justice system in the United States. Sections following a summary of findings are: the investigation; background of juvenile courts; due process violations; equal protection and Title VI findings; practices that contribute to due process and equal pro... Read More
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68 pages
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2012
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The Program For Offenders: Comprehensive Evaluation and Cost/Benefit Analysis of a Community Corrections Facility
By Yamatani, Hide.
Excellence Research, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA).
People looking for strategies to address overcrowding in correctional facilities or ways to improve their recidivism rates should look over this study. Results from an evaluation of The Program For Offenders (TPFO), a nonprofit residential community corrections facility located in Pittsburgh, are presented. The outcome assessment looked at the usefulness of TPFO’s major programs and services, recidivism, employment, successful reentry into the community, and cost savings. The process evaluation ... Read More
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35 pages
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2012
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What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse
Council of State Governments. National Reentry Resource Center (New York, NY).
This website “offers easy access to important research on the effectiveness of a wide variety of reentry programs and practices. It provides a user-friendly, one-stop shop for practitioners and service providers seeking guidance on evidence-based reentry interventions, as well as a useful resource for researchers and others interested in reentry.” The current browsable focus areas are brand name programs, employment, housing, and mental health. Program intervention is described along with a summ... Read More
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2012
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More Than a Job: Final Results from the Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Transitional Jobs Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Millenky, Megan; Rudd, Timothy; Levshin, Valarie.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) (Washington, DC); MDRC (New York, NY).
The final results from a three-year evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) are reported. “Based in New York City, CEO is a comprehensive employment program for former prisoners — a population confronting many obstacles to finding and maintaining work. CEO provides temporary, paid jobs and other services in an effort to improve participants’ labor market prospects and reduce the odds that they will return to prison” (p. v). Chapters following an overview and executive summary... Read More
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166 pages
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2012
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Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123, Executive Summary [and] Final Report
By Stemen, Don; Rengifo, Andres F..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
The impact of the first five years of “mandatory community-based supervision and substance abuse treatment for [nonviolent] individuals convicted of a first or second offense of simple drug possession” on recidivism rates and prison populations is assessed (p. 2). The following chapters and conclusions and recommendations are contained in the final report: methodology; sentencing practices; supervision and treatment practices; the individual-level impact of SB 123; the system-level impact; crimi... Read More
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17 pages + 264 pages
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2012
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More Than a Job: Final Results from the Evaluation of the Center for
Employment Opportunities (CEO) Transitional Jobs Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Millenky, Megan; Rudd, Timothy; Levshin, Valerie.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Washington, DC).
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Washington, DC); MDRC (New York, NY).
The final results from the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) three-year evaluation are presented. CEO is a comprehensive employment project for recently released inmates located in New York City. Chapters following an executive summary are: introduction; CEO program implementation and service receipt; impacts of CEO on employment and recidivism; benefit-cost analysis of the CEO program; and conclusion. While CEO significantly reduced recidivism for its clients and criminal justice system... Read More
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166 pages
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2012
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Criminal Justice Interventions for Offenders with Mental Illness: Evaluation of Mental Health Courts in Bronx and Brooklyn, New York
By Rossman, Shelli B.; Willison, Janeen Buck; Mallik-Kane, Kamala; Kim, KiDeuk; Debus-Sherrill, Sara; Downey, D. Mitchell.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
“The goal of the current study is to determine if participation in mental health court reduces subsequent criminal justice involvement--namely, recidivism as measured by new arrests and new convictions” (p. 2). The report is a measure that other agencies can use in determining the effectiveness of their own mental health court programs. Six chapters comprise this work: study context and literature review; evaluation design and methods; Bronx and Brooklyn Mental Health Court programs and business... Read More
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202 pages
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2012
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Which Components of Transitional Jobs Programs Work Best?
Analysis of Programs for Former Prisoners in the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration
By Yahner, Jennifer; Zweig, Janine M..
Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
An evaluation of the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD) was implemented in order to discover which components of the TJRD positively impact outcomes. Results are provided for TJ (transitional job) program components associated with employment outcomes and with recidivism outcomes, which seemed to work best, whether effects vary across offender subgroups, and how many days in a TJ are best. “Overall, we observed a pattern of findings indicating that one TJ program component in particu... Read More
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17 pages
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2012
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Federal Bureau of Prisons: Methods for Estimating Incarceration and Community Corrections Costs and Results of the Elderly Offender Pilot
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
This report and accompanying presentation slides assess the U.S. Bureau of Prisons’ effectiveness in reasonably evaluating its Elderly Offender Pilot Program. The GAO “identified limitations in BOP’s evaluation of the Pilot and cost estimates that raise questions about the reliability of the evaluation for estimating future costs and informing policy decisions” (p. 2).... Read More
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35 pages
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2012
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Reassessing Solitary Confinement: The Human Rights, Fiscal and Public Safety Consequences
U.S. Congress. Senate Judiciary Committee. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights (Washington, DC).
Access to the webcast of the hearing “Reassessing Solitary Confinement: The Human Rights, Fiscal and Public Safety Consequences” can be found on this website. Copies of witness testimony from Charles Samuels, Christopher Epps, Stuart M. Andrews, Anthony Graves, Craig Haney, and Pat Nolan, and subcommittee member statements from Patrick Leahy and Dick Durban are also provided.... Read More
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2012
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Rigorous Program Evaluations on a Budget: How Low-Cost Randomized Controlled Trials Are Possible in Many Areas of Social Policy
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago, IL); William T. Grant Foundation (New York, NY).
Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy (Washington, DC).
“The increasing ability of social policy researchers to conduct randomized controlled trials (RCTs) at low cost could revolutionize the field of performance-based government. RCTs are widely judged to be the most credible method of evaluating whether a social program is effective, overcoming the demonstrated inability of other, more common methods to produce definitive evidence … Purpose of this document: To illustrate the feasibility and value of low-cost RCTs for policy officials and researche... Read More
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10 pages
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2012
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Private Prisons: The Public’s Problem A Quality Assessment of Arizona’s Private Prisons
By Isaacs, Caroline.
American Friends Service Committee--Arizona (Tucson, AZ).
This report reveals the true state of private prisons in Arizona. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction and overview; background and history; Performance Measure 1—Safety and Security; Performance Measure II—Staffing; Performance Measure III—Programs and Services; Performance Measure IV—Transparency and Accountability; conclusions; and recommendations. “Rather than a simplistic black-and-white assessment, this report reveals that all prisons in Arizona require more oversight ... Read More
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105 pages
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2012
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Findings and Recommendations from a Statewide Outcome
Evaluation of Ohio Jails
By Martin, Brian D.; Kowalski, Brian R.; Schnelle, Sharon M..
Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction. Bureau of Research and Evaluation (Columbus, OH); Ohio Dept. of Public Safety. Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) (Columbus, OH).
“The project was designed to better establish the correlates of high-functioning jails, and to identify a set of best practices for jails that are grounded in empirical research … In particular, [the authors] identify a set of recommendations and identified best practices stemming from actual operational procedures and administrative capacity while also assessing the effectiveness of current inspection activities and jail standards in Ohio” (p. viii). Major findings and implications are reported... Read More
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107 pages
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2012
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Supportive Housing for Returning Prisoners: Outcomes and Impacts of the Returning Home-Ohio Pilot Project
By Fontaine, Jocelyn; Gilchrist-Scott, Douglas; Roman, John; Taxy, Samuel; Roman, Caterina.
Ohio Dept of Rehabilitation and Correction (Columbus, OH); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) (Rockville, MD).
Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
“The Returning Home—Ohio (RHO) pilot program is an innovative reentry program intended to link prisoners with disabilities who have a history or risk of housing instability to supportive housing as they are released to the community. The program, funded largely by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC), is based on evidence showing that the provision of supportive housing to individuals with homelessness and mental health histories reduces their use of and costs to the corre... Read More
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62 pages
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2012
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Drug Courts’ Effects on Criminal Offending for Juveniles and Adults
By Mitchell, Ojmarrh; Wilson, David B.; Eggers, Amy; MacKenzie, Doris L..
Campbell Collaboration (Oslo, Norway).
“The objective of this review is to systematically review quasi-experimental and experimental (RCT) evaluations of the effectiveness of drug courts in reducing recidivism, including drug courts for juvenile and DWI offenders. This systematic review critically assesses drug courts’ effects on recidivism in the short- and long-term, the methodological soundness of the existing evidence, and the relationship between drug court features and effectiveness” (p. 6). Results are provided for: a descript... Read More
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87 pages
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2011
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Ohio Penal Industries, November 16, 2011
By Furderer, Darin.
Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) (Columbus, OH).
Results from an evaluation of the Ohio Penal Industries (OPI) are presented. Sections of this report include: introduction; key findings; recommendations; OPI overview; OPI challenges; survey of other U.S. correctional industries; and conclusion. “Although OPI can generate revenue for the state and provide numerous opportunities for inmates to acquire knowledge and occupational traits, its potential is hindered due to various challenges, which include restraints placed on its bidding process, ne... Read More
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36 pages
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2011
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Juvenile Federal Performance-Based Detention Standards Handbook
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Federal Detention Trustee (Washington, DC).
This checklist for assessing the performance of federal juvenile detention facilities is divided into eight sections: administration and management; health care; security and control; food service; justice (rules, discipline, and grievances); safety and sanitation; services and programs; and workforce integrity (staffing requirements).... Read More
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116 pages
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2011
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Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
The final reports of an evaluation regarding the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) can be found at this website. These are: “The Multi-Site Evaluation of SVORI: Summary and Synthesis”; “Prisoner Reentry Experiences of Adult Males: Characteristics, Service Receipt, and Outcomes of Participants in the SVORI Multi-Site Evaluation”; “Prisoner Reentry Experiences of Adult Females: Characteristics, Service Receipt, and Outcomes of Participants in the SVORI Multi-Site Evaluation”;... Read More
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2011
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Respiratory and Cardiovascular Response During Electronic Control Device (ECD) Exposure in Law Enforcement Trainees
By VanMeenen, Kirsten M.; Lavietes, Marc H.; Cherniack, Neil S.; Bergen, Michael T.; Teichman, Ronald; Servatius, Richard J..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Results are presented from the first study to look at what happens when law enforcement trainees inhale while being exposed to electronic control devices (ECDs). Findings cover volitional breathing, inspiratory and expiratory volumes, and heart rate. “In contrast to reports suggesting respiration is unaffected by ECDs, present evidence suggests that voluntary inspiration is severely compromised. [Normal breathing patterns ceased.] There is no evidence of cardiac disruption during-ECD exposure” (... Read More
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33 pages
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2011
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Families as Partners: Supporting Incarcerated Youth in Ohio
Vera Institute of Justice. Family Justice Program (New York, NY).
The use of the Juvenile Relational Inquiry Tool (JRIT) in the Ohio Department of Youth Services is evaluated (p. 1). The JRIT asks questions about the individual youth and ties to their families. Findings are discussed regarding the importance of family and the attitudes of youth towards staff. Results show that “the JRIT, when reinforced by greater efforts to engage families, can have the desired effects—building rapport between youth and staff and prompting young people to think about the exte... Read More
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4 pages
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2011
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Return on Investment: Evidence-Based Options to Improve Statewide Outcomes--July 2011 Update
By Aos, Steve; Lee, Stephanie; Drake, Elizabeth; Pennucci, Annie; Klima, Tali; Miller, Marna; Anderson, Laurie; Mayfield, Jim; Burley, Mason.
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Olympia, WA).
An overview is presented of findings (as of July 2011) regarding “a comprehensive list of programs and policies that improve … outcomes for children and adults in Washington and result in more cost-efficient use of public resources” (p. 1). Sections comprising this report are: summary; background; the four-step research approach that assesses what works, calculates costs and benefits and ranks options, measures the risks associated with the analysis, and estimates the impact of various option co... Read More
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8 pages
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2011
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Is This a Good Quality Outcome Evaluation Report? A Guide for Practitioners
By Poulin, Mary; Orchowsky, Stan; Trask, Jason.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance. Center for Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement (Washington, DC); Justice Research and Statistics Association (Washington, DC).
“This guide is designed to introduce and explain the key concepts in outcome evaluation research in order to help practitioners distinguish between good and poor quality evaluation reports” (p. 3). Topics covered include: what evaluation is; the role of evaluation design; how well the evaluation is carried out; sample size appropriateness; definitions of evaluation terms; cost-benefit analysis; meta-analyses and systematic reviews; assessing the report’s quality; and “Is This a Good Quality Eval... Read More
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17 pages
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2011
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An Evaluation of the Prisoner Reentry Initiative: Final Report
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections (St. Paul, MN).
The impact of Minnesota’s Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) on post-release employment and recidivism are evaluated. Two case assistant/reentry coordinators were place within the criminal justice system, not outside it, in order to better facilitate interagency connections between facility and community-based staff. This report is necessary reading for agencies thinking of implementing a similar offender employment system. Sections of this report include an executive summary, a description of PR... Read More
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32 pages
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2011
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The Effect of TASER on Cardiac, Respiratory and Metabolic Physiology in Human Subjects
By Vilke, Gary m.; Chan, Theodore C.; Sloane, Christian; Neuman, Tom; Castillo, Edward M.; Kolkhorst, Fred.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
This study investigated what happens after healthy law enforcement officers were shot by a TASER while at rest and after vigorous exercise. Results are reported for vital signs, effects on respiratory and ventilator function, effects on blood parameters, and effects on 12 lead ECG. “A 5 s[econd] exposure of a TASER X-26 to healthy law enforcement personnel either at rest or following vigorous exercise does not result in clinically significant changes of markers physiological stress” (p. 4).... Read More
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29 pages
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2011
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California Prison Industry Authority: It Can More Effectively Meet Its Goals of Maximizing Inmate Employment, Reducing Recidivism, and Remaining Self-Sufficient
California State Auditor. Bureau of State Audits (Sacramento, CA).
Operations of the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) are evaluated. Sections contained in this report are: summary; introduction; CALPIA could improve its assessment of inmate employability and recidivism; CALPIA should continue to identify new enterprises and monitor net profitability; recidivism rates for CALPIA as reported and as recalculated; and agency responses to the audit and comments regarding those responses. “This report concludes that although one of its primary responsibi... Read More
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66 pages
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2011
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Evaluation of a Situational Crime Prevention Approach in Three Jails: The Jail Sexual Assault Prevention Project
By La Vigne, Nancy G.; Debus-Sherrill, Sara; Brazzell, Diana; Downey, P. Mitchell.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
The application of violence reduction strategies based on situational crime prevention theory (SCP) in three jails is assessed. The impact and associated costs of interventions involving an officer tour system, a recording camera system, and a crisis intervention training program are evaluated. Each of the three case studies presents the following information—site description, data collection, selection and implementation of the intervention, analyses, findings from the preliminary research, sel... Read More
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331 pages
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2011
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Evidence-Based Initiatives to Reduce Recidivism: A Study Commission by Act N. 41, 2011-2012 Legislative Session, State of Vermont
Vermont Center for Justice Research (Northfield Falls, VT).
This analysis of evidence-based initiatives that reduce recidivism is comprised of two parts: “1) a literature review of “innovative programs and initiatives, including local programs and prison-based initiatives, best practices, and contemporary research regarding assessments of programmatic alternatives and pilot projects relating to reducing recidivism in the criminal justice system;” … and 2) a survey of Vermont criminal justice service providers to identify innovative programs and assess th... Read More
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89 pages
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2011
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YLS/CMI Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy; Rud, Julie.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS) is the primary assessment tool used to assess risk and needs of juveniles supervised by Hennepin County Juvenile Probation … Evidence-Based Practices requires that assessment tools be normed and validated for the specific population for which they are used. Norms provide a frame of references for interpretation of the scores of particular persons … Internal consistency measures for the Juvenile Probation assessments are consistent with ... Read More
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13 pages
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2011
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YLS/CMI Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy; Rud, Julie.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS) is the primary assessment tool used to assess risk and needs of juveniles supervised by Hennepin County Juvenile Probation … Evidence-Based Practices requires that assessment tools be normed and validated for the specific population for which they are used. Norms provide a frame of references for interpretation of the scores of particular persons … Internal consistency measures for the Juvenile Probation assessments are consistent with ... Read More
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13 pages
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2011
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YLS/CMI Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy; Rud, Julie.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS) is the primary assessment tool used to assess risk and needs of juveniles supervised by Hennepin County Juvenile Probation … Evidence-Based Practices requires that assessment tools be normed and validated for the specific population for which they are used. Norms provide a frame of references for interpretation of the scores of particular persons … Internal consistency measures for the Juvenile Probation assessments are consistent with ... Read More
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13 pages
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2011
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YLS/CMI Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy; Rud, Julie.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS) is the primary assessment tool used to assess risk and needs of juveniles supervised by Hennepin County Juvenile Probation … Evidence-Based Practices requires that assessment tools be normed and validated for the specific population for which they are used. Norms provide a frame of references for interpretation of the scores of particular persons … Internal consistency measures for the Juvenile Probation assessments are consistent with ... Read More
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13 pages
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2011
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YLS/CMI Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy; Rud, Julie.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“The Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS) is the primary assessment tool used to assess risk and needs of juveniles supervised by Hennepin County Juvenile Probation … Evidence-Based Practices requires that assessment tools be normed and validated for the specific population for which they are used. Norms provide a frame of references for interpretation of the scores of particular persons … Internal consistency measures for the Juvenile Probation assessments are consistent with ... Read More
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13 pages
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2011
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Incident Review of Death of Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl, January 29, 2011
By Palmateer, Joan; Upchurch, James; Elzie, Michelle.
NIC Review Team (N.P.).
Circumstances surrounding the untimely death of Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl at the hands of an inmate are the focus of this incident review. This report “identifies systems, policies, practices, protocol, and technology within MCC/WRS [Monroe Correctional Complex/Washington State Reformatory] which would reasonably have been connected to factors surrounding safety and security for staff and others within that compound” (p. 3). Sections following an executive summary are: pre-planning agend... Read More
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26 pages
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2011
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Audit Report: Performance Audit of Pharmaceutical Costs, Department of Corrections
Michigan. Office of the Auditor General (Lansing, MI).
This report provides a look at how one agency is dealing with rising healthcare costs. You can this document to create a checklist for determining your own agency’s effectiveness in managing prescription drug costs. It was determined that the Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) is not effective at managing pharmaceutical costs. Comments, findings, recommendations, and Agency preliminary responses are given for: the effectiveness of efforts to manage prisoner pharmaceutical costs—atypical an... Read More
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80 pages
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2011
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The Cost of Correctional Health Care: A Correctional Institution Inspection Committee Summary of Ohio’s Prison Health Care System
By Geisler, Gregory T..
Ohio. Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) (Columbus).
This publication is a well laid out report about the health care costs experienced by one correctional agency. A clear comparison can be made between Ohio and your agency, illustrating the results of differing strategies for reducing costs. Five sections follow a list of key findings: structure of the prison health care network; cost of correctional health care; factors influencing the cost of care—population growth and aging offenders, “Fussell v. Wilkinson” settlement, categories of medical sp... Read More
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18 pages
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2011
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Striking Out: California’s “Three Strikes and You’re Out” Law Has Not Reduced Violent Crime: A 2011 Update
By Males, Mike.
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (San Francisco, CA).
This update determines how effective California’s “Three Strikes” law is. “Both direct county comparisons and statewide correlational analysis shows the 1994 “Three Strikes” law has had no demonstrable effect on crime levels or trends” (p. 2). This at a cost in the tens of billions of dollars when the state budget is stretched to its limit.... Read More
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11 pages
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2011
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Capital Change: A Process Evaluation of Washington, DC’s Secure Juvenile Placement Reform
By Daly, Reagan; Kapur, Tarika; Elliott, Margaret.
Vera Institute of Justice. Center on Youth Justice (Washington, DC).
Results from a year-long process evaluation of the District of Columbia’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) are presented. The DYRS resulted from “a comprehensive reform of the District’s responses to youth in secure placement (equivalent to prison in the adult context) (p. iii). Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; background—events leading to juvenile justice reform in DC; methodology; findings regarding DYRS’s strategy for reform, components of the refor... Read More
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43 pages
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2011
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Indian Country Criminal Justice: Departments of the Interior and Justice Should Strengthen Coordination to Support Tribal Courts
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
A review of “the challenges facing selected tribal justice systems in adjudicating crime in Indian country as well as federal agencies’ efforts to coordinate their activities to support tribal justice systems” is presented (p. 2). Sections of this report are: highlights; background; the 12 tribes visited and the challenges they reported in adjudicating crime and the various federal efforts that exist to help address those challenges; the Departments of Interior and Justice’s actions to coordinat... Read More
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93 pages
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2011
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The Verdict on Drug Courts and Other Problem-Solving Courts
By Marlowe, Douglas B..
Those individuals wondering about the effectiveness of drug courts need to read this article. It applies various legal evidentiary burdens of proof against the scientific evidence for drug courts. Sections comprising this article are: introduction; legal and scientific standards of proof—beyond a reasonable doubt, clear and convincing evidence, preponderance of evidence, probable cause, and reasonable suspicion; adult drug courts—effectiveness, target population, fidelity to the model (judicial ... Read More
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40 pages
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2011
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Measuring What Matters: Outcome and Performance Measures for the Pretrial Services Field
National Institute of Corrections. Pretrial Executives Network (Washington, DC).
“This monograph presents recommended outcome and performance measures and mission-critical data … [that] will enable pretrial service agencies to gauge more accurately their programs’ effectiveness in meeting agency and justice system goals” (p. v). Sections of this publication include introduction, outcome measures, performance measures, mission-critical data, setting targets, and examples of pretrial release program measures.... Read More
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24 pages
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2011
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Offender Workforce Development Services Makes an Impact
By Lichtenberger, Eric; Weygandt, Scott.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Results from an ongoing evaluation project on the effectiveness of offender workforce development (OWD) services are presented. “Drug and alcohol abuse and/or not continuing substance abuse treatment was identified as almost a universal barrier to post-release success” (p. 67). Those individuals that receive OWD services have a recidivism rate 33% lower than the comparison group.... Read More
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2 pages
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2011
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Misguided Measures: The Outcomes and Impacts of Measure 11 on Oregon's Youth
By Ziedenberg, Jason; Ahmad, Imran; Wight, Shannon.
Campaign for Youth Justice (Washington, DC); Partnership for Safety and Justice (Portland, OR).
The effectiveness of Oregon’s Measure 11 reveals the problems with trying juveniles as adults. "Measure 11 requires youth 15 years or older charged with one of 21 crimes to be prosecuted automatically in the adult criminal system and if convicted of that crime, to serve the same mandatory sentence that applies to adults" (p. 3). Nine chapters follow an executive summary: introduction—Measure 11 for juveniles, what we knew then, and what we know now; history—Measure 11 and automatic transfer in O... Read More
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92 pages
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2011
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Implementing Evidence-Based Principles in Community Corrections: A Case Study of Successes and Challenges in Maine
By Rubin, Mark; Ethridge, William; Rocque, Michael.
National Insitute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Southern Maine. Muskie School of Public Service (Portland, ME).
The integration of evidence-based principles, organizational development, and collaboration is investigated. Sections of this report are: introduction; background; literature review; methodology; document review; key informant interviews; interviews with probation officers (observations of current climate); quantitative analysis of intermediate measures; and findings. “The research on evidence-based principles in Maine … suggests that this concurrent model may not be a realistic strategy given i... Read More
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51 pages
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2011
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Corrections & Reentry
crimesolutions.gov (Washington, DC).
You should go to this website first if you are looking for “[r]esearch on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by Expert Reviewers [with] [e]asily understandable ratings based on whether a program achieves its goals.” Programs in the corrections and reentry field are divided into all, community corrections, inmate programs and treatment, recidivism, and reentry and release. In addition to corrections and reentry, the other broad topical areas are courts, crime and crime prevention, drugs and... Read More
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2011
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The Multi-Site Adult Drug Court Evaluation
By Rossman, Shelli B, editor; Roman, John K., editor; Zweig, Janine M.; Rempel, Michael, editor; Lindquist, Christin H., editor.
Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
“The most extensive study of drug courts -- a five-year examination of 23 courts and six comparison jurisdictions in eight states -- found that these court programs can significantly decrease drug use and criminal behavior, with positive outcomes ramping upward as participants sensed their judge treated them more fairly, showed greater respect and interest in them, and gave them more chances to talk during courtroom proceedings…Drug courts save an average of $5,680 per participant, returning a n... Read More
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14 p. + 4 volumes (v. 1 - 292 pages; v. 2 - 142 pages, v. 3 - 139 pages, v. 4 - 366 pages)
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2011
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Performance Based Measurement System: What Really Counts in Corrections! [Broadcast held September 14, 2011]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This program provides information about the nationwide automated Performance-Based Measures System (PBMS). PBMS is an accurate, consistent way to capture, record, report and share data between correctional agencies. It was created by the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA). Participants will be able to: - Describe the scope and development of PBMS regarding how specific needs gave rise to PBMS solutions;
- Describe the key components of PBMS;
- Examine the benefits of ... Read More
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130 min.
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2011
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National Institute of Corrections and DC Pretrial-Measuring What Matters-DC Public Safety
District of Columbia. Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA). DC Public Safety Radio Shows (Washington, DC).
This 30 minute program explores the National Institute of Corrections’ publication “Measuring What Matters: Outcome and Performance Measures for the Pretrial Services Field” (NIC accession no. 025172). This report provides guidance for making pretrial agencies more effective. Lori Eville and Spurgeon Kennedy are interviewed.... Read More
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2011
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Bureau of Prisons: Improved Evaluations and Increased Coordination Could Improve Cell Phone Detection
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
Issues surrounding the detection and use of contraband cell phones in federal prisons are examined. Sections of this report include: background; Bureau of Prisons (BOP) telephone rates typically are less than other correctional systems’ rates and fund inmate wages and recreation so lowering rates would decrease costs for inmate calls but could reduce revenue; BOP and selected states confiscated thousands of cell phones in 2010 and believe that rising inmate cell phone usage threatens institution... Read More
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44 pages
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2011
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NPC Research Materials
NPC Research (Portland, OR).
“NPC Research provides quality social services evaluation, policy analysis, research, and training.” This website provides information, reports, and evaluations pertaining to a wide range of project areas. Specialty Areas include child abuse and its prevention, community health, criminal justice, drug treatment courts and other problem-solving courts, early childhood and family well-being, juvenile justice, literacy, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and youth development and strengths. ... Read More
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2011
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Assessing the Impact of InsideOut Dad™ on Newark Community Education Centers (CEC) Residential Reentry Center Residents
Rutgers University-Newark. School of Public Affairs and Administration. Economic Development Research Group (EDRG) (xxx).
This study seeks to determine “the impact of participation in the InsideOut Dad™ program on participant behavioral, cognitive, attitudinal, and self-efficacy outcomes compared to Newark CEC Residential Reentry Center resident fathers not participating in the program” (p. 10). InsideOut Dad is an evidence-based pre-release program that helps to connect incarcerated fathers with their families while getting them ready for reentry. Sections of this report include: introduction—an overview of patern... Read More
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68 pages
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2010
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Process and Outcome Evaluation of the STAR (Sisters Together Achieving Recovery) Program
By Watson, Lanette; Adkins, Geneva; Cook, Michelle D.; Stageberg, Paul.
U.S. Dept. of Justice (Washington, DC).
Iowa Dept. of Human Rights. Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (Des Moines, IA).
The effectiveness of the STAR (Sisters Together Achieving Recovery) Program to reduce recidivism and substance use in female offenders is determined. This evaluation provides a description of the program and lessons learned that may be useful for agencies contemplating the use of such an initiative. Sections in addition to an executive summary are: introduction; literature review; methodology; program description; staff interviews; demographics; interventions and substance abuse treatment and mo... Read More
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77 pages
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2010
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Sex Offender Registration and Notification Policies for Reducing Sexual Violence against Women
By Letourneau, Elizabeth J.; Levenson, Jill S.; Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar; Sinha, Debajyoti; Armstrong, Kevin S..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) (aaa).
The extent to which sex offender registration and notification laws in South Carolina reduce the recidivism of sex offenders in that state is investigated. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; methodology of the current study; procedures and findings specific to each aim—prevention (general deterrence) of sexual violence, specific deterrence of sexual recidivism, unintended effects on judicial decision making doe sex crime cases, and association between registration vi... Read More
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77 pages
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2010
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What Works in Residential Centers Monographs
By Taxman, Faye X.; Rexroat, Jessica; Shilton, Mary; Mericle, Amy; Lerch, Jennifer.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
George Mason University. Criminology, Law & Society. Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (Fairfax, VA).
This series of monographs “examines the impact of participation in a RRC [Residential Re-entry Center] on federal offender release outcomes” (p. 2). RRCs assist in the transition of offenders from prison to the community. The series contains eight reports: Executive Overview: What Works in Residential Reentry Centers; Report 1: What Is the Impact of “Performance Contracting” on Offender Supervision Services?; Report 2: Measuring Performance- The Capacity of Residential Reentry Centers (RRCs) to ... Read More
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165 pages
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2010
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Oregon Drug Court Cost Study: Statewide Costs and Promising Practices: Final Report
By Carey, Shannon M.; Waller, Mark S..
Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (Salem, OR).
NPC Research (Portland, OR).
Those people interested in the effectiveness of drug courts should read this report. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; evaluation design; methodology; cross-site results for 20 Oregon drug courts according to cost benefits, best practices, and 10 key components; and summary. For every dollar spent on the drug court there is a net benefit of $1.82, with a net savings to the taxpayer of nearly 57$ million over five years.... Read More
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105 pages
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2010
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Research Update on Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts
By Marlowe, Douglas B..
National Association of Drug Court Professionals (Alexandria, VA).
“Research on Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts (JDTCs) has lagged considerably behind that of its adult counterparts. Although evidence is mounting that JDTCs can be effective at reducing delinquency and substance abuse, the field is just beginning to identify the factors that distinguish effective from ineffective programs” (p. 1). Sections of this publication include effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, best practices, and recommendations to drug courts.... Read More
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6 pages
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2010
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Research Update on Adult Drug Courts
By Marlowe, Douglas B..
National Association of Drug Court Professionals (Alexandria, VA).
The author explains why “[w]e know beyond a reasonable doubt that Drug Courts significantly reduce drug use and crime and do so with substantial cost savings” (p. 1). This publication contains these sections: effectiveness; cost-effectiveness; target population; fidelity to the 10 key components; multidisciplinary team approach; judicial status hearings; drug testing; graduated sanctions and rewards; substance abuse treatment; and recommendations to drug courts.... Read More
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8 pages
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2010
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Special Report: Lost Opportunities for Savings within California Prison Pharmacies
Califonia. Office of the Inspector General (Sacramento, CA).
Findings and recommendations regarding the following are presented: usable medications are not being restocked; the use of approved medications is not being ensured; prison pharmacy computer inventories are unreliable; and the handling of medications for inmates transferring between prisons is inconsistent. Other agencies should read this report in order to evaluate potential problems in the provision of medications to their own inmate population and see how California intends to address these s... Read More
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42 pages
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2010
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Making Bail in New York City
By Phillips, Mary T..
New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc. (New York, NY).
The role of commercial bonds in the process of posting bail is examined. Topics covered include: bail-making options; fees for making bail by cash vs. bond; prevalence of bonds in bail making; factors associated with posting a bond rather than cash; supplementary information about bonds; comparative costs; time to release; discussion; and policy implications. It takes longer to post a bond than to post cash.... Read More
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8 pages
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2010
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State of the Bureau 2009
U.S. Bureau of Prisons (Washington, DC).
Activities of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons for Fiscal Year 2009 are highlighted. Sections of this report are: fundamentals; operations FY 2009; snapshot of disciplines; Bureau components; institutional security levels; Bureau institutions; and FY 2009 statistics.... Read More
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64 pages
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2010
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One Year Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Effects of Administrative Segregation
By O'Keefe, Maureen L.; Klebe, Kelli J.; Stucker, Alysha; Sturm, Kristin; Leggett, William.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Colorado Dept. of Corrections (Colorado Springs, CO).
The impact of long-term administrative segregation (AS) on mentally ill offenders is examined. In particular, this study looked at which psychological domains are affected by long-term AS, the differential impact of AS on the mentally ill, and a comparison of psychological and behavioral symptoms of offenders in AS versus those in a general prison setting and a psychiatric care prison. Mentally ill offenders “did not deteriorate over time in AS at a rate more rapid and more extreme than for thos... Read More
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164 pages
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2010
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Bureau of Prisons: Evaluating the Impact of Protective Equipment Could Help Enhance Officer Safety
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
“GAO examined the (1) equipment that BOP [Bureau of Prisons] and selected state departments of corrections (DOC) provide to protect officers, and the officers’ and other correctional practitioners’ opinions of this equipment; (2) extent to which BOP has evaluated the effectiveness of this equipment, and factors correctional equipment experts consider important to the acquisition of new equipment; and (3) institutional factors correctional accrediting experts reported as impacting officer safety,... Read More
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"April 2010."|70 pages
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2010
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Reclaiming Futures
By Roman, John K.; Sundquist, Aaron; Butts, Jeffrey A.; Chalfin, Aaron.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, NJ).
Portland State University. Reclaiming Futures National Program Office (Portland, OR); Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
Individuals interested in developing a comprehensive substance abuse program for juvenile offenders should take the time to look at this evaluation. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the Reclaiming Futures Initiative; costs; benefits; changes in offending; economic impact; and conclusion. “The preponderance of the evidence suggests that the Reclaiming Futures initiative was most likely cost-effective” (p.35).... Read More
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38 p.
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2010
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Reforming Juvenile Justice Systems: Beyond Treatment
By Willison, Janeen Buck; Brooks, Lisa; Salas, Meghan; Dank, Meredith; Denver, Megan; Gitlow, Elissa; Roman, John K.; Butts, Jeffrey A..
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, NJ).
Portland State University. Reclaiming Futures National Program Office (Portland, OR); Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
This report is for those individuals responsible for developing strategies to improve the effectiveness of their juvenile justice systems. Sections include: introduction; adding to evidence-based approaches—youth development (i.e., pro-social opportunities, Youth Advisory Committees, community involvement, family involvement, and mentors/”natural helpers”), and cultural competence—recognizing the need for cultural competence, addressing and increasing cultural competence, and crafting a cultural... Read More
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34 p.
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2010
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Adding Value to Justice Outcome Evaluations
By Zedlewski, Edwin W..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
“This paper illustrates the challenges encountered when incorporating cost analysis in criminal justice settings” (p.1). Sections of this document include: some basic terminology; the cost-effectiveness of private security—an infrequently explored question; youth delinquency prevention programs—underestimated benefits; police interventions—monetizing fear of crime; offender rehabilitation—weak measures of reoffending; guidance that is appropriate for evaluators; concluding comments.... Read More
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12 p.
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2010
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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Cost Impact Analysis: Final Report [Executive Summary]
Booz Allen Hamilton (McLean, VA).
“This document is the final report of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Cost Impact Analysis, an effort to assist the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in the review of the standards published by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC) on June 23, 2009. This document assesses the costs specific to each standard, assesses variations within the cost estimates, and addresses a comprehensive view of implementation and compliance on a national level. It covers five sectors of co... Read More
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414 p.
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2010
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Tracking Inmates and Locating Staff with Active Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Early Lessons Learned in One U.S. Correctional Facility
By Hickman, Laura J.; Davis, Lois M.; Wells, Edward; Eisman, Mel.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
RAND Corp. Safety and Justice Program (Santa Monica, CA).
The use of active radio-frequency identification (RFID) to strengthen a correctional agency’s operations and safety is investigated. Four chapters are contained in this report: introduction; expectations for the use of an active RFID system; case study of the early implementation of active RFID in one facility; and summary and conclusions. While RFID appears to be promising in regards to ensuring safety in a correctional setting, “as with any new technology, there are factors that need to be con... Read More
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33 p.
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2010
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Office of Justice Programs’ Management of Its Offender Reentry Initiatives
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of the Inspector General. Audit Division (Washington, DC).
Results from an evaluation of the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP’s) two major offender reentry initiatives are presented and analyzed. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; findings and recommendations regarding the administration and management of OJP’s offender reentry programs and design of OJP’s offender reentry grant programs; Statement of Compliance with Laws and Regulations; and Statement on Internal Controls. Appendixes also provide a response from the OJP and the ... Read More
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67 p.
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2010
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Evaluation of the Ridge House Residential Program: Final Report
By Willison, Janeen Buck; Roman, Caterina Gouvis; Wolff, Ashley; Correa, Vanessa; Knight, Carly R..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, D).
Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
The effectiveness of the Ridge House program to reduce recidivism is examined. Ridge House is a “spiritually-based, short-term transitional housing program that provides substance abuse treatment and employability training to parolees in need of support and services as they transition from state prison to the Reno (NV) community” (p.iii). Sections of this report include: abstract; executive summary; introduction; Ridge House program; evaluation design and methods; impact analysis and findings; a... Read More
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92 p.
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2010
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Establishing and Maintaining Medicaid Eligibility upon Release from Public Institutions
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Rockville, MD).
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (Princeton, NJ); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Rockville, MD).
Individuals involved in acquiring Medicaid benefits for mentally ill ex-offenders returning to the community will find the lessons learned from this study helpful. The development and implementation of “a model program to ensure that eligible individuals with mental illness were enrolled in Medicaid at discharge from state institutions” was evaluated (p.1). Five sections follow an executive summary: introduction; barriers to ensuring Medicaid eligibility for adults leaving state institutions; in... Read More
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78 p.
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2010
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Drug Courts: Background, Effectiveness, and Policy Issues for Congress
By Franco, Celinda.
Congressional Research Service (Washington, DC).
Issues related to state drug courts “that may be of interest to Congress if it considers reauthorizing the drug court grant program or other related legislation” are discussed (p. i). In addition to a summary are these sections: introduction; overview of state drug courts—how they work, their effectiveness, and the Federal Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program; issues for Congress—measuring drug court effectiveness, accreditation as a means to improving drug court effectiveness, state drug cour... Read More
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33 pages
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2010
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Evaluation of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and Corporation for Supportive Housing’s Pilot Program: Interim Re-Arrest Analysis
By Markman, Joshua A.; Fontaine, Jocelyn; Roman, John K.; Nadeau, Carey Anne.
Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
This interim report looks at re-arrest outcomes for a pilot project between the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and the Corporation for Supportive Housing Ohio Office (CSH). Sections of this publication include: introduction; ODRC/CSH supportive housing pilot project; Urban Institute evaluation; data analysis according to demographics, length of stay and release, security and risk, re-arrest outcomes; conclusions; and next steps. “The results of these analyses suggested t... Read More
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12 pages
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2010
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Validation of the Coconino County Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool
By Levin, David J..
Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) (Washington, DC).
The ability of Coconino County’s pretrial risk assessment to validly predict whether a defendant will appear for trial or be rearrested is determined. Sections after an abstract include: introduction; participant demographics; comparison of findings with data from other jurisdictions—age, education and employment, community ties, property ownership/access, current charge, prior criminal history, prior failure to appear, current involvement with the criminal justice system, substance abuse, pretr... Read More
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42 pages
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2010
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Report on the Tenth Anniversary of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
U.S. Dept. of Justice (Washington, DC).
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and its assistance in "secur[ing] the ability of thousands of individuals and institutions to practice their faiths freely and without discrimination" is discussed (p. 2). This report covers: the response to a need; RLUIPA's impact ten years later on land use and institutionalized persons; and the next decade and beyond.... Read More
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14 pages
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2010
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Improving Reentry for Ex-Offenders in San Diego County: SB 618 Third Annual Evaluation Report
By Mulmat, Darlanne Hoctor; Doroski, Elizabeth; Howard, Lisbeth; Correia, Debbie; Keaton, Sandy; Rohanna, Kristen; Burke, Cynthia.
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Sacramento, CA).
SANDAG (San Diego, CA).
“The Senate Bill (SB) 618 San Diego Prisoner Reentry Program was developed in order to close this revolving door to prison by providing tangible reentry support services. Key program components are based on best practices and include conducting screenings and assessments and providing case management and services to meet identified needs. The process begins before sentencing and continues through imprisonment, as well as up to 18 months post-release” (p. iii). This report presents findings regar... Read More
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282 pages
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2010
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Day Reporting Center Clients Compared to Standard Probation Clients in Franklin County, PA
By Jengeleski, James L.; Gordon, Michael S..
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) (Harrisburg, PA).
A descriptive and comparative analysis is provided regarding successful Day Reporting Center (DRC) participants and Standard Probation (SP) offenders. Recidivism was determined as being the re-arrest of the individual within one year of release from incarceration. SP offenders clients are over twice as likely to be re-arrested than DRC clients (47.8% and 18.2% respectively).... Read More
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10 pages
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2010
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Final Report on the Evaluation of the Boys Town Short-Term Residential Treatment Program for Girls
By Cohen, Marcia I.; Gies, Stephen V.; Williams, Katherine; Gainey, Randy; Bekelman, Alan; Yeide, Martha.
National Institute of Justice. Office of Research and Evaluation (Washington, DC).
Development Services Group, Inc. (Bethesda, MD).
Those people involved with or interested in issues related to girl offenders should be aware of this research. The effectiveness of the Boys Town Short-Term Residential Treatment Program for Girls is assessed. This is one of the few studies focusing on short-term care facilities for girls. Five sections follow an abstract and executive study: background of the evaluation and the nature of the problem; methods; process evaluation and descriptive statistics; outcome evaluation findings; and concl... Read More
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379 pasges
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2010
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Implementing Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women in Prison: Client and Staff Perspectives
By Calhoun, Stacy; Messina, Nena; Cartier, Jerome; Torres, Stephanie.
A “women-focused treatment program implementing curricula based on relational theory to determine its relative effectiveness compared to a standard prison therapeutic community (TC) treatment program” is evaluated. Sections of this article include: materials and methods; implementation of the curriculum; participant and program staff characteristics; procedures; results according to treatment needs, treatment experience, materials, and barriers to implementation; and discussion. A curriculum bas... Read More
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10 pages
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2010
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Prison-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment in Minnesota: An Outcome Evaluation
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections (St. Paul, MN).
The effectiveness of chemical dependency (CD) treatment in Minnesota prisons is investigated by using a comparison of the recidivism rates of treated and untreated prisoners released from prison. Three types of recidivism measures were used—rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration. Results “suggest that: 1) prison-based treatment may have an impact on recidivism, 2) completing treatment may significantly lower the risk of recidivism, and 3) medium- and long-term programs may be more effective... Read More
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40 pages
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2010
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DOCCR Validation of Two Domestic Violence Risk Instruments: Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI) & Spousal Abuse Risk Assessment (SARA)
By Skilling, Nancy; Nonemaker, Debra.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The predictive validity of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI) and the Spousal Abuse Risk Assessment (SARA) Guide being used to assess misdemeanor domestic violence offenders is determined. “The results of this study provide strong evidence of validity of the SARA and the DVSI in predicting risk to reoffend in general and risk for domestic violence related offenses specifically. This is true for subpopulations of first time domestic offenders, repeat domestic offenders, males and f... Read More
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11 pages
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2010
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LSI-R Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The norming of the Hennepin County Pre-Screener and Level of Service Inventory Revised (LSI-R) is described. Norming involves a standardization sample used for determining a normal distribution of test takers. These percentages are then used for ranking assessed offenders in the future. Norms are not standards but frames of reference. The recommendation for assigning offenders to traditional supervision in the community is that their LSI-R score be 24 or lower.... Read More
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5 pages
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2010
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LSI-R Norming Report
By Skilling, Nancy.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
The norming of the Hennepin County Pre-Screener and Level of Service Inventory Revised (LSI-R) is described. Norming involves a standardization sample used for determining a normal distribution of test takers. These percentages are then used for ranking assessed offenders in the future. Norms are not standards but frames of reference. The recommendation for assigning offenders to traditional supervision in the community is that their LSI-R score be 24 or lower.... Read More
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5 pages
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2010
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DOCCR Validation Study of the Research Institute on Addiction Sefl-Inventory (RIASA)
By Skilling, Nancy; Nonemaker, Debra.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“Repeat offenders pose a significant threat to public safety and reducing DWI [driving while impaired] recidivism is an important goal of DOCCR. The first step in achieving that goal is the identification of those DWI offenders who are at higher risk to reoffend by the use of a valid screening process, one that is predictive of subsequent DWI offenses” (p. 1). This study looks to determine the validity of the Research Institute on Addiction Self-Inventory (RIASI) in risk screening DWI offenders.... Read More
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12 pages
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2010
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DOCCR Validation Study of the Research Institute on Addiction Sefl-Inventory (RIASA)
By Skilling, Nancy; Nonemaker, Debra.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“Repeat offenders pose a significant threat to public safety and reducing DWI [driving while impaired] recidivism is an important goal of DOCCR. The first step in achieving that goal is the identification of those DWI offenders who are at higher risk to reoffend by the use of a valid screening process, one that is predictive of subsequent DWI offenses” (p. 1). This study looks to determine the validity of the Research Institute on Addiction Self-Inventory (RIASI) in risk screening DWI offenders.... Read More
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12 pages
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2010
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DOCCR Validation Study of the Research Institute on Addiction Sefl-Inventory (RIASA)
By Skilling, Nancy; Nonemaker, Debra.
Hennepin County Dept. of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation. Office of Planning, Policy and Evaluation (St. Paul, MN).
“Repeat offenders pose a significant threat to public safety and reducing DWI [driving while impaired] recidivism is an important goal of DOCCR. The first step in achieving that goal is the identification of those DWI offenders who are at higher risk to reoffend by the use of a valid screening process, one that is predictive of subsequent DWI offenses” (p. 1). This study looks to determine the validity of the Research Institute on Addiction Self-Inventory (RIASI) in risk screening DWI offenders.... Read More
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12 pages
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2009
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Evaluation Report: MINNCOR Industries
By Vos, Jo; Chein, David; Ryan, Pat; Dahl, Bryan.
Minnesota. Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA). Program Evaluation Division (St. Paul, MN).
Results from an evaluation of MINNCOR Industries’ overall management and business practices are presented. Sections of this report include: introduction; background; inmate employment, wages, and hours worked; finances—sales, expenditures, and profitability; management issues regarding private labor arrangements, planning and marketing, customer satisfaction, product pricing, coordination, license plates, inmate outcomes, and conclusions; list of recommendations; and agency response. “MINNCOR ha... Read More
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93 pages
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2009
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The Michigan Department of Corrections Special Alternative Incarceration Program First Year Process Evaluation: An Independent Review of Program Improvements
By Austin, James; Chapman, Gabrielle.
JFA Institute (Washington, DC).
The effectiveness of Michigan’s Special Alternative to Incarceration (SAI) program is assessed. The results from this evaluation should interest other agencies looking to modify aging or inefficient boot camp programs. SAI “was modified significantly in 2008 to become an integral part of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative. As such it should no longer be characterized as a traditional boot camp program but an intensive prison diversion and/or release program” (p. 2). Sections contained in t... Read More
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78 pages
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2009
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Comparing Safety Outcomes in Police Use-Of-Force Cases for Law Enforcement Agencies That Have Deployed Conducted Energy Devices and A Matched Comparison Group That Have Not: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation
By Taylor, Bruce; Woods, Daniel; Kubu, Bruce; Koper, Chris; Tegeler, Bill; Cheney, Jason; Martinez, Mary; Cronin, James; Kappelman, Kristin.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) (Washington, DC).
The use of Conducted Energy Devices (CED) by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) is examined in order to produce practical information that can be used to develop guidelines for the effective and safe utilization of CEDs. Five chapters follow an executive summary—introduction, literature review, research design and methods, study results, and discussion and conclusion. “Overall, we found that the CED sites were associated with improved safety outcomes when compared to a group of matched non-CED site... Read More
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101 pages
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2009
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National Institute of Corrections Training Evaluation Project: Training, Leadership, and Organizational Change: Focus on CLD and MDF
By Wells, James B.; Minor, Kevin I.; Parson, J. Stephen.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Commonwealth Research Consulting, Inc. (Brookline, MA).
Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. “The primary purpose of this bulletin is to examine leadership from a 360 degree perspective, and to assess relationships between training, leadership, and organizational change” (p. 3). It appears Correctional Leadership Development increased transformational leadership practices while Management Development for the Future had a small effect on leadership change.... Read More
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16 pages
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2009
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National Institute of Corrections Training Evaluation Project: 2008 Evaluation Supplement: Learning, Application, and Action Plan Progress
By Wells, James B.; Minor, Kevin I.; Parson, J. Stephen.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Commonwealth Research Consulting, Inc. (Brookline, MA).
Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. This bulletin’s primary purpose is to update CwRC-NIC Bulletin 4 (NICIC no. 024801) results about four recent training programs not included in the pilot project findings. The programs are Inmate Behavior Management, Administering a Small Jail, Conducting Prison Security Audits, and How to Run a Direct Supervision Housing Unit—Training for Trainers. Participants re... Read More
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18 pages
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2009
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Report: Lane County’s Public Safety Risk Assessment Tool
By Hooley, Doug.
Lane County Sheriff's Office (Eugene, OR).
The development and validity of the Risk Assessment Tool (RAT), a “semi automated computer database that is used by the State Court Pretrial Services Office in partnership with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office” are described (p.4). Sections following an executive summary include: what a risk assessment is; origins of the risk assessment tool; development of the tool; resource review; site visits; build/buy decision; beta testing; reliability testing; protocol development; overrides and exception... Read More
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30 p.
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2009
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Ohio Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool
By Latessa, Edward; Lemke, Richard; Lowenkamp, Christopher; Makarios, Matthew; Smith, Paula.
Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction (Columbus, OH).
University of Cincinnati. Center for Criminal Justice Research (Cincinnati, OH).
The creation and validation of the Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS) is explained. Two documents comprise this collection: “Creation and Validation of the Ohio Risk Assessment System: Final Report” by Latessa, Smith, Lemke, Makarios, and Lowenkamp, which includes samples of the assessment scoring forms; and the “Ohio Pretrial Assessment Tool Scoring Guide” by Lowenkamp, Latessa, and Lemke. The Ohio Risk Assessment System “performed as well if not better than both” the LSI-R and the Wisconsin Ri... Read More
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76 p.
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2009
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Pretrial Risk Assessment and Case Classification: A Case Study
By Cooprider, Keith.
The use of the Pretrial Bond Supervision (PTBS) program to objectively make recommendations to judges about cash bonds or “supervised release” is explained. This article discusses: the primary responsibilities of the Lake County Pretrial Services Program in Waukegan, Illinois; a brief history of pretrial services; the need for objective risk assessment; the Lake County Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (LCPRAI); the training experience; levels of supervision—old and new; and summary and conclu... Read More
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4 p.
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2009
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Orleans Parish Prison System, New Orleans, Louisiana
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Civil Rights Division (Washington, DC).
Conditions of confinement at the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) are evaluated. Findings and remedial measures are presented for: inadequate protection from harm; inadequate health and medical care; and inadequate environmental health and sanitation.... Read More
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32 p.
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2009
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Sex Offender Program Certification Manual
Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction (Columbus, OH).
Other agencies looking to assess their sex offender programs will find this document a valuable resource. Standards for evaluation cover: assessment; treatment plan; progress reports; discharge reports; confidentiality waivers; collaboration with supervising agencies; group therapy; program model; clinical supervision; staff qualifications; staff training. Also included is the “Sex Offender Program Certification Process Model”; “Standards Compliance Tally Form”; and “Response to Noncompliance” f... Read More
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22 p.
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2009
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Evaluation of the NYC Justice Corps: Final Report of Year One of the NYC Justice Corps Program Implementation: Executive Summary
By Tapper, Donna; Zacharia, Joy; Bergman, Artis; Fields, Allison; Clarke, Ryan.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Prisoner Reentry Institute (New York, NY).
Metis Associates (New York, NY); Westat (Rockville, MD).
Those individuals involved with the juvenile justice reentry process should read this report. Results from an evaluation of the implementation phase of the NYC Justice Corps are presented. The NYC Justice Corps “aims to develop the capacity of neighborhoods to address the reintegration challenges of their young adults and to instill in those young adults a sense of civic responsibility and accountability to the communities to which they return” (cover sheet). This executive summary contains the ... Read More
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9 p.
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2009
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The Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment Program: Impact of Program Participation on Re-Offending by Defendants with a Drug Use Problem
By Lulham, Rohan.
New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (Sydney, NSW).
Anyone interested in developing and implementing a drug abuse diversion program should look over this study. This bulletin provides re-offending outcomes from the evaluation of the Magistrates Early Referral into Treatment (MERIT) program available to offenders at bail. “This evaluation provides strong support that participation in the MERIT program reduces defendants’ propensity to commit theft offenses and, for those who complete the program, substantially reduces their propensity to commit an... Read More
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20 p.
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2009
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Increased Earned Release From Prison: Impacts of a 2003 Law on Recidivism and Crime Costs, Revised
By Drake, E.K.; Barnoski, R.; Aos, S..
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Olympia, WA).
The effects of increasing earned release time (similar to "good time") from 33% to 50% of an inmate's total sentence are assessed. Sections after a summary include: background -- earned release time and eligibility criteria for 50% level; evaluation design; recidivism findings; incapacitation effects; and cost-benefit analysis. It appears the law increases property crimes, reduces felony recidivism, and results in total savings of $15,359 per early released inmate.... Read More
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16 p.
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2009
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Unseen Prisoners: A Report on Women in Immigration Detention Facilities in Arizona
By Rabin, Nina.
University of Arizona. Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW) (Tucson, AZ); University of Arizona. James E. Rogers College of Law. Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program (Tucson, AZ).
The treatment of female detainees in three Arizona immigration detention facilities is investigated. This report has an executive summary and these sections: background; methodology; conditions of medical care, mental health, security, telephone access, access to legal counsel and other assistance, visitation, food and provisions, activities, and transfer; key concerns regarding family separation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement discretionary determinations, and expedited removal; and recom... Read More
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79 p.
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2009
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The Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender Program: Four-Year Felony Recidivism and Cost Effectiveness
By Mayfield, Jim.
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Olympia, WA).
Results from an evaluation of Washington State's Dangerously Mentally Ill Offender (DMIO) program are presented. Sections in addition to a summary are: introduction; DMIO referral and services; earlier findings; key methodological issue -- a similar comparison group; criminal recidivism after four years; program costs and recidivism savings; and conclusion. Utilization of the DMIO program results in a reduction of felony recidivism of 42% with an overall return of $1.64 for every dollar spent.... Read More
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4 p.
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2009
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The Judicial Oversight Demonstration: Culminating Report on the Evaluation
By Harrell, Adele; Visher, Christy; Newmark, Lisa; Yahner, Jennifer.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
An overview is provided of the findings from the final evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration (JOD) project "designed to test the feasibility and impact of a coordinated response to intimate partner violence (IPV)" (p. ii). Sections of this report include: about this report; the JOD initiative; the evaluation of JOD; key findings on the impact of JOD; victim services and well-being; offender accountability and perceptions; revictimization; lessons on JOD implementation; lessons from... Read More
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2009
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Immigration Enforcement: Better Controls Needed Over Program Authorizing State and Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws
U.S. Government Accountability Office (Washington, DC).
Difficulties with the operations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are documented. This report discusses: results in brief; background; ICE lacks key internal controls for the implementation of the 287(g) program; program resources are used for training, supervision, and equipment -- benefits and concerns are reported by ICE and participating agencies; conclusions; recommendations for executive action; GAO agency comments; and comments from the Department of Homeland Securit... Read More
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45 p.
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2009
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Healthcare in New York Prisons 2004-2007
By Beck, Jack.
Prospect Hill Foundation (New York, NY); New York City AIDS Fund (New York, NY).
Correctional Association of New York (New York, NY).
Results from an evaluation of New York State’s 69 state prisons are shared. Sections of this report include: introduction; executive summary; system overview; prison visits and monitoring of prison healthcare; inmate medical grievances; medical staffing; medical staff training; access to and quality of care at routine medical appointments; chronic diseases – HIV, hepatitis C and other illnesses; other diseases – asthma, hypertension, diabetes, and chronic hepatitis B; chronic care system; speci... Read More
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137 p.
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2009
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Moving Toward Outcome-Oriented Performance Measurement Systems
By Callahan, Kathe; Kloby, Kathryn.
IBM Center for the Business of Government (Washington, DC).
The use of outcome-oriented performance measurement by community leaders is explained. Sections of this report include: introduction; three profiles in outcome-oriented performance measurement systems; the challenge of creating these systems; recommendations for creating these systems; conclusion; and an appendix comparing government-sponsored and community indicator approaches.... Read More
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33 p.
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2009
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An Evaluation: Inmate Mental Health Care: Department of Corrections, Department of Health Services
Wisconsin. Legislative Audit Bureau (Madison, WI).
Results from an assessment of mental health care services provided in Wisconsin's adult correctional facilities are presented. Sections following report highlights include: introduction; screening, assessment, and identification; monitoring and treatment; Wisconsin Resource Center; improving safety and discipline; release planning; and future considerations. Appendixes provide information about: mental health care expenditures by institution; prescription drugs with highest DOC expenditures; f... Read More
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117 p.
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2009
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Assessment of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
By Lattimore, Pamela K..
RTI International (Baltimore, MD); Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
Results of an assessment of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) are presented. Conclusions of importance include: the successful reintegration of individuals exiting prison is a complex issue that requires a comprehensive approach; SVORI funding was a significant step forward in the development and continuation of reentry programming in most states; SVORI funds increased collaboration among state and local agencies and organizations; SVORI funds resulted in the developmen... Read More
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12 p.
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2009
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Barred from Treatment: Punishment of Drug Users in New York State Prisons
Human Rights Watch (New York, NY).
The provision of adequate health services to drug abusing prisoners in New York State's correctional facilities is examined. Sections of this report are: executive summary; recommendations; methodology; background; legal obligations -- access to drug dependence treatment in prison; findings -- lack of access to evidence-based treatment for opioid dependence, risk of overdose, barriers to access to available substance abuse treatment, lack of access to harm reduction services, and disciplinary m... Read More
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54 p.
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2009
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Drug Courts: A Review of the Evidence
By King, Ryan S.; Pasquarella, Jill.
The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC).
The use of drug courts is assessed. Sections contained in this report are: introduction; how drug courts work -- legal framework, eligibility criteria, programming and sanctions, recidivism, cost savings, the effect of sanctions, the role of the judge, treatment, and impact on prison population; and conclusion and recommendations. While the use of drug courts results in significant benefits, "[s]till largely unknown, however, are the practices which lead to success or failure of a drug court" (... Read More
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19 p.
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2009
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Evaluation of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and Corporation for Supportive Housing's Pilot Program: Interim Report, Oct 2007-Sept 2008
By Fontaine, Jocelyn; Nadeau, Carey Anne; Roman, Caterina; Roman, John.
Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
Results are presented from an assessment of the Returning Home Initiative (RHI) pilot programs for developing permanent supportive housing (PSH) for homeless ex-offenders with co-occurring disorders. Four sections comprise this report: introduction and background; enrollment and recruitment; data analysis for pathways of release to housing, client baseline characteristics, program discharge, and service provider profiles; and evaluation update and next steps.... Read More
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34 p.
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2009
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Reducing Recidivism: A Review of Effective State Initiatives
By Rios, Nestor; Greene, Judith.
Open Society Institute-New York (New York, NY).
Tides Center, Inc. Justice Strategies (Brooklyn, NY).
The ability of Maryland's Proactive Community Supervision (PCS) model to "reduc[e] the incidence of crime and negative behavior among individuals under probation and parole supervision" is reviewed (p. 1). Chapters in addition to an executive summary are: prison population growth and the crisis in community supervision; community supervision can work; organizational transformation changes outcomes in Maryland; measuring PCS's impact; and what other states are doing.... Read More
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44 p.
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2009
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Evaluating the Use of Radio Frequency Identification Device Technology to Prevent and Investigate Sexual Assault and Related Acts of Violence in a Women’s Prison
By La Vigne, Nancy; Halberstadt, Robin; Parthasarathy, Barbara.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Urban Institute. Jutice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
The ability of a radio frequency device technology (RFID) system to curtail prohibited behaviors such as sexual assault, consensual sex, or violence is investigated. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; background; research design and methods; process evaluation—RFID implementation and system design, operational and maintenance challenges, RFID training, correctional staff use of RFID technology, and RFID in investigations; impact analysis; inmate perceptions of RFID techn... Read More
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86 pages
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2009
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Evaluation of the Colorado Department of Corrections' Prison Rape Elimination Program
By Weber, Kasey R.; O'Keefe, Maureen L.; Steers, Mary.
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Colorado Dept. of Corrections (Colorado Springs, CO).
Results from an assessment of the Colorado Department of Corrections implementation of its PREA) Prison Rape Elimination Act) program are presented. This report includes these sections: executive summary; introduction; PREA incidents; PREA prevention—offender victim and predator profile, staff predator profile, diagnostic assessment of aggressive behavior and vulnerability, offender orientation and education, and staff training; PREA response; and discussion and recommendations. Of those cases i... Read More
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95 p.
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2009
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Evaluation of Selected Institutional Offender Treatment Programs for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections: Executive Summary [and] Final Report
By Latessa, Edward J.;
Smith, Paula;
Schweitzer, Myrinda;
Lovins, Lori.
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) (Harrisburg, PA).
University of Cincinnati. School of Criminal Justice (Cincinnati, OH).
This summary will give you a good look at one agencies verification of its programs’ ability to produce evidence-based outcomes. Five programs were “assessed to identify the effectiveness of each at providing evidence-based services”--Thinking for a Change, Batterer’s Intervention, Violence Prevention, and two sex offense specific programs (p.1). These programs were evaluated with the Evidence-Based Correctional Program Checklist (CPC) and the Evidence-Based Program Checklist--Group Assessment (... Read More
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6 pages + 322 pages
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2009
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Strength-Based Practices and Youth Competency Assessment Training and Research Project: Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice Youth Facilities, 2008-2009: Final Report
By Mackin, Juliette R.; Linhares, Robert D.; Weller, Judy M..
NPC Research (Portland, OR).
“The Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice has undertaken a ground-breaking effort, to implement strength-based philosophy and practices within its juvenile correctional facilities (detention and treatment units) across the state” (p. iii). This report documents organizational changes due to staff training and implementation of strengths-based practices. Sections following an executive summary include: project overview; summary of strengths (i.e., division leadership buy-in and support, supportive... Read More
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85 pages
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2009
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Does Sex Offender Registration and Notification Reduce Crime? A Systematic Review of the Research Literature
By Drake, E.K.; Aos, S..
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Olympia, WA).
The reduction in crimes committed by sex offenders due to registration and notification laws is examined. Sections in addition to a summary are; introduction; theoretical foundation; notification levels in Washington; study methods and findings; specific deterrence; what “evidence-based” means; general deterrence; and Technical Appendix. “Regarding specific deterrence, the weight of the evidence indicates the laws [regarding sex offender registration and notification] have no statistically signi... Read More
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16 pages
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2009
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Eight Lessons from Moneyball: The High Cost of Ignoring Evidence-Based Corrections
By Cullen, Francis T.; Myer, Andrew J.; Latessa, Edward J..
Eight lessons that corrections can learn from evidence-based baseball as described in the book “Moneyball” are explained. These observations are particularly effective during periods of tight budgetary constraints. Some of the lessons learned are: common sense, custom, and imitation often play major roles rather than scientific evidence; the wrong theory can lead to drastically flawed decisions; there is a high cost to disregarding the evidence of what works; and evidence-based practices (EBPs)... Read More
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17 pages
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2009
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Evaluation of Selected Institutional Offender Treatment Programs for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
By Latessa, Edward J.; Smith, Paula; Schweitzer, Myrinda; Lovins, Lori.
Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections (Camp Hill, PA).
University of Cincinnati, Center of Criminal Justice Research (Cincinnati, OH).
The effectiveness of intervention programs ran by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) is evaluated. Sections comprising this report include: introduction; principles of effective intervention; the PA DOC; description of programming and services; Thinking for a Change (T4C) program; Batterer’s Intervention program; Violence Prevention program; Sex Offender program—outpatient and therapeutic community; delivery of treatment services; description of PA DOC assessment process; method... Read More
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322 pages
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2009
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Sex Offender Registration and Notification: Limited Effects in New Jersey
By Zgoba, Kristen M.; Bachar, Karen.
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Results are provided from an evaluation of the impact of Megans' Law in New Jersey. Sections of this review include: overview; findings; about the study -- identify trends, compare "before" and "after"; and estimate costs; and demographics of the study. In New Jersey, Megans' Law has had little to no effect on reducing sex offenses.... Read More
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4 p.
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2009
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The CASES Day Custody Program
By Solomon, Freda F..
New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc. (New York, NY).
The Day Custody Program (DCP) New York City Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is evaluated. This brief covers: program description; case and defendant characteristics in DCP-sentenced cases; completion rates; penalties for program failure; rejected cases; recidivism; matched comparisons -- prevalence, time till, and frequency of re-arrests; summary; and policy implications. The high compliance rate, the high likelihood of return to court for program failure, and ... Read More
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8 p.
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2009
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Review of the Department of Justice's Use of Less-Lethal Weapons
U.S. Office of the Inspector General. Evaluation and Inspections Division (Washington, DC).
The use of less-lethal weapons by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Federal Bureau of Prisons and United States Marshals Service, is evaluated. Sections following an executive digest include: introduction; background; purpose, scope, and methodology; results -- increasing less-lethal weapon use, no policies for less-lethal weapon use by DOJ law enforcement components, inadequate compiling and analyzing of less-lethal usage reports, no significant or fatal injuries with less-le... Read More
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96 p.
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2009
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Going Home: The Washington State Reentry Program -- Interim Report: 18-Month Recidivism Rates for Program Participants
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Olympia, WA).
Interim recidivism outcomes are provided for the Going Home Project -- a reentry program for high-risk violent youth. Sections following a summary include: the Going Home Program -- overview, eligibility, and operation; outcome evaluation -- study groups, recidivism follow-up period and schedule, and recidivism findings after 18-months; and summary. While it is too soon for a full assessment, 62% of participants have been reconvicted for a misdemeanor or felony.... Read More
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3 p.
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2009
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Does Sex Offender Registration and Notification Reduce Crime? A Systematic Review of the Research Literature
By Drake, E.K.; Aos, S..
Washington State Institute for Public Policy (Olympia, WA).
The impact of sex offender registration and community notification laws on crime reduction is investigated. This report contains these sections: summary; introduction; theoretical foundation; notification levels in Washington State; what "evidence-based" means; study methods; specific deterrence; and general deterrence. There appears to be "some indication that sex offender registration laws lower sex offense crime rates" (p. 5), but the authors caution that only two rigorous studies could be f... Read More
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16 p.
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2009
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The 2008/2009 Study of Probation and Parole Revocation
By Van Stelle, Kit; Goodrich, Janae.
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Population Health Institute (Madison, WI).
Issues surrounding the revocation of probation or parole in Wisconsin are investigated. Sections contained in this report are: best practices review (overview); aggregate analysis of historical revocation data; case-level abstraction of random sample of 200 cases; racial disparities analysis; summary of major study findings; recommendations for action; next steps; and supporting materials. "About one-fifth (17%) of all offenders were later convicted and sentenced for a new offense committed dur... Read More
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220 p.
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2009
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Review of the Phoenix/New Freedom Gang Intervention Curriculum
By Isorena, Teresa.
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Adult Research Branch (Sacramento, CA).
Results are provided from an assessment of the Phoenix/New Freedom gang intervention curriculum. This review contains these sections: background; general findings; conclusion and recommendations; and summary of telephone survey findings from New Jersey, Wisconsin, Florida, New Mexico, Georgia, and Ohio. The curriculum appears less than effective for females and younger children, yet still shows some promise.... Read More
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8 p.
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2009
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A Multi-Site Evaluation of Prison-Based Drug Treatment: A Research Partnership Between the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections and Temple University: Final Report to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
By Welsh, Wayne N..
Temple University. Crime and Justice Research Center (CJRC) (Philadelphia, PA); Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections (Camp Hill, PA).
Post-release outcomes (over five years) for Therapeutic Community (TC) drug treatment programs are presented. Sections of this report following an executive summary are: project description; project scope and methodology; findings and analyses for inmate characteristics, program characteristics, and recidivism findings for reincarceration, rearrest, and drug relapse; and conclusions and recommendations. "Participation in intensive prison-based TC drug treatment produced significant, long term r... Read More
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117 p.
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2009
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GPS Recidivism Report: An Analysis of FY 2005 thru FY 2006 GPS Discharges
By Philipp, Renee.
Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections. Evaluation and Analysis (Oklahoma City, OK).
The impact on post-release recidivism (reincarceration) of GPS (global position system) supervision is assessed. Sections contained in this report are introduction, methods, results, conclusion, and limitations. Low-risk offenders are less likely to recidivate after 36 months than are High-risk offenders (89% v. 86%).... Read More
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10 p.
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2009
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Review of the Latest Research on Use and Validity of the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R)
Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections (Oklahoma City, OK).
The utilization and effectiveness of the increasingly popular Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) and its revised versions are assessed. Sections following an abstract include: the LSI-R and the LSI-R: SV; LSI-R use and applicability; LSI-R and offense types; LSI-R and race/ethnicity; LSI-R and gender; LSI-R and mental health populations; LSI-R and non-US or Canadian populations; LSI-R management; and conclusion. This White Paper finds, with some qualifiers and provisos, that "properly a... Read More
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11 p.
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2009
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Enhancing Prison Treatment for Women Offenders: An In-Depth Follow-Up Study
By Messina, N.; Grella, Christine; Cartier, Jerome; Torres, Stephanie.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (Rockville, MD); California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Sacramento, CA).
University of California, Los Angeles. Integrated Substance Abuse Programs (Los Angeles, CA); University of California, Davis. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (Davis, CA); California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Findings are presented from the first empirical study of the Women's Integrated Treatment (WIT) program curriculum. WIT is not a "standard" prison therapeutic community (TC) treatment program for substance abuse, but a relational-based treatment program which "emphasize[s] the important role of relationships and intimate partners in women's addiction and recovery" (p. 1). Sections after an executive summary are: background; study design; outcome findings for 6- and 12-month follow-up -- attriti... Read More
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21 p.
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2009
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From Time Out to Hard Time: Young Children in the Adult Criminal Justice System
By Deitch, Michele; Barstow, Amanda; Lukens, Leslie; Reyna, Ryan.
University of Texas at Austin. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (Austin, TX).
“This report provides the first-ever comprehensive look at how the nation treats young children who commit serious crimes, analyzes the available data with regard to the transfer of young children to adult criminal court, documents the extremely harsh and tragic consequences that follow when young children go into the adult criminal justice system, examines international practices, and offers policy recommendations to address this situation” (p. xiii). Chapters in addition to an executive summar... Read More
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116 p.
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2009
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Evaluation of the Jail Data Link Program
By Gruenenfelder, David.
U.S. Dept. of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
University of Illinois at Springfield. Institute for Legal, Legislative and Policy Studies (Springfield, IL); Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (Chicago, IL).
The Jail Data Link (JDL), designed to address problems faced by "[m]entally jail inmates who were previously served by mental health centers" - treatment disruption, inadequate care in jail and failure to reconnect at community reentry - is assessed (p. 7). This report is divided into seventeen sections following an executive summary: introduction; background; JDL program model; methodology; identification and selection of project participants; characteristics; reliability and use of JDI; proje... Read More
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113 p.
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2009
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Quality Assurance Workgroup Report, 2008-2009
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections (St. Paul, MN).
Staff scoring proficiency and inter-rater reliability in using the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) and the Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) by the Minnesota Department of Corrections are assessed. Sections of this report include: introduction; current policy; Quality Assurance Workgroup; baseline testing; LSI-R results; YLS/CMI results; conclusion and recommendations. With the assessment tools playing an increasing role in the delivery of services, the Workg... Read More
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37 p.
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2009
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The Joyce Foundation's Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration: Testing Strategies to Help Former Prisoners Find and Keep Jobs and Stay Out of Prison
By Bloom, Dan.
Joyce Foundation (Chicago, IL); MDRC (New York, NY).
The effectiveness of the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD) is investigated. TJRD offers “transitional jobs (TJ) – temporary, subsidized jobs that provide participants with a source of legitimate income, support services and work experience as they return to the community” (p. 4). Topics discussed in this report include: why successful prisoner reentry is a national imperative; what TJRD is and its significance; the need to provide prisoners with transitional jobs; how the TJRD pro... Read More
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17 p.
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2009
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A Broken System: Confidential Reports Reveal Failures in U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers
By Tumlin, Karen; Joaquin, Linton; Natarajan, Ranjana.
National Immigration Law Center (Los Angeles, CA); American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA); Holland and Knight (Los Angeles, CA).
"This report presents the first-ever system-wide look at the federal government's compliance with its own standards regulating immigrant detention facilities . . . " (p. vi). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) standards monitoring system; visitation; recreation; telephone access; access to legal material; group presentations on legal rights; correspondence and other mail; administrative and disciplinary segregation -... Read More
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154 p.
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2009
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Evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender Grants
By Abrazaldo, Wally; Adefuin, Jo-Ann; Henderson-Frakes, Jennifer; Lea, Charles; Leufgen, Jill; Lewis-Charp, Heather; Soukamneuth, Sukey; Wiegand, Andrew.
U.S. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration. Office of Policy Development and Research (Washington, DC).
Social Policy Research Associates (Oakland, CA).
"This report summarizes findings from an implementation and outcomes evaluation of the YouthBuild Youth Offender grants" (p. ES-1). Twelve sections follow an executive summary: introduction; overview of YouthBuild grantees; recruitment, assessment, and enrollment; educational services; vocational training services; case management, retention, and follow-up services; youth leadership and community service; characteristics of and external factors affecting case study youth; case study outcomes --... Read More
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252 p.
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2009
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Preparing Prisoners for Employment: The Powers of Small Rewards
By Piehl, Anne Morrison.
Manhattan Institute. Center for Civic Innovation (New York, NY).
The prisoner-release program operated out of Montgomery County's Pre-Release Center (PRC) is assessed with a view to its adoption by parole agencies. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; Montgomery County Prerelease Program; comparison of PRC with prisoner-reentry best practices; providing effective incentives for work; and implementing a program of mandatory reentry accountability. Savings from this program are $6 million.... Read More
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17 p.
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2009
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Avoiding Failures of Implementation: Lessons from Process Evaluations
By Cissner, Amanda B.; Farole, Donald J., Jr..
U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC).
Center for Court Innovation (New York, NY).
"This paper primarily examines failures of implementation or, in other words, failures arising not from a fundamentally flawed theory of change, but from missteps in planning and execution" (p. 1). Sections contained in this document include: introduction; methods; engaging in comprehensive planning; identifying key stakeholders; responding to emerging challenges; recognizing the need for leadership; and conclusion. Nine lessons are identified. An appendix provides brief descriptions for the ev... Read More
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12 p.
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2009
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Validation of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Risk Assessment Instrument
By Eisenberg, Mike; Bryl, Jason; Fabelo, Tony.
Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections (Madison, WI).
Council of State Governments. Justice Center (New York, NY).
Results are presented from a validity study of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections DOC 502 Risk Scale. Seven sections follow an executive summary: introduction; review of relevant risk assessment issues; scope of work; methodology; results for distribution of populations by risk factors, percent new offense by risk factors, distribution of risk groups, outcomes of risk group -- new offense within 3 years and new assaultive offense within 3 years, and correlation of risk factors to committin... Read More
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45 p.
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2009
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The Effects of Postsecondary Correctional Education: Final Report
By Winterfield, Laura; Coggeshall, Mark; Burke-Storer, Michelle; Correa, Vanessa; Tidd, Simon.
Urban Institute. Justice Policy Center (Washington, DC).
The impact of prison-based postsecondary education (PSE) on offenders both within and outside institutions is investigated. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; PSE in U.S. corrections; selection of research sites; inmate and staff perspectives; results of administrative data analysis; summary of findings; and conclusion. Those individuals who participated in PSE are found to have lower recidivism rates than non-participants.... Read More
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42 p.
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2009
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: It Fails to Track and Use Data That Would Allow It to More Effectively Monitor and Manage Its Operations
California State Auditor. Bureau of State Audits (Sacramento, CA).
The need for information to determine which factors are contributing to an increase in California's corrections expenditures of 32 percent while inmate population has decreased one percent is reviewed. These chapters follow a summary -- results in brief: "A Lack of Accurate Data Complicates Identification of Specific Characteristics That Affect the Average Annual Cost Per Inmate"; "Without a Current Staffing Plan Based on Inmate Needs or Adequate Data, Corrections Cannot Effectively Allocate Re... Read More
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106 p.
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2009
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Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics
By Groves, Robert M., ed.; Cork, Daniel L., ed..
National Science Foundation (Washington, DC).
National Research COuncil (U.S.). Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Washington, DC).
“This final report considers the balance of BJS’s [Bureau of Justice Statistics’] portfolio, its assistance to state and local authorities, and the functions of BJS as a whole” (p. 1). Six chapters follow an abstract and executive summary: introduction; measurement in the justice system; overview of BJS data collection series; state and local partnerships; principles and practices—BJS as a principle U.S. federal statistical agency; and strategic goals for BJS. One recommendation is that BJS need... Read More
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353 p.
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2009
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Immigration Detention: Can ICE Meet It's Legal Imperatives and Case Management Responsibilities?
By Kerwin, Donald; Lin, Serena Yi-Ying.
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) (Washington, DC).
The effectiveness of ICE’s (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s) database and case tracking system is determined. Five sections follow an executive summary: introduction; background; findings regarding detainee demographic, detention facilities, length of detention, criminal charges, and trends; sufficiency of ICE information systems to meet the core agency mandates—data fields, legal standards and procedures, alternatives to detention, and national standards; and conclusion. ICE cannot f... Read More
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37 p.
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2009
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Transition Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Bloom, Dan; Azurdia, Gilda; Zweig, Janine; Pindus, Nancy.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Labor (Washington, DC).
MDRC (New York, NY).
“This report presents interim results from a rigorous evaluation of the New York City-Based Center for Employment Opportunities, a highly regarded employment program for ex-prisoners” (p.iii). Seven chapters follow and executive summary: introduction; the implementation of the CEO program; impacts of the CEO on participation and service receipt; impacts of CEO on employment and earnings; impacts of CEO on recidivism; impacts of CEO on other outcomes; and costs of the Center for Employment Oppor... Read More
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159 p.
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2009
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Probation in Maine: Setting the Baseline
By Rubin, Mark; Dodge, Jennifer.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Southern Maine. Muskie School of Public Service (Portland, ME).
"This study was conducted to determine the types, extent, and frequencies of adult probation recidivism in Maine adult probation recidivism in Maine before and during the implementation period” of a “series of evidence-based principles in community corrections with the goal of improving the effectiveness of offender management in the community” (p.1). Findings are tabulated for: characteristics of the sample; risk level by year entering probation; one-year recidivism rates by risk category and c... Read More
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14 p.
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2009
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Probation and Split-Sentencing in Maine
By Rocque, Michael A.; Rubin, Mark.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Southern Maine. Muskie School of Public Service (Portland, ME).
“This brief examines Maine’s sentencing practices during the pilot project, [the implementation of “a series of evidence-based principles in community corrections with the goal of improving the effectiveness of offender management in the community”], for adult probationers entering probation between 2004 and 2007” (p. 1). Topics discussed include: who received a split sentence; split-sentences in Maine are more likely to be given to more serious offenders; probationers receiving split-sentences ... Read More
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4 p.
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2009
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Maine's Women Offenders: What Do We Know?
By King, Erica.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Southern Maine. Muskie School of Public Service (Portland, ME).
“This study provides a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of women entering Maine’s probation system from 2004 to 2006, and examines the factors contributing to recidivism, defined as an arrest for a new crime (misdemeanor or felony) while under probation supervision” (p. 2). Tabulations of findings are presented for: characteristics of sample; returning County of Maine women probationer sample; Maine characteristics of Maine women probationer sample; risk level by year entering probati... Read More
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16 p.
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2009
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Summary of Key Findings from the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS)
By Donmall, Michael; Jones, Andrew; Davies, Linda; Barnard, Matthew.
Great Britain. Home Office. Research Development and Statistics Directorate (London, England).
“This report summarizes the findings from a major national evaluation of drug treatment in England, the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS)” (p.1). Key implications include: drug treatment is effective in reducing criminal offending; personal motivation is essential to treatment success; and drug treatment is very cost-beneficial.... Read More
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7 p.
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2009
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The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS): Final Outcomes Report
By Jones, Andrew; Donmall, Michael; Millar, Tim; Moody, Alison; Weston, Samantha; Anderson, Tracy; Gittins, Matthew; Abeywardana, Varunie; D'Souza, John.
Great Britain. Home Office. Research Development and Statistics Directorate (London, England).
Information regarding the outcomes associated with the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS) is provided. “The overall finding is that treatment reduces the harmful behaviors that are associated with problem drug use” (p.1).... Read More
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53 p.
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2009
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The Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS): Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
By Davies, Linda; Jones, Andrew; Vamvakas, Georgios; Dubourg, Richard; Donmall, Michael.
Great Britain. Home Office. Research Development and Statistics Directorate (London, England).
Costs and benefits associated with the Drug Treatment Outcomes Research Study (DTORS) are assessed. “Overall, the net benefits of structured drug treatment were estimated to be positive, both overall and at the individual level in around 80 per cent of cases, with a benefit-cost ration of approximately 2.5:1” (p.1).... Read More
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18 p.
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2009
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Managing Drug Involved Probationers with Swift and Certain Sanctions: Evaluating Hawaii's HOPE
By Hawken, Angela; Kleiman, Mark.
HOPE (Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement), a community supervision strategy, is evaluated. Results of this investigation are organized into the following areas: primary outcomes--drug testing; missed scheduled probation appointments; revocations; incarceration; process evaluation; and summary of surveys—probation officer training, job satisfaction, stakeholder groups’ workload, and general perceptions. HOPE probationers have lower positive drug tests and missed appointments.... Read More
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66 p.
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2009
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Juvenile Justice: DOJ Is Enhancing Information on Effective Programs, but Could Better Assess the Utility of This Information
U.S. Government Accountability Offfice (Washington, DC).
The effectiveness of juvenile reentry and substance abuse programs funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the agency’s ability to provide information about said programs is evaluated. Contents of this report include: scope and methodology; background; experts cite evidence from available research indicating that cognitive behavioral therapy and family therapy programs are effective and cost beneficial when addressing reentry and substance abuse issues; OJ... Read More
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66 p.
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2009
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In Search of Evidence-Based Practice in Juvenile Corrections: An Evaluation of Florida’s Avon Park Youth Academy and STREET Smart Program
U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration (Washington, DC).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Children's Research Center (Madison, WI).
Results from an evaluation of the APYA (Avon Park Youth Academy) Secure Care Program, involving vocational and educational interventions, combined with the SS (STREET Smart) aftercare reentry program are presented. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; experimental program description; experimental group profiles; control group programs; comparative costs of experimental and control group programs; design of program evaluation; post-release subject interview findings; ed... Read More
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241 p.
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2009
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Towards a Fair and Balanced Assessment of Supermax Prisons
By Mears, Daniel P.; Watson, Jamie.
This article examines the impacts of supermax prisons, unintended outcomes, the achievement of goals, barriers to effectiveness, and elements needed to be evaluated for supermax need. A fair and balanced assessment of supermax effectiveness should be based on political, moral, and fiscal dimensions.... Read More
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39 p.
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2008
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National Institute of Corrections Training Evaluation Project, 2005-2007: Training Results, Activity Level Changes, and Implementation Results
By Wells, James B.; Minor, Kevin I.; Parson, J. Stephen.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Commonwealth Research Consulting, Inc. (Brookline, MA).
Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. This bulletin covers “training results (progress on training objectives), activity level changes (pre- and post-training behavior), and implementation results (in the workplace)” (p.1). Participants made moderate to substantial progress in meeting training objectives, engaged in 70.4% of key training-related behaviors, and made moderate progress implementing trainin... Read More
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14 pages
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2008
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Understanding the Research Evaluating the Effectiveness of Batterers' Intervention Programs
By Woodward, Bill; Bechtel, Kristin.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Findings from research regarding batterers' intervention programs are reviewed. Topics covered include: the more common batterers' intervention programs available; research that has been conducted on the effectiveness of batterer's intervention programs; the effectiveness of these programs according to the research; studies suggesting program effectiveness and methodological limitations to these studies that may impact their conclusions; who batterers' intervention programs should target; varia... Read More
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7 p.
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2008
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National Institute of Corrections Training Evaluation Project: 2008 Evaluation Results: Satisfaction, Learning, and Action Plan Progress
By Wells, James B.; Minor, Kevin I.; Parson, J. Stephen.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Commonwealth Research Consulting, Inc. (Brookline, MA).
Results from the Training Evaluation Project assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections are presented. Evaluations are made of more recent trainings instead of those conducted during the pilot phase of this project. The programs are Inmate Behavior Management, Administering a Small Jail, Conducting Prison Security Audits, and How to Run a Direct Supervision Housing Unit—Training for Trainers. On a 5 point scale, participants rated satisfaction with training and train... Read More
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22 pages
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2007
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National Institute of Corrections Training Academy Evaluation Project, 2005-2006: Participant Evaluation of Trainers
By Wells, James B.; Minor, Kevin I.; Parson, J. Stephen.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Eastern Kentucky University. Center for Criminal Justice Education and Research (Richmond, KY).
Results from the Training Academy Evaluation Project (TAEP) assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections' Academy are presented. This bulletin discusses how participants felt about individual trainers. Some highlights include: twenty-eight of the 34 trainers received high marks for satisfaction while also receiving an average score of 98% for them to lead classes again. The trainer strength most noted was knowledge of the field (27%), with the trainer weakness most oft... Read More
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12 p.
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2007
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Gender-Responsive Risk/Needs Assessment, Final Report
By Wright, Emily; Van Voorhis, Patricia; Bauman, Ashley; Salisbury, Emily.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Cincinnati. Center for Criminal Justice Research (Cincinnati, OH).
Results are provided from an evaluation of the gender-responsive risk/needs assessment used by Minnesota, the LSI-R (Level of Service Inventory-Revised), and a supplement called the "trailer". Sections comprising this report include: project history; women offenders and risk assessment; study methodology; results; construction of the final trailer instrument; treatment and policy implications; implementation considerations; and conclusion.... Read More
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117 p.
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2007
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A Gender Responsive Risk Assessment for Women Offenders: Results for the Missouri Department of Corrections Probation, Prison, and Pre-Release Samples
By Van Voorhis, Patricia; Salisbury, Emily; Wright, Emily; Bauman, Ashley; Holsinger, Kristi.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Cincinnati. Center for Criminal Justice Research (Cincinnati, OH).
Results are reported for an evaluation of a stand alone risk/needs assessment instrument for female offenders developed for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Sections of this document include: gender responsive needs; Missouri Project history; methodology; analyses of findings; implementation issues; and conclusion.... Read More
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100 p.
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2007
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Increasing Collaboration Between Corrections and Mental Health Organizations: Kansas Case Study
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Council of State Governments. Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project (Lexington, KY); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
The COR-Pathways (Community Offender Resources Pathways) transition planning program, a collaboration between the Kansas Department of Corrections (DOC) and Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS), is described and evaluated. Sections contained in this case study are: introduction; summary of initiatives for re-entering offenders with mental illness; building collaboration (2001-2003); breaking new ground (2003-2005); evaluating program impact; looking ahead -- challenges; lookin... Read More
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16 p.
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2007
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Increasing Collaboration Between Corrections and Mental Health Organizations: Orange County Case Study
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Council of State Governments. Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project (Lexington, KY); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
The use of the Mental Health Pretrial Release Program (MHPTR) by the Orange County Jail, in order to identify those individuals with mental illness who can be safely supervised in the community prior to their trials, is discussed. Seven sections comprising this case study are: introduction; summary of initiatives; first steps -- 1999-2004; beyond the Central Receiving Center -- 2004-2006; assessing the impact of new initiatives; looking ahead -- challenges; and dimensions of collaboration. Succ... Read More
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20 p.
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2007
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Large Jail Network Meeting, January 28-30, 2007, Longmont, Colorado
National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Washington, DC).
Contents of these proceedings are: meeting highlights; “Reflecting on 15 Years of the Large Jail Network” by David Parrish and Art Wallenstein; “Open Forum: Hot Topics for Discussion”; “Using the NIC Corrections Community LJN Forum” by Joshua Stengel; “Large Jail Systems Assessment Project” by James Austin; “Legal Issues Update” by Bill Collins; “Improving Collaboration Between Corrections & Mental Health Systems” by Fred Osher and Seth Prins; “Diagnosing Organizational Culture” by Carol Flaher... Read More
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50 p.
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2007
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National Institute of Corrections Training Academy Evaluation Project, 2005-2006: Participant Demographics, Overall Evaluation of Training, and Applicability Ratings
By Wells, James B.; Minor, Kevin I.; Wallace, Lisa H.; Parson, J. Stephen.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Eastern Kentucky University. Center for Criminal Justice Education and Research (Richmond, KY).
Initial results from the Training Academy Evaluation Project (TAEP) assessing the training offered by the National Institute of Corrections' Academy are presented. Sections of this bulletin are: highlights; research strategy; findings regarding participant demographic and background profile, participants' overall evaluation of training, participants' evaluations of training applicability, and pre/post comparison of perceived applicability; and future directions. Overall, participants rate the t... Read More
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12 p.
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2007
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Improving Parole Outcomes with Performance Leadership and Data: Doing What Works
By Hunter, Danny; Braucht, George; Prevost, John.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Aurora, CO).
"This article describes the evolution of the Georgia Parole Board's business-oriented data and performance leadership model" (p. 35). Topics covered include: business is data driven, government should be, too; Georgia's data-driven TCPI (Transition From Prison to the Community Initiative) plan; computerized information systems -- essential data to support accountability measures; managing with the right data; effective reports -- easy to access, read, and understand the causal link; performance... Read More
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10 p.
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2006
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Gender Responsive Risk/Needs Assessment, Final Report
By Van Voorhis, Patricia; Salisbury, Emily; Bauman, Ashley; Wright, Emily
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National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Cincinnati. Center for Criminal Justice Research (Cincinnati, OH).
Results from the Gender-Responsive Risk/Needs Assessment Project for Maui CARE are provided. Maui CARE is an "interagency collaboration with the communities of Maui, Molokai, and Lanai to improve criminal justice responses and outcomes for women and their families" (p. 9). This report contains sections about: project history; supporting research; study methodology; results; construction of the final trailer; summary of implementation considerations; and summary of policy implications.... Read More
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75 p.
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2005
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Project Guide: Tribal Justice System Assessment
By Martin, Mark.
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).
"[D]irection to tribal jurisdictions interested in conducting a justice system assessment for the purposes of addressing systemic issues raised in the development of detention and correctional facilities" is provided (p. 7). This guide is comprised of the following sections: introduction; what a justice assessment is; impact of the justice system assessment on detention and corrections bed space needs; approach to conducting a system assessment; steps in the assessment process; unique character... Read More
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24 p.
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2005
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Mental Health Consultant Report
By White, Thomas.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Iowa Dept. of Corrections. Iowa State Penitentiary. Clinical Care Unit (Des Moines, IA).
Results from an evaluation of the treatment of mentally ill inmates housed in the CCU (Critical Care Unit) of the Iowa State Penitentiary are provided. Sections of this report include: comments from the Iowa Department of Corrections; cover letter to the study proper; background and overview; findings regarding recent suicide deaths of four offenders, mental health/treatment issues, and security issues; summary of suicide death review; overview of management and personnel issues; evaluation of ... Read More
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54 p.
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2004
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NIC/CJI Implementing Effective Correctional Management of Offenders in the Community: Outcome and Process Measure Development
National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC).
Crime and Justice Institute (Boston, MA).
Informational elements needed for outcome measures, system process measures, program measures, and individual performance measures for evidence based practices, system process measures for organizational development, and system process measures for collaboration are clarified. Each element is delineated by its required or recommended use, components, definition, tool/data source, description, frequency, and who collects the data.... Read More
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11 p.
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2002
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Cognitive Behavioral Program for Offenders on Probation: Thinking for a Change
By Golden, Lori.
The effectiveness of "Thinking for a Change" -- a cognitive behavioral program for adult probationers -- is investigated. Following an abstract, this dissertation contains these chapters: introduction; literature review; study purpose and major aims; method; results; and discussion. While "results for changes and improvements in criminal sentiments found in the present study [are] disappointing and counter to expectation," there are significant positive changes in social skills and social probl... Read More
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155 p.
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2002
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National Institute of Corrections Drug-Free Prison Zone Project: Evaluation Component for Each of Eight State Sites: Final Report
By Holsinger, Alexander M..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dept. of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology (Kansas City, MO); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Results from projects implementing new strategies for drug interdiction within an institutional setting are presented. This compilation includes findings from final evaluation reports provided by Maryland, California, Kansas, New York, and Florida.... Read More
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60 p.
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2001
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Validation and Refinement of Objective Prison Classification Systems for Women: The Experience of Four States and Common Themes
By Hardyman, Patricia L..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
George Washington University. Institute on Crime, Justice and Corrections (Washington, DC).
An evaluation of the efforts of four states in revising their objective classification for female inmates is provided. Four sections comprise this report: introduction; project goals and tasks; description of the four states' women classification initiatives -- West Virginia Division of Corrections, Idaho Department of Corrections, Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and Florida Department of Corrections; and common themes and lessons learned -- use the current instruments and override the scor... Read More
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41 p.
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2001
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Classification of Women Offenders: A National Assessment of Current Practices and the Experiences of Three States
By Van Voorhis, Patricia.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Cincinnati. Center for Criminal Justice Research (Cincinnati, OH).
The development of improved strategies for classifying female offenders is addressed. Sections of this report include:
- Issues in classifying women offenders -- the literature review;
- National assessment of current female offender classification practices;
- Focus groups with corrections professionals and women offenders;
- Directions for technical assistance (TA);
- TA -- Hawaii Department of Public Safety;
- TA -- Nebraska Department of Correctional Services;
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55 p.
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2001
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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)
By Moore, John E..
National Institute of Corrections. Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (Washington, DC).
Highlights of this Office's accomplishments and the status of correctional job training and placement in the U.S. are provided. Contents of this report include: foreword; introduction; background; activities and accomplishments -- office coordination, interagency coordination, public presentations, national telecast, information exchange activities, cooperative agreements, technical assistance, training, clearinghouse/information services, news articles, and purchase of copyright release privil... Read More
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23 p.
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2000
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Report to the Congress of the United States on the Activities of the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement During Fiscal Year 1999
National Institute of Corrections. Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (Washington, DC).
Contents include: introduction; background; status of correctional job training and placement programs in the United States -- Federal Bureau of Prisons, state, and local efforts; national forum; focus groups; office coordination; interagency coordination; cooperative agreements such as job retention literature review and software development for program replication; training efforts such as the development of a curriculum for Offender Workforce Development Specialists, Offender Employment Speci... Read More
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15 p.
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2000
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Better Corrections Through Information [Videoconference Held March 15, 2000]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This videoconference discusses issues regarding the collection, analysis, and use of information to assess an agency's programs, services, and operations and to serve as a base for policymaking. Some topics addressed include: - Selecting areas on which to collect information;
- Assessing department and/or agency needs and developing appropriate responses;
- Managing evaluation resources;
- And developing and defending result-based budgeting.
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1 DVD (165 minutes)
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2000
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Selection Bias in the Evaluation of Prison-Based Drug Treatment Programs
By Rhodes, William.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Abt Associates (Cambridge, MA).
The "effectiveness of a within-prison substance abuse treatment program at improving specified post-release behaviors of those inmates who received treatment" is evaluated (p. 1). Sections of this report are: introduction; problem statement; findings regarding generic models, diagnostics, results, and the size of the treatment effect; and conclusions. The treated group has a rearrest rate of 31% compared to a rate of 38% for the untreated group.... Read More
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52 p.
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1999
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Annotated Bibliography on Offender Job Training and Placement
By Clem, Constance, ed..
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Nearly 400 items from the collection of the NIC Information Center are listed in this bibliography prepared for NIC's Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP). Citations have been grouped into five categories: vocational education, inmate industries, offender/ex-offender employment, multidisciplinary materials, and videotapes. If applicable, material is further sub-grouped into general, training issues and curricula, outcome studies/evaluations, management issues, program descri... Read More
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65 p.
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1998
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Objective Jail Classification Systems: A Guide for Jail Administrators
By Austin, James.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Objective jail classification (OJC) is a process of assessing every jail inmate's custody and program needs and is considered one of the most important management tools available to jail administrators and criminal justice system planners. An effective system of inmate classification will reduce escapes and escape attempts, suicides and suicide attempts, and inmate assaults. OJC systems use locally developed and validated instruments, one at intake and another after a period of confinement, that... Read More
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72 p.
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1998
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A Field Evaluation of the Interstate Compact for Probation and Parole: Findings from an NIC Survey
By Clem, Constance; Krauth, Barbara; Linke, Larry.
National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO).
Primary among the concerns of Compact administrators, probation and parole agency administrators, and field-level probation and parole managers who were surveyed for this report are the following: rule violations - described as rampant; slowness of Compact case processing and response; and under utilization of communications and other technology. Respondents to the survey recommend closer enforcement of existing laws, an automated case tracking system, and education of judges, prosecutors, and d... Read More
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53 p.
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1998
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Private Prisons in the United States: An Assessment of Current Practice
By McDonald, Douglas.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Abt Associates (Cambridge, MA).
After presenting an overview of the private imprisonment industry, this assessment addresses four major issues in privatization: Does contracting for prison operations save money? Do privately operated facilities provide better services? Legal issues relevant to contracting for imprisonment, and Implications for federal prisons. ... Read More
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212 p.
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1997
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Annotated Bibliography on Offender Job Training and Placement
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Developed for the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP), this bibliography lists more than 300 documents from the collection of the NIC Information Center in Longmont, Colorado. The literature addresses offender job training and placement, including research projects, program descriptions, and curriculum packages. Citations are grouped into four major categories: vocational education, inmate industries, offender/ex-offender employment, and multi-disciplinary materials.... Read More
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54 p.
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1997
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Policy-Driven Responses to Probation and Parole Violations
By Burke, Peggy B..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Center for Effective Public Policy (Silver Spring, MD); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
The author describes the experiences of probation and parole agencies from across the country that worked with NIC on developing innovative approaches to probation and parole violations and revocations. The document identifies critical issues emerging from these experiences, and discusses the impact that some of these approaches had on the jurisdiction or agency involved. ... Read More
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48 p.
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1997
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Serving the American Public: Best Practices in Performance Measurement: Benchmarking Study Report
National Performance Review (Washington, DC).
This report will be “a useful tool for public and private leaders and managers in identifying and applying best-in-class performance measurement and performance management practices” (p. 2). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; summary of best practices in performance measurement; establishing and updating performance measures; establishing accountability for performance; gathering and analyzing performance data; reporting and using performance information; and strategi... Read More
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34 pages
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1996
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Audits of Podular Direct-Supervision Jails
By Farbstein, Jay; Liebert, Dennis; Sigurdson, Herbert.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
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 direct supervision is performing, and to point out its strengths and challenges. Staff and inmates in facilities in Minnesota, Florida, and Massachusetts were surveyed on issues such as safety and security, effective supervision of inmates, classification, staffing and training, and design and environment.
Findings are presented in detail by facility.... Read More
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64 p.
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1996
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Project Re-Enterprise: A Texas Program
By Moses, Marilyn C..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
Project Re-Enterprise (PRE), administered by the Crime Prevention Institute, enlists the participation of local business leaders in an educational initiative to hone the job-seeking skills of inmates, who interview at mock job fairs. In addition to providing interviewing practice for the inmates, the program has caused some employers to voluntarily alter their policies regarding hiring ex-offenders. This Program Focus describes PRE's process, funding, and measures of success, and also outlines t... Read More
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16 p.
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1996
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Evaluability Assessment: A Tool for Program Development in Corrections
By Van Voorhis, Patricia; Brown, Kelly.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Cincinnati. Division of Criminal Justice (Cincinnati, OH).
Evaluability assessment helps to determine whether a program has been planned and implemented well enough to be evaluated. This monograph focuses on how to plan and develop the type of program that is likely to produce a successful comprehensive evaluation. It highlights some of the most recent efforts to examine programs in terms of whether or not they are utilizing dimensions known to be effective and avoiding those established as ineffective. ... Read More
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43 p.
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1996
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Guide to a Criminal Justice System Assessment: A Work in Progress
By Burke, Peggy; Cushman, Robert; Ney, Becki.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Center for Effective Public Policy (Silver Spring, MD); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
A system assessment is a collaborative effort between a jurisdiction, the National Institute of Corrections, and consultants to develop a shared understanding of how an existing sanctioning system works. This guide defines what a system assessment and its multiple dimensions are, discusses the approach to the system assessment, and describes how a system assessment can be conducted. Jurisdictions taking part in an assessment can expect to: 1. have two, three-day site visits by an assessment team... Read More
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134 p.
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1994
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Understanding Why Inmates Are Misclassified: The Use of Qualitative Methods in Evaluating Objective Prison Classification
By Alexander, Jack; Austin, James.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (San Francisco, CA).
This study of classification systems has two purposes. The first is to test new methods for evaluating objective prison classification systems by using qualitative research methods. The second is to examine why inmates often do not behave as expected according to their classification level. By looking at two prison systems, this report provides the process evaluation results of their classification systems and explains the factors that influence inmate behaviors.... Read More
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63 p.
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1994
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Cost Containment Measures and Impacts in Six Departments of Correction
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO).
This report describes the cost containment measures taken in five state Department of Corrections and the Correctional Service of Canada. The six profiles cover the following aspects of cost containment initiatives: the impetus behind the cost containment effort; the selection and design of the cost containment measures; the methods used to evaluate the impact of those measures; and a description of each measure and its impact. States included in this review are Indiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennes... Read More
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32 p.
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1994
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Program Review and Internal Audit in Corrections
By Sechrest, Dale K.; McShane, Marilyn; Haefeli, Lawrence F..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This report addresses the nature of program review/internal audit systems in correctional agencies and facilities. Based on an analysis of review systems and a review of management literature, the report presents a model program review/internal audit system. Included in this analysis are discussions of evaluation procedures, performance measurements, types of program reviews, risk assessment, priority-setting and management information systems.... Read More
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272 p.
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1993
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Correctional Technology: A User's Guide
By Kichen, Carol Cole; Murphy, James; Levinson, Robert B..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
American Correctional Association (Laurel, MD); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Meant to provide corrections administrators with a nonbiased, objective source for evaluating different correctional technologies, this guide is divided into seven chapters: 1- Perimeter Security Systems; 2- Locks and Locking Systems; 3- Internal Detection Systems; 4- Monitoring and Surveillance Systems; 5- Fire Safety Systems; 6- Communication Systems; and 7- Management Information Systems. Each chapter includes an abstract, table of contents, executive summary, and sections containing sample ... Read More
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278 p.
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1992
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Residential Community Corrections Facilities: Current Practice and Policy Issues
By Knapp, Kay; Burke, Peggy; Carter, Mimi.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This report is based upon a reanalysis of survey data on residential communities corrections facilities and upon case studies of eight residential facilities. While examining the diversity of facilities in terms of population, organizational base, size, and mission, the report also discusses the various roles that these facilities serve within the criminal justice system.... Read More
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52 p.
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1992
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Improving the Use of Intermediate Sanctions: Lessons from the Intermediate Sanctions Project
By McGarry, Peggy.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); State Justice Institute (Alexandria, VA).
Center for Effective Public Policy (Washington, DC).
With the goal of providing support and technical assistance to local jurisdictions, a national project on intermediate sanctions focused on key elements of an intergrated system of intermediate sanctions. This report reviews developments that arose during the project and summarizes discussions on the development of both a range of sentencing options and coherent policy guidelines.... Read More
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7 p.
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1992
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Handbook for Evaluating Objective Prison Classification Systems
By Alexander, Jack; Austin, James.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (San Francisco, CA).
Developed to provide correctional professional with a tool for more effectively and efficiently managing their departments, this document presents a critical review of issues relevant to the evaluation of correctional classification systems. Topics covered include: standards for conducting classification evaluations, impact evaluation and validation goals, evaluation questions, designs, and methods; and sampling and data collection techniques.... Read More
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98 p.
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1991
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Community Corrections in Colorado: Why Do Some Clients Succeed and Others Fail?
By English, Kim; Mande, Mary J..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (Denver, CO).
This study provides information about the fifty percent of the clients who enter community corrections in Colorado and are subsequently returned to prison within a few months. Questions such as who fails and why? are examined and the results are supported by tables and charts.... Read More
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97 p.
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1990
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Jail Classification System Development
By Austin, James F.; Brennan, Tim; Buchanan, Robert A..
National Institute of Corrections. Jails Division (Boulder, CO).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (San Francisco, CA); Correctional Services Group (Kansas City, MO).
Contents: (v. 1) Consultant's Guide to Conducting a Phase I Jail Classification Assessment; (v. 2) Evaluating Jail Classification Systems: Practical Approach; (v. 3) Executive Summary; (v. 4) Final Report; (v. 5) Guidelines for Developing, Implementing and Revising an Objective Jail Classification System; (v. 6) Objective Jail Classification System User's Manual; (v. 7) A Review of the Literature; (v. 8) Survey of Jail Classification Systems; (v. 9) Training Manual; (v. 10) Implementing Objecti... Read More
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10 v.
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1990
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Colorado Judicial Department Probation Officer Workload Study: Final Report
By Bemus, Brian.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Colorado Judicial Dept. (Denver, CO).
Title of project is "Probation Workload Analysis: Revised Time Study." Results of a study on Colorado probation officer workload are described, with recommendations provided by the author. The author discusses changes in the Colorado Judicial Department's case management system, including the development of intensive supervision, electronic monitoring, drug screening, and interstate compact programs.... Read More
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31 p.
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1990
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The Evaluation of the Wisconsin Classification System As It Applies to the Los Angeles Probation Population
By Zhang, Xiaodong; De la Paz, Celso.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Los Angeles County Probation Dept., Program Services Office (Downey, CA).
A conclusion of this study, which was primarily based upon the chi-square test, is that the Wisconsin Probation Classification System did a fair job in differentiating high risk probationers from medium or low risk, but the system failed to provide a consistent prediction across different ethnic groups in the Los Angeles County Probation Population. (p.1)... Read More
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35 p.
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1989
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An Assessment of the Maricopa County Probation Department's Warrant/Absconders Unit
By del Carmen, Rolando V.; Byrne, James M..
National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC).
Maricopa County Adult Probation Dept. (Phoenix, AZ).
Current policies, procedures and practices of the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department's Warrant/Absconder Unit are examined. Recommendations are offered in four areas:
(1) Structure and Purpose of the Warrants Unit;
(2) Gun Use by Warrants Unit Personnel;
(3) Critical Training and Policy Needs; and
(4) The Warrant Unit's Operational Procedures.... Read More
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30 p.
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1989
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Evaluating the Impact of Ohio's Community Corrections Programs on Public Safety and Costs: Final Report
By Austin, James; Quigley, Peter; Cuvelier, Steve.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (San Francisco, CA).
The impact of the state of Ohio subsidized, county-operated Community Corrections Act programs (CCA), Intensive Diversion Units (IDU), and the Community Based Correctional Facilities (CBCF) are reviewed. The study concludes that these programs do serve to divert offenders from state prisons.... Read More
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72 p.
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1988
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Interpersonal Violence Treatment Program
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Vermont Dept. of Corrections (Waterbury, VT).
The purpose of the Criminal Violence Program is to significantly reduce the violent behavior of program inmates during and after incarceration. Also included in this packet of material is a lesson plan outline (1989) on treating the criminal personality and a description of VOP (Violent Offender Program) treatment activities.... Read More
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32 p.
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1984
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Correctional Master Planning
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Library Information Specialists, Inc. (Boulder, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Boulder, CO).
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21 p.
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