The Fear Factor Stephen Harper’s “Tough on Crime” Agenda Paula Mallea >
... Chaired by Rob Sampson (former Minister of Corrections under Michael Harris’s Conservative government in Ontario), the hand-picked panel recommended tough measures which took virtually no notice of human rights and provided little rationale for its harsh recommendations. Michael Jackson and Graham S ...
... Chaired by Rob Sampson (former Minister of Corrections under Michael Harris’s Conservative government in Ontario), the hand-picked panel recommended tough measures which took virtually no notice of human rights and provided little rationale for its harsh recommendations. Michael Jackson and Graham S ...
Dialogue on Strategies to Save States Money
... into pretrial release. Moreover, individuals who are released before trial pose a lower rate of recidivism. With the proper tools to measure a defendant’s risk, a jurisdiction can both reap financial benefits and provide a more equitable justice system. Detaining persons simply because they cannot a ...
... into pretrial release. Moreover, individuals who are released before trial pose a lower rate of recidivism. With the proper tools to measure a defendant’s risk, a jurisdiction can both reap financial benefits and provide a more equitable justice system. Detaining persons simply because they cannot a ...
preliminary submission
... flight or non-attendance at court. The trial should be used only as a means of ensuring that women who would otherwise spend time in custody on remand can be diverted from the custodial system. Lack of adequate programs in custody Delivery of programs in custody is problematic for a client group rep ...
... flight or non-attendance at court. The trial should be used only as a means of ensuring that women who would otherwise spend time in custody on remand can be diverted from the custodial system. Lack of adequate programs in custody Delivery of programs in custody is problematic for a client group rep ...
thinking critically about realignment in california
... or violent crimes that require state prison, or whether deals are made that keep them in county jail). More interesting than the total number of 1170(h) inmates, however, is the relative increase in each county’s jail population. In some counties individuals convicted of non‐serious, non‐vio ...
... or violent crimes that require state prison, or whether deals are made that keep them in county jail). More interesting than the total number of 1170(h) inmates, however, is the relative increase in each county’s jail population. In some counties individuals convicted of non‐serious, non‐vio ...
Prisons affirmative - University of Michigan Debate Camp Wiki
... in the federal prison population, policy makers could choose options such as increasing ∂ the capacity of the federal prison system by building more prisons; investing in rehabilitative∂ programming (e.g., substance abuse treatment or educational programs) as a way of keeping∂ inmates constructively ...
... in the federal prison population, policy makers could choose options such as increasing ∂ the capacity of the federal prison system by building more prisons; investing in rehabilitative∂ programming (e.g., substance abuse treatment or educational programs) as a way of keeping∂ inmates constructively ...
The Effect of Prison Population
... Clearly, however, one cannot conclude that the increased levels of incarceration have been a failure simply based on such time-series patterns. To the extent that the underlying determinants of crime, such as gang involvement, the increase in singleparent families [Bane 1986], and the declining avai ...
... Clearly, however, one cannot conclude that the increased levels of incarceration have been a failure simply based on such time-series patterns. To the extent that the underlying determinants of crime, such as gang involvement, the increase in singleparent families [Bane 1986], and the declining avai ...
Treatment Alternative Court
... The Treatment Alternative Court is designed to incorporate mental health treatment as well as substance abuse treatment (if appropriate) with intensive judicial monitoring. Treatment offered to participants focuses primarily on mental health or MISA (Mental Illness and Substance Abuse) services. The ...
... The Treatment Alternative Court is designed to incorporate mental health treatment as well as substance abuse treatment (if appropriate) with intensive judicial monitoring. Treatment offered to participants focuses primarily on mental health or MISA (Mental Illness and Substance Abuse) services. The ...
Educational outcomes after serving with
... Since the early 1980s, the use of electronic monitoring (EM) for offenders has spread to penal systems across the world (Nellis, Beyens and Kaminski, 2013). More than 500,000 people in the United States and Europe had been electronically monitored by 2010 (Di Tella and Schargrodsky, 2013), and nearl ...
... Since the early 1980s, the use of electronic monitoring (EM) for offenders has spread to penal systems across the world (Nellis, Beyens and Kaminski, 2013). More than 500,000 people in the United States and Europe had been electronically monitored by 2010 (Di Tella and Schargrodsky, 2013), and nearl ...
The electronically monitored house arrest
... In the view of most of the questioned persons, the essential conditions for participation are, a permanent place of residence (83.6%, n=434) and at least a half-time job (77.6%, n=434). In cases where the sentence should not be served in prison, the questioned persons call for low-risk target groups ...
... In the view of most of the questioned persons, the essential conditions for participation are, a permanent place of residence (83.6%, n=434) and at least a half-time job (77.6%, n=434). In cases where the sentence should not be served in prison, the questioned persons call for low-risk target groups ...
as a PDF
... involved in religious activities. All of these coping skill are integrated into the inmate’s life to help occupy time and to make prison life more livable. ...
... involved in religious activities. All of these coping skill are integrated into the inmate’s life to help occupy time and to make prison life more livable. ...
Introduction to Sentencing and Corrections
... • tends not to support parole • may support capital punishment ...
... • tends not to support parole • may support capital punishment ...
study of treatment alternatives and diversion programs
... after TAD: 11% of TAD graduates were convicted of a new offense within one year compared to 23% of those who were terminated from TAD projects Offenders who complete TAD are nine times less likely to be admitted to state prison after program participation than those who do not complete TAD projects ...
... after TAD: 11% of TAD graduates were convicted of a new offense within one year compared to 23% of those who were terminated from TAD projects Offenders who complete TAD are nine times less likely to be admitted to state prison after program participation than those who do not complete TAD projects ...
Evidence-based-Sentencing-LA-Power-Point
... Level and length of probation supervision Nature and intensity of treatment conditions to address specific criminogenic needs (dynamic risk factors) Nature and intensity of control conditions to monitor, manage, or control the risk of recidivism In the absence of reliable RNA, wherever possible, cou ...
... Level and length of probation supervision Nature and intensity of treatment conditions to address specific criminogenic needs (dynamic risk factors) Nature and intensity of control conditions to monitor, manage, or control the risk of recidivism In the absence of reliable RNA, wherever possible, cou ...
The Debt Penalty
... during and after their release from custody. In some states, child support debt continues to accumulate while the obligor (person who owes money) is incarcerated. Approximately 70 percent of incarcerated males between the ages of 33 and 40 are fathers (Western 2006), and the majority owe child suppo ...
... during and after their release from custody. In some states, child support debt continues to accumulate while the obligor (person who owes money) is incarcerated. Approximately 70 percent of incarcerated males between the ages of 33 and 40 are fathers (Western 2006), and the majority owe child suppo ...
Breaking the Cycle - Prison Reform Trust
... decisive policy shift and a return to the ‘just deserts’ model would enable all concerned to see that the severity of the sentence was proportionate to the seriousness of the offence, taking into account aggravating and mitigating factors. Sentencing would be clear and transparent. For those current ...
... decisive policy shift and a return to the ‘just deserts’ model would enable all concerned to see that the severity of the sentence was proportionate to the seriousness of the offence, taking into account aggravating and mitigating factors. Sentencing would be clear and transparent. For those current ...
note the impact of mandatory minimum
... and becoming burdens on governmental budgets. While some attribute this phenomenon to an increase in crime, the sentencing practices of such countries often play an even larger role. For example, with the advent of mandatory minimum sentencing and truth-in-sentencing policies in the United States, p ...
... and becoming burdens on governmental budgets. While some attribute this phenomenon to an increase in crime, the sentencing practices of such countries often play an even larger role. For example, with the advent of mandatory minimum sentencing and truth-in-sentencing policies in the United States, p ...
Dangers of a Faith-Based Approach to Corrections
... 1997, p. 139). Crime, in other words, became a moral issue, much moreso than one of policy design, economy, or law. In this context, punishment soon became the dominant and most frequently prescribed solution, even by otherwise “liberal” politicians. As Gusfield concludes near the end of Symbolic C ...
... 1997, p. 139). Crime, in other words, became a moral issue, much moreso than one of policy design, economy, or law. In this context, punishment soon became the dominant and most frequently prescribed solution, even by otherwise “liberal” politicians. As Gusfield concludes near the end of Symbolic C ...
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 ...
Probation and Probation Services
... Involving other partners in probation activities Assistance of offender’s families Organisation/implementation of CSM’s ...
... Involving other partners in probation activities Assistance of offender’s families Organisation/implementation of CSM’s ...
The National Criminal Justice Association: Home
... conducts systems-level mappings for counties seeking to divert individuals with mental illness and substance abuse from standard criminal prosecution. This collaboration benefits mental health clients, but also promotes public safety by identifying appropriate interventions. ...
... conducts systems-level mappings for counties seeking to divert individuals with mental illness and substance abuse from standard criminal prosecution. This collaboration benefits mental health clients, but also promotes public safety by identifying appropriate interventions. ...
Presentation - Center for Evidence
... The new generation of community supervision focuses on improving the interaction between the offender and the supervision staff through a series of targeted activities: risk and need assessment, case management, and monitoring of the case plan. This model is a variation of intensive supervision but ...
... The new generation of community supervision focuses on improving the interaction between the offender and the supervision staff through a series of targeted activities: risk and need assessment, case management, and monitoring of the case plan. This model is a variation of intensive supervision but ...
Social Justice Brief: A Social Work Perspective on Drug Policy Reform
... The establishment of reasonable and more effective drug policies associated with the criminal justice system should be of great interest to the social work profession. Social workers, as a workforce, are an integral part of the criminal justice service delivery continuum and, by definition, they are ...
... The establishment of reasonable and more effective drug policies associated with the criminal justice system should be of great interest to the social work profession. Social workers, as a workforce, are an integral part of the criminal justice service delivery continuum and, by definition, they are ...
A Social Work Perspective on Drug Policy Reform
... The establishment of reasonable and more effective drug policies associated with the criminal justice system should be of great interest to the social work profession. Social workers, as a workforce, are an integral part of the criminal justice service delivery continuum and, by definition, they are ...
... The establishment of reasonable and more effective drug policies associated with the criminal justice system should be of great interest to the social work profession. Social workers, as a workforce, are an integral part of the criminal justice service delivery continuum and, by definition, they are ...
Nation Behind Bars - Human Rights Watch
... 49,081 who are serving life without the possibility of parole, i.e. they have been sentenced to die behind bars.9 As of 2009, approximately 2,500 people were serving life without parole sentences for crimes committed before age 18.10 High incarceration rates might not be so troubling if they reflect ...
... 49,081 who are serving life without the possibility of parole, i.e. they have been sentenced to die behind bars.9 As of 2009, approximately 2,500 people were serving life without parole sentences for crimes committed before age 18.10 High incarceration rates might not be so troubling if they reflect ...