Special Topic - Treatment, Not Jail
... Veterans Treatment Courts: • Hybrid Drug and Mental Health Treatment Courts, serving Veteran defendants • Volunteer Veteran Mentors • 266 courts/dockets/tracks operating (up from 50 courts in January 2011) • VJO Specialists working with each one • more in planning process VA Contributions: • VJO Spe ...
... Veterans Treatment Courts: • Hybrid Drug and Mental Health Treatment Courts, serving Veteran defendants • Volunteer Veteran Mentors • 266 courts/dockets/tracks operating (up from 50 courts in January 2011) • VJO Specialists working with each one • more in planning process VA Contributions: • VJO Spe ...
Reentry Strategic Plan - Northampton County Department of
... A 2013 RAND Corporation meta-‐analysis of research of education and vocational training received in a corrections setting found that every $1 spent on prison education reduced incarceration costs by $4 to ...
... A 2013 RAND Corporation meta-‐analysis of research of education and vocational training received in a corrections setting found that every $1 spent on prison education reduced incarceration costs by $4 to ...
Mississippi`s 2014 Corrections and Criminal Justice Reform
... sentenced to prison. Discussions with judges, prosecutors, and other criminal justice professionals revealed that many of these offenders would have been sentenced to probation or other alternatives in the community if those options were available. The task force concluded that by expanding proven a ...
... sentenced to prison. Discussions with judges, prosecutors, and other criminal justice professionals revealed that many of these offenders would have been sentenced to probation or other alternatives in the community if those options were available. The task force concluded that by expanding proven a ...
1 INVESTING IN CALIFORNIA PRISON INMATES: AN EVALUATION
... Since many inmates have been transitioned into county jails and local probation systems, the State must be aware of potential unintended consequences that may result from this transition plan. Some of these issues were discussed in the 2012 Public Policy Institute of California report, specifically ...
... Since many inmates have been transitioned into county jails and local probation systems, the State must be aware of potential unintended consequences that may result from this transition plan. Some of these issues were discussed in the 2012 Public Policy Institute of California report, specifically ...
A Report to Congress Volume 1
... Through the mid-1990s, a number of studies, limited in scope, found a higher prevalence of certain infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and mental illness among prison and jail inmates. Further, each year the Nation’s prisons and jails release more than 11.5 million inmates. The potential that ex- ...
... Through the mid-1990s, a number of studies, limited in scope, found a higher prevalence of certain infectious diseases, chronic diseases, and mental illness among prison and jail inmates. Further, each year the Nation’s prisons and jails release more than 11.5 million inmates. The potential that ex- ...
hiv-specific knowing transmission statutes: a proposal to help fight
... ANN. STAT. § 191.677 (Vernon Supp. 1993) (criminalizing reckless conduct exposing another to risk of infection); NEV. REV. STAT. § 441A.300 (Michie 1991) (criminalizing knowing or willful conduct intended or likely to transmit HIV); N.D. CENT. CODE § 12.120-17 (1999) (providing that person who willf ...
... ANN. STAT. § 191.677 (Vernon Supp. 1993) (criminalizing reckless conduct exposing another to risk of infection); NEV. REV. STAT. § 441A.300 (Michie 1991) (criminalizing knowing or willful conduct intended or likely to transmit HIV); N.D. CENT. CODE § 12.120-17 (1999) (providing that person who willf ...
Program Inventory - Central Connecticut State University
... At the time that this program inventory was completed, there were four categories for convicted adult offenders and four categories for convicted juvenile offenders that are included in the Results First model but for which a program has not been identified in Connecticut: for adults, these categori ...
... At the time that this program inventory was completed, there were four categories for convicted adult offenders and four categories for convicted juvenile offenders that are included in the Results First model but for which a program has not been identified in Connecticut: for adults, these categori ...
Person Specification
... To respond assertively through provision of an outreach service to track and keep contact with substance misusing offenders through the criminal justice system. ...
... To respond assertively through provision of an outreach service to track and keep contact with substance misusing offenders through the criminal justice system. ...
international prison news digest - International Centre for Prison
... have not been met. European Court of Human Rights judges ruled that the detention conditions of a severely disabled prisoner in France violated European human rights law. The case concerned the compatibility of a disabled prisoner’s state of health with his continuing detention and the arrangements ...
... have not been met. European Court of Human Rights judges ruled that the detention conditions of a severely disabled prisoner in France violated European human rights law. The case concerned the compatibility of a disabled prisoner’s state of health with his continuing detention and the arrangements ...
Strengthening Adolescent Substance Abuse Screening
... 1,372 GAIN-Qs administered in schools Pre-Post data used for SAP feedback to schools for 4 years 268 recruited for GPRA; Follow-up rates > 90% for 3,6, 9, & 12 months ...
... 1,372 GAIN-Qs administered in schools Pre-Post data used for SAP feedback to schools for 4 years 268 recruited for GPRA; Follow-up rates > 90% for 3,6, 9, & 12 months ...
Changing Directions - John Howard Association of Illinois
... sent to prison, particularly low-level offenses, and they also increased the length of time offenders serve for more serious crimes. While policymakers hopedthis increased use of prison would improve public safety outcomes, a growing consensus of research and experience has found that overusing inca ...
... sent to prison, particularly low-level offenses, and they also increased the length of time offenders serve for more serious crimes. While policymakers hopedthis increased use of prison would improve public safety outcomes, a growing consensus of research and experience has found that overusing inca ...
Lower Crime Rates and Prisoner Recidivism
... crime will influence the person to repeat their behavior. They may even commit a different crime, but the triggers are likely to be the same. Recidivism research documented by Connecticut concluded that those who commit property crimes such as burglary and larceny have the highest rate of reoffendi ...
... crime will influence the person to repeat their behavior. They may even commit a different crime, but the triggers are likely to be the same. Recidivism research documented by Connecticut concluded that those who commit property crimes such as burglary and larceny have the highest rate of reoffendi ...
Prisons integrated drug treatment system
... 3.1 A substantial proportion of prisoners with substance misuse problems also have mental health problems, some of which may be severe [Singleton et al 19985]. 3.2 In cases where there is a potential or identified mental health problem, CARAT and clinical teams should work closely with primary and m ...
... 3.1 A substantial proportion of prisoners with substance misuse problems also have mental health problems, some of which may be severe [Singleton et al 19985]. 3.2 In cases where there is a potential or identified mental health problem, CARAT and clinical teams should work closely with primary and m ...
as a PDF
... further calculated that nearly 40 percent of those individuals currently incarcerated in many state prison facilities will be released from custody within the next year (Beck 2000). The prison population that is preparing to hit the streets is generally classified as a high-risk population group. Th ...
... further calculated that nearly 40 percent of those individuals currently incarcerated in many state prison facilities will be released from custody within the next year (Beck 2000). The prison population that is preparing to hit the streets is generally classified as a high-risk population group. Th ...
When Political Will Is Not Enough
... The goals for any community vis-à-vis the jail really come down to three: 1. Keep people out of the criminal justice system who do not need to be there 2. Provide constitutionally adequate services when people are incarcerated 3. Link people to services at the ―backdoor‖ of the jail to prevent them ...
... The goals for any community vis-à-vis the jail really come down to three: 1. Keep people out of the criminal justice system who do not need to be there 2. Provide constitutionally adequate services when people are incarcerated 3. Link people to services at the ―backdoor‖ of the jail to prevent them ...
Substance Abuse in Corrections
... In recent years, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has emerged as a potentially serious problem within correctional systems.11 Although accurate prevalence statistics are not yet available in Canada, research suggests that individuals with this disorder are at increased risk for substance abuse ...
... In recent years, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has emerged as a potentially serious problem within correctional systems.11 Although accurate prevalence statistics are not yet available in Canada, research suggests that individuals with this disorder are at increased risk for substance abuse ...
HANDS OFFENDERS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
... in nonparoleable maximum security prisons offenders would be effectively removed from our -midst. Equally resounding is the objective of reform, rehabilitation or treatment of the offender in an effort to lower the probability of his committing further offenses upon ...
... in nonparoleable maximum security prisons offenders would be effectively removed from our -midst. Equally resounding is the objective of reform, rehabilitation or treatment of the offender in an effort to lower the probability of his committing further offenses upon ...
Methadone Maintenance Treatment and the Criminal Justice System
... those sentenced to short sentences of less than two years in confinement. Prisons at both the State and Federal levels typically house persons who have been convicted and sentenced to longer periods of confinement (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005). As entry points into the correctional system, ja ...
... those sentenced to short sentences of less than two years in confinement. Prisons at both the State and Federal levels typically house persons who have been convicted and sentenced to longer periods of confinement (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005). As entry points into the correctional system, ja ...
Is the Crisis Corrected? - N.C. Center for Public Policy Research
... When Crews says the system is full, he means the state is housing so many inmates it is at or above a statutory ceiling that triggers emergency release measures to cap the inmate population at 18,000.1 That trigger is set at 17,640, well above the current 15,071 capacity that would afford each inmat ...
... When Crews says the system is full, he means the state is housing so many inmates it is at or above a statutory ceiling that triggers emergency release measures to cap the inmate population at 18,000.1 That trigger is set at 17,640, well above the current 15,071 capacity that would afford each inmat ...
lesson plan cover sheet
... b. A substantial number of released prisoners are reconvicted or rearrested for new crimes, many within the first year after release. c. Those with substance abuse histories and those who engage in substance abuse after release are at high risk for recidivism. d. Two of three people released from st ...
... b. A substantial number of released prisoners are reconvicted or rearrested for new crimes, many within the first year after release. c. Those with substance abuse histories and those who engage in substance abuse after release are at high risk for recidivism. d. Two of three people released from st ...
Drug and Alcohol Agency Action Plan - 2010-2014
... The Department of Corrective Services’ (the Department) action plan outlines strategies to reduce offenders’ drug use, improve their health and wellbeing, and reduce the burden of disease and disability on the community as a whole. It also details the Department’s aim to strengthen collaborative par ...
... The Department of Corrective Services’ (the Department) action plan outlines strategies to reduce offenders’ drug use, improve their health and wellbeing, and reduce the burden of disease and disability on the community as a whole. It also details the Department’s aim to strengthen collaborative par ...
Flocatex and the Fiscal Limits of Mass Incarceration
... 2010 article in the Journal of American History, Heather Ann Thompson insisted that since “mass incarceration mattered a great deal to the way that the postwar United States evolved; it must then also matter when we write the history of that period.” The work of Thompson and other historians of crim ...
... 2010 article in the Journal of American History, Heather Ann Thompson insisted that since “mass incarceration mattered a great deal to the way that the postwar United States evolved; it must then also matter when we write the history of that period.” The work of Thompson and other historians of crim ...
Medication-Assisted Treatment for Inmates: Work Group Report and Recommendations
... treatment services. Barriers to the delivery of paired substance abuse counseling also exist. ...
... treatment services. Barriers to the delivery of paired substance abuse counseling also exist. ...
A World Without Prisons: Resisting Militarism, Globalized
... progressive scholarship and activism. We need to challenge the tendency for discussions about the global economy and state violence to lose site of the intimate ways in which gender and sexuality are inscribed in macro-level processes of exploitation and violence; we need to be wary of the limitatio ...
... progressive scholarship and activism. We need to challenge the tendency for discussions about the global economy and state violence to lose site of the intimate ways in which gender and sexuality are inscribed in macro-level processes of exploitation and violence; we need to be wary of the limitatio ...
A Long Afternoon at the Colorado Legislature
... sexual abuse. Mr. Chris Lobanov-Rostovsky, head staff to the SOMB, was presented as a “neutral” witness. The Senate Judicial Committee this session is made up of three Republicans and two Democrats. Republicans Gardner (Chair), Cooke (Vice-Chair) and Coram, and Democrats Kagan and Fields listened to ...
... sexual abuse. Mr. Chris Lobanov-Rostovsky, head staff to the SOMB, was presented as a “neutral” witness. The Senate Judicial Committee this session is made up of three Republicans and two Democrats. Republicans Gardner (Chair), Cooke (Vice-Chair) and Coram, and Democrats Kagan and Fields listened to ...