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2009
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A Study of Substance-Free Transitional Housing and Community Corrections in Washington County, Oregon
By Worcel, Sonia D.; Burrus, Scott. W.M.; Finigan, Michael W..
National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC).
NPC Research, Inc. (Portland, OR).
Results are supplied from an evaluation of the provision of substance-free transition housing to offenders by the Washington County Community Correction Department. Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; methodology; results according to sample characteristics, what the value of Oxford House and other is added, and what the relative costs and benefits of substance-free transitional services are to the taxpayer; and discussion.... Read More
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54 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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1990
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Issues in Residential Community Corrections Policy and Practice
By Parent, Dale.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives (Wattham, MA).
With an emphasis on the role of local citizens in residential community corrections, this report examines methods for obtaining community input into program development and operations. Efforts to maintain a good working relationship between community corrections and local residents focus on community acceptance of the correctional facility, achieved by establishing partnerships among correctional administrators, local officials, and area citizens. A discussion of the public climate with respect... Read More
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10 p.
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1990
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Issues in Residential Community Corrections Policy and Practice
By Lindsay, Margot C..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives (Waltham, MA).
Directed at policymakers, the first issue of an NIC series outlines an approach for integrating residential community corrections within the available sanctions of a specific jurisdiction. An initial overview describes changes in sentencing purposes and laws, trends in corrections, and the effects of correctional changes on residential community corrections. A framework is presented for integrating residential community corrections into a comprehensive corrections policy. The author reviews se... Read More
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9 p.
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1989
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Program Outline and Seminar Materials for: A Tough Approach to Working with Angry and Resistant Offenders
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives (Waltham, MA).
This program is designed to train residential community corrections staff to provide the angry offender with a new set of concepts to correct life-long patterns of criminal thought and behavior. Participants in the seminar learn to identify offender characteristics and apply intervention strategies when angry behavior is manifested. Lecture notes, visual aids, and handouts on anger management are included.... Read More
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33 p.
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