Alternatives to Incarceration in California
... Intensive Supervision and Swift Response. One community-based strategy is to place offenders who might have gone to prison or jail under intensive supervision. This kind of approach—sometimes referred to as “surveillance-focused” or “control-based”—is premised on the deterrent effect of monitoring o ...
... Intensive Supervision and Swift Response. One community-based strategy is to place offenders who might have gone to prison or jail under intensive supervision. This kind of approach—sometimes referred to as “surveillance-focused” or “control-based”—is premised on the deterrent effect of monitoring o ...
Principles of Drug Dependence Treatment
... of drug dependence. Drug taking behaviour inside the prison involves more harmful patterns leading to increased risk of contamination with infectious diseases like HIV and Hepatitis. The potential for imprisonment to cause harm should not be underestimated. A WHO / UNODC / UNAIDS policy brief on the ...
... of drug dependence. Drug taking behaviour inside the prison involves more harmful patterns leading to increased risk of contamination with infectious diseases like HIV and Hepatitis. The potential for imprisonment to cause harm should not be underestimated. A WHO / UNODC / UNAIDS policy brief on the ...
Discussion paper. Principles of drug dependence treatment.
... of drug dependence. Drug taking behaviour inside the prison involves more harmful patterns leading to increased risk of contamination with infectious diseases like HIV and Hepatitis. The potential for imprisonment to cause harm should not be underestimated. A WHO / UNODC / UNAIDS policy brief on the ...
... of drug dependence. Drug taking behaviour inside the prison involves more harmful patterns leading to increased risk of contamination with infectious diseases like HIV and Hepatitis. The potential for imprisonment to cause harm should not be underestimated. A WHO / UNODC / UNAIDS policy brief on the ...
Survey Reveals Barriers to Successful Ex-Offender Re-Entry
... A total of 6,025 men and women were released from incarceration to Monroe County in 2011, according to correctional facility and probation/parole administrations. 113 were released from federal prisons, 1,038 from state prisons, and 4,874 from Monroe County Jails. Thousands more in our community hav ...
... A total of 6,025 men and women were released from incarceration to Monroe County in 2011, according to correctional facility and probation/parole administrations. 113 were released from federal prisons, 1,038 from state prisons, and 4,874 from Monroe County Jails. Thousands more in our community hav ...
rnr-presentation - Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence
... (34.4%) of all crimes committed (35 or more total arrests, pre and post release) by the release cohort (Langan & Levin, 2002). About half of all high risk offenders are high rate offenders; high rate offenders are rarely classified as medium or low risk. ...
... (34.4%) of all crimes committed (35 or more total arrests, pre and post release) by the release cohort (Langan & Levin, 2002). About half of all high risk offenders are high rate offenders; high rate offenders are rarely classified as medium or low risk. ...
Special Report Mental Health Problems of Prison and Jail Inmates
... measures). The questions addressed behaviors or symptoms related to major depression, mania, or psychotic disorders that occurred in the 12 months before the interview. To meet the criteria for major depression, inmates had to report a depressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure in activities, ...
... measures). The questions addressed behaviors or symptoms related to major depression, mania, or psychotic disorders that occurred in the 12 months before the interview. To meet the criteria for major depression, inmates had to report a depressed mood or decreased interest or pleasure in activities, ...
Managing and Treating Justice-Involved Individuals with Intellectual
... different issues than those who are within the moderate range) and broad enough to detect differences across sites and at different points in the CJ continuum. A prevalence study of this sort would inform practitioners and policy makers regarding the management and treatment of this population at di ...
... different issues than those who are within the moderate range) and broad enough to detect differences across sites and at different points in the CJ continuum. A prevalence study of this sort would inform practitioners and policy makers regarding the management and treatment of this population at di ...
From Prison to Work
... majority of prisoners are released to society and face the challenges of adjusting to the freedom, temptations, responsibilities, and struggles of the street. What has changed, however, is the scale of prisoner reentry—more than 630,000 prisoners now return home each year, four times the number that ...
... majority of prisoners are released to society and face the challenges of adjusting to the freedom, temptations, responsibilities, and struggles of the street. What has changed, however, is the scale of prisoner reentry—more than 630,000 prisoners now return home each year, four times the number that ...
The New Scarlet Letter? Negotiating the US
... of difficulties upon reentering noninstitutional society. Those with minor children (especially incarcerated men) often accumulate substantial back child-support obligations while incarcerated and face the legal requirement to pay down the balance. Many face precarious housing situations and a high ...
... of difficulties upon reentering noninstitutional society. Those with minor children (especially incarcerated men) often accumulate substantial back child-support obligations while incarcerated and face the legal requirement to pay down the balance. Many face precarious housing situations and a high ...
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
... Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Identify and engage key stakeholders in a local planning and implementation process centered around: a. New language in Utah Code to establish and promote an evidence-based continuum of screening, assessment, prevention, treatment, and recovery support services in th ...
... Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Identify and engage key stakeholders in a local planning and implementation process centered around: a. New language in Utah Code to establish and promote an evidence-based continuum of screening, assessment, prevention, treatment, and recovery support services in th ...
MS-Word - Maine Legislature
... board,"corrections working group established in Title 34-A, section 1804 shall set a growth limitationprovide biennial budget growth guidance for the correctional services expenditures in the new fiscal year for each county biennial budget. The county commissioners shall submit proposed itemized cor ...
... board,"corrections working group established in Title 34-A, section 1804 shall set a growth limitationprovide biennial budget growth guidance for the correctional services expenditures in the new fiscal year for each county biennial budget. The county commissioners shall submit proposed itemized cor ...
Committee: CRJ
... or reentry activities. Community confinement monitoring program funds must be accounted for by the county through the normal budget process. 8. Terminally ill or incapacitated inmate. The sheriff may grant the privilege of participation in a community confinement monitoring program to an inmate who ...
... or reentry activities. Community confinement monitoring program funds must be accounted for by the county through the normal budget process. 8. Terminally ill or incapacitated inmate. The sheriff may grant the privilege of participation in a community confinement monitoring program to an inmate who ...
double jeopardy - Prison Policy Initiative
... office, notified Theresa de Langis, Ph.D., the executive director of the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women (NHCSW), that the agency was requested to conduct a survey of educational and training programs offered to female inmates within the correctional system of New Hampshire. The requ ...
... office, notified Theresa de Langis, Ph.D., the executive director of the New Hampshire Commission on the Status of Women (NHCSW), that the agency was requested to conduct a survey of educational and training programs offered to female inmates within the correctional system of New Hampshire. The requ ...
Recidivism: Costs and Solutions
... remained stable and only rose an insignificant .1% to 46.9%. However, re-incarceration rates rose 10.4% to 51.8% of the sample. This is likely due to the increased popularity of revoking a prisoner’s supervision for technical infractions as only 25.4% of the sample was re-sentenced to prison for a n ...
... remained stable and only rose an insignificant .1% to 46.9%. However, re-incarceration rates rose 10.4% to 51.8% of the sample. This is likely due to the increased popularity of revoking a prisoner’s supervision for technical infractions as only 25.4% of the sample was re-sentenced to prison for a n ...
Chicago-Cook Task Force on Heroin
... appropriate level of addiction treatment services within their insurance network. 2. Ensure pharmacies and/or drug companies create additional drop-off centers across Chicago and Cook County for expired and unused medication. 3. Increase funding for access to medication-assisted treatment in Chicago ...
... appropriate level of addiction treatment services within their insurance network. 2. Ensure pharmacies and/or drug companies create additional drop-off centers across Chicago and Cook County for expired and unused medication. 3. Increase funding for access to medication-assisted treatment in Chicago ...
prison conditions in the united states
... As in all our previous studies of prison conditions around the world, the Prison Project of Human Rights Watch, in reporting on U.S. prisons, examines the human rights aspects of imprisonment. We have not attempted to be comprehensive; rather, through a series of investigations, we try to highlight ...
... As in all our previous studies of prison conditions around the world, the Prison Project of Human Rights Watch, in reporting on U.S. prisons, examines the human rights aspects of imprisonment. We have not attempted to be comprehensive; rather, through a series of investigations, we try to highlight ...
A PRESCRIPTION FOR ACTION
... policies. It is important that we reflect upon past policies and their impact on our communities as we formulate our response to an epidemic that threatens every community across the country. Further, although it is not in our power to change the past, we can help to undo some of the damage caused b ...
... policies. It is important that we reflect upon past policies and their impact on our communities as we formulate our response to an epidemic that threatens every community across the country. Further, although it is not in our power to change the past, we can help to undo some of the damage caused b ...
The Plight of Providing Appropriate Substance Abuse Treatment
... health disorders. These problems are further complicated, and sometimes driven, by their substance use. Due in part to the exposure to substance abuse and violence in the communities to which they return, offenders released after periods of incarceration have higher-than-average fatality rates; an a ...
... health disorders. These problems are further complicated, and sometimes driven, by their substance use. Due in part to the exposure to substance abuse and violence in the communities to which they return, offenders released after periods of incarceration have higher-than-average fatality rates; an a ...
THE BOP: Bureau of Prisons Issues
... In 2003, the federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau or BOP) surpassed Texas to become the country’s largest correctional system. As of 2009, approximately 200,000 prisoners are under its supervision.3 That figure represents not only 8.6 percent of the entire U.S. prison/jail population but also a four-fo ...
... In 2003, the federal Bureau of Prisons (Bureau or BOP) surpassed Texas to become the country’s largest correctional system. As of 2009, approximately 200,000 prisoners are under its supervision.3 That figure represents not only 8.6 percent of the entire U.S. prison/jail population but also a four-fo ...
Overcrowding and violence in federal correctional
... the number of inmates housed in state and federal institutions had increased by 43 percent since the previous census of 1990 (BJS, 1997). The number of adult correctional facilities increased 14 percent in the years between the 1995 and 2000 censuses (BJS, 2003). Increases in capacity lagged behind ...
... the number of inmates housed in state and federal institutions had increased by 43 percent since the previous census of 1990 (BJS, 1997). The number of adult correctional facilities increased 14 percent in the years between the 1995 and 2000 censuses (BJS, 2003). Increases in capacity lagged behind ...
The Correctional Client
... health (cost = $69,000/yr. for inmate > 60) “institutionalization” is dramatic for elderly elderly pose a less serious risk upon release; ...
... health (cost = $69,000/yr. for inmate > 60) “institutionalization” is dramatic for elderly elderly pose a less serious risk upon release; ...
COINTELPRO LIVES! - Personal Statement, case review articles
... Moses and Pharaoh in truth, for a people who believe. Truly Pharaoh was proud and arrogant in the land and broke up its people into groups, oppressing, small group among them: Killing their sons and keeping alive their females: For he was indeed a maker ofmischiej: And we wished to be gracious to th ...
... Moses and Pharaoh in truth, for a people who believe. Truly Pharaoh was proud and arrogant in the land and broke up its people into groups, oppressing, small group among them: Killing their sons and keeping alive their females: For he was indeed a maker ofmischiej: And we wished to be gracious to th ...
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
... illegal drug use, abuse and crime; Offenders sentenced to incarceration for substance-related offences exhibit high rates of Recidivism once they are released; Drug Addicts commit more crime when they are addicted. Courtesy of National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and Department of Correctional Serv ...
... illegal drug use, abuse and crime; Offenders sentenced to incarceration for substance-related offences exhibit high rates of Recidivism once they are released; Drug Addicts commit more crime when they are addicted. Courtesy of National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and Department of Correctional Serv ...
A Primer on Evidence
... Dickenson, 1984). Experience with universal classification systems shows that it is unlikely for a single instrument to have universal applicability. The Criminogenic Need Principle states that certain needs are directly linked to crime. Extensive research on recidivism among the general criminal p ...
... Dickenson, 1984). Experience with universal classification systems shows that it is unlikely for a single instrument to have universal applicability. The Criminogenic Need Principle states that certain needs are directly linked to crime. Extensive research on recidivism among the general criminal p ...