State Racism, Fear, and Mass Incarceration: Reexamining
... incarceration is neglected. If mass incarceration were merely a racist system than all Blacks would be victims of incarceration. While African Americans may be targeted by police because of race such as instances of racial profiling; stops, arrests, and incarceration are not identical. African Ameri ...
... incarceration is neglected. If mass incarceration were merely a racist system than all Blacks would be victims of incarceration. While African Americans may be targeted by police because of race such as instances of racial profiling; stops, arrests, and incarceration are not identical. African Ameri ...
Dialogue on Strategies to Save States Money
... safety and will not appear at trial; despite these concerns, however, many pretrial detainees do not present a significant risk of flight and are unlikely to pose a public danger. The concerns are legitimate and a method to separate those posing a risk of violence from those who do not must be incor ...
... safety and will not appear at trial; despite these concerns, however, many pretrial detainees do not present a significant risk of flight and are unlikely to pose a public danger. The concerns are legitimate and a method to separate those posing a risk of violence from those who do not must be incor ...
prison conditions in the united states
... to particularly harsh conditions. This second sentencing is open-ended C limited only by the overall length of an inmate's sentence C and is imposed without the benefit of counsel. The prison at Marion, in rural Illinois, one of the most written-about among contemporary American penal institutions, ...
... to particularly harsh conditions. This second sentencing is open-ended C limited only by the overall length of an inmate's sentence C and is imposed without the benefit of counsel. The prison at Marion, in rural Illinois, one of the most written-about among contemporary American penal institutions, ...
The Debt Penalty
... child support Many offenders are non-custodial parents subject to child support obligations 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 mal ...
... child support Many offenders are non-custodial parents subject to child support obligations 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 mal ...
Ex-offenders and the Labor Market - Center for Economic and Policy
... prison would rise to 7.3 million by 2008. Given that about 1.6 million people were in state and federal prisons in 2008, Bonczar’s forecast implies a 2008 ex-prisoner population of about 5.7 million. 13 Uggen, Manza, and Thompson (2006), using an approach similar to the one we have used here, conclu ...
... prison would rise to 7.3 million by 2008. Given that about 1.6 million people were in state and federal prisons in 2008, Bonczar’s forecast implies a 2008 ex-prisoner population of about 5.7 million. 13 Uggen, Manza, and Thompson (2006), using an approach similar to the one we have used here, conclu ...
Reentry Strategic Plan - Northampton County Department of
... Criminogenic risk factors have been identified as risk factors that drive criminal behavior. When an inmate is assessed for these risk factors an individualized plan may be developed to address the spe ...
... Criminogenic risk factors have been identified as risk factors that drive criminal behavior. When an inmate is assessed for these risk factors an individualized plan may be developed to address the spe ...
Prison Life - University of Phoenix
... Record of repeat offenses Personality differences due to preprison socialization ...
... Record of repeat offenses Personality differences due to preprison socialization ...
Literature Review of LS/CMI
... There is little evidence that one validated instrument predicts violence significantly better than another (Yang, 2010). The major violence risk tools were found to be essentially ‘‘interchangeable,’’ with estimates of accuracy falling within a narrow band (Area Under the Curve [AUC] was .65 to .71 ...
... There is little evidence that one validated instrument predicts violence significantly better than another (Yang, 2010). The major violence risk tools were found to be essentially ‘‘interchangeable,’’ with estimates of accuracy falling within a narrow band (Area Under the Curve [AUC] was .65 to .71 ...
Introduction to the Prison Industrial Complex Workshop
... around the PIC. We rely on the following definition of popular education: ―Its curriculum comes out of the concrete experience and material interests of people in communities of resistance and struggle. It is focused primarily on group as distinct from individual learning and development. It assumes ...
... around the PIC. We rely on the following definition of popular education: ―Its curriculum comes out of the concrete experience and material interests of people in communities of resistance and struggle. It is focused primarily on group as distinct from individual learning and development. It assumes ...
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 ...
Re-Entry Reform in Texas: 2005-2011
... damage efforts to participate in society in a fulfilling and productive way. ...
... damage efforts to participate in society in a fulfilling and productive way. ...
Overcrowding and violence in federal correctional
... groups reported more stress than two-man groups. However, those in less crowded groups reported more hostility. Gove, Hughes, and Galle (1979) examined overcrowding in the home and determined that objective and subjective measures of crowding were associated with a number of pathological consequence ...
... groups reported more stress than two-man groups. However, those in less crowded groups reported more hostility. Gove, Hughes, and Galle (1979) examined overcrowding in the home and determined that objective and subjective measures of crowding were associated with a number of pathological consequence ...
Optimism, Effects on Relationships
... with a number of favorable outcomes in various domains of physical health and psychological functioning. For example, optimism assessed prior to a stressful transition has been shown to predict fewer physical symptoms in patients and better immune system functioning during the transition. Optimism i ...
... with a number of favorable outcomes in various domains of physical health and psychological functioning. For example, optimism assessed prior to a stressful transition has been shown to predict fewer physical symptoms in patients and better immune system functioning during the transition. Optimism i ...
Social influences on health and wellbeing
... The gender expectations that an individual experiences influence the way their identity develops, how they relate to others and the opportunities that may be open to them. The idea that boys and men should experience better opportunities than girls and women – especially in education and employment ...
... The gender expectations that an individual experiences influence the way their identity develops, how they relate to others and the opportunities that may be open to them. The idea that boys and men should experience better opportunities than girls and women – especially in education and employment ...
Second Chance Act
... evaluation for the programs which are awarded SCA funding. While the NIJ has created multi-million dollar contracts with these research institutes such as the Urban Institute and Social Policy Research Associates to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs, the hope is that through the effectiv ...
... evaluation for the programs which are awarded SCA funding. While the NIJ has created multi-million dollar contracts with these research institutes such as the Urban Institute and Social Policy Research Associates to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs, the hope is that through the effectiv ...
HANDS OFFENDERS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
... canon law, set in the Cornus Juris Canonica, held that offenses were against god and that those offenses must be atoned for. Punishment took the form of self-scorging, ...
... canon law, set in the Cornus Juris Canonica, held that offenses were against god and that those offenses must be atoned for. Punishment took the form of self-scorging, ...
Managing Corrections Costs - National Conference of State
... who earned such credit were 10 percent less likely to be back in prison within 12 months, compared to the general inmate population. At least 38 states offer earned-time credits to certain inmates who participate in or complete prison programs. ...
... who earned such credit were 10 percent less likely to be back in prison within 12 months, compared to the general inmate population. At least 38 states offer earned-time credits to certain inmates who participate in or complete prison programs. ...
Did Getting Tough on Crime Pay?
... sentencing policies in effect at the time the offenders were admitted into prison. For example, had the data in Figure 1 been available during the debates over sentencing reforms, it is doubtful that the public would have been left with the impression that sentencing policies were overly lenient. Un ...
... sentencing policies in effect at the time the offenders were admitted into prison. For example, had the data in Figure 1 been available during the debates over sentencing reforms, it is doubtful that the public would have been left with the impression that sentencing policies were overly lenient. Un ...
Pruning Prisons - Justice Policy Institute
... governments are spending a combined $68 billion dollars a year on a system that does not definitively improve public safety, but, instead, destabilizes communities, harms families, and derails the lives of individuals. Research has shown that over the last 10 years, states that have increased their ...
... governments are spending a combined $68 billion dollars a year on a system that does not definitively improve public safety, but, instead, destabilizes communities, harms families, and derails the lives of individuals. Research has shown that over the last 10 years, states that have increased their ...
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 ...
Social Disenfranchisement
... v. Seering, decided on July 29, 2005, the city finds and declares that sex offenders are a serious threat to public safety. When convicted sex offenders reenter society, they are much more likely than any other type of offender to be re-arrested for a new rape or sexual assault. Given the high rate ...
... v. Seering, decided on July 29, 2005, the city finds and declares that sex offenders are a serious threat to public safety. When convicted sex offenders reenter society, they are much more likely than any other type of offender to be re-arrested for a new rape or sexual assault. Given the high rate ...
Positive Reentry Parole
... Why do we need to act now in 2011? The time has come for Maine to look at the impact the lack of parole has had in the rehabilitation-safety process as well as the economy. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. We make up 5% of the world’s population yet imprison 25% of ...
... Why do we need to act now in 2011? The time has come for Maine to look at the impact the lack of parole has had in the rehabilitation-safety process as well as the economy. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world. We make up 5% of the world’s population yet imprison 25% of ...
Assessing The Impact of Institutional Culture on Prison Violence and
... history of U.S. prisons: “The more things change, the more they remain the same”. Since the mid-1970’s a number of things have certainly changed the social, legal, political & administrative character of U.S. prisons: socially, there are a greater proportion of minorities in prison, there are more v ...
... history of U.S. prisons: “The more things change, the more they remain the same”. Since the mid-1970’s a number of things have certainly changed the social, legal, political & administrative character of U.S. prisons: socially, there are a greater proportion of minorities in prison, there are more v ...
OLS Analysis
... The major reason for the decrease in these institutional operating appropriations is the plan to de-populate Mid-State Correctional Facility in order to undertake renovations and repairs. MidState Correctional Facility is a male medium security institution located at Fort Dix in Burlington County. F ...
... The major reason for the decrease in these institutional operating appropriations is the plan to de-populate Mid-State Correctional Facility in order to undertake renovations and repairs. MidState Correctional Facility is a male medium security institution located at Fort Dix in Burlington County. F ...
The New Scarlet Letter? Negotiating the US
... 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 risk of homelessness following release. Most have little in the way o ...
... 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 risk of homelessness following release. Most have little in the way o ...
Relationships for incarcerated individuals
Incarcerated Individuals' Relationships are the familial and romantic relations of individuals in prisons or jails. Although the population of incarcerated men and women continues to increase, there is little research on the effects of incarceration on inmates' social worlds. However, it has been demonstrated that inmate's relationships play a seminal role in their well-being both during and after incarceration, making such research important in improving their overall health, and lowering rates of recidivism.