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Taser Boca Police Ask for Stun Guns 2001

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Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

Taser Boca Police Ask for Stun Guns 2001 Boca police asking city for advanced stun guns By Molly Hennessy-Fiske Palm Beach Post StajJWriter BOCA RATON - ''Would you rather be hit on the head and have stitches left or be incapacitated without injury?" This is no trick question. Police Chief …

Taser Avoiding Powerpointlessness Tech Beat Law Officer Mag 2006

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Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

Taser Avoiding Powerpointlessness Tech Beat Law Officer Mag 2006 TECH BEAT, Law Officer Magazine, March/April, 2006 Steve Ashley Avoiding “PowerPointlessness” Here’s a riddle for you: What’s the difference between PowerPoint® and a sledge hammer? One is a versatile tool that can be used to totally destroy things and to smash …

Vt Phs Medical Death Report 2007

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Filed under: Medical

Vt Phs Medical Death Report 2007 Investigation Into the Death of Michael Estabrook While In the Custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections Vermont Protection & Advocacy, Inc. Special Investigations Unit 141 Main Street, Suite 7 Montpelier, Vermont 05602 July 9, 2007 Public Report www.vtpa.org VP&A is the Protection & …

Bop Private Prisons Evaluation 2000

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Filed under: Private Prisons

Bop Private Prisons Evaluation 2000 Private Prisons in the United States, 1999: An Assessment of Growth, Performance, Custody Standards, and Training Requirements Federal Bureau of Prisons Office of Research and Evaluation 320 First Street, NW 400 Building, Room 3006 Washington, DC 20534 March 2000 Scott D. Camp, Ph.D. Gerald G. …

Houston Police Department General Order Subj High Risk Vehiclle Approaches 1987

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Filed under: Police, Police Chases

Houston Police Department General Order Subj High Risk Vehiclle Approaches 1987 • @@[ill@u®ll (Q)u@@IT Houston Police Department o NO. ISSUE DATE: November 17, 1987 600-34 REFERENCE: Supersedes all prior departmental directi yes on this subject SUBJECT: HIGH-RISK VEHICLE APPROACHES PURPOSE The purpose of this General Order is to decrease the …

Ca Juvenile Justice System Remedial Plan 2006

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Filed under: Juveniles, Juvenile Prisons

Ca Juvenile Justice System Remedial Plan 2006 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Juvenile Justice SAFETY AND WELFARE REMEDIAL PLAN IMPLEMENTING REFORM IN CALIFORNIA July 10, 2006 SAFETY AND WELFARE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1. Background ..........................................................................................................................1 2. Plan organization .................................................................................................................1 3. Relationship to previously filed …

Bjs, Justice Expenditure and Employment, 2003

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Filed under: Guards/Staff

Bjs, Justice Expenditure and Employment, 2003 U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Revised 5/10/06, tld Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin April 2006, NCJ 212260 Justice Expenditure and Employment in the United States, 2003 Kristen A. Hughes BJS Statistician In 2003 the United States spent a record $185 billion …

Cat, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee Against Torture, 2006

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Filed under: Excessive Force

Cat, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee Against Torture, 2006 Distr. GENERAL CAT/C/USA/CO/2 18 May 2006 Original: ENGLISH ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE 36th session 1 – 19 May 2006 CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee …

Ppv Publication Going to Work With a Criminal Record Lessons From the Fathers at Work Initiative by Wallace D and Wyckoff L 05 2008

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Filed under: Prisoner Privileges, Release and Reentry

Ppv Publication Going to Work With a Criminal Record Lessons From the Fathers at Work Initiative by Wallace D and Wyckoff L 05 2008 Going to Work with a Criminal Record Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative Dee Wallace Laura Wyckoff Author A P u b l i c …

Quebec Ombudsman Annual Report on Corrections June 2007

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Filed under: International

Quebec Ombudsman Annual Report on Corrections June 2007 The Ministère de la Sécurité publique The mission of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique is to ensure the Québec population lives in a safe environment that fosters its collective development, where individual rights and freedoms are respected. The Department acts particularly …

Diplomatic Letter Wot Suspects Solitary Confiment Status Sams Feb 23 2012

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Filed under: Crime/Demographics, War on Terror

Diplomatic Letter Wot Suspects Solitary Confiment Status Sams Feb 23 2012 Recipients : ....... .s{J).. No. 004112 . ........ " ... .. t f.vl cWeLtfC.. ) The Permanent Mission of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and to …

Arizona Doc Notice to Mtc Re Asp Kingman Escapes 2010

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Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Escapes

Arizona Doc Notice to Mtc Re Asp Kingman Escapes 2010 ~ri?ona 1l\epartment of <!Corrections 1601 WEST JEFFERSON PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85007 (602) 542-5497 www.azcorrections.gov JANICE K. BREWER CHARLES L. RYAN GOVERNOR DIRECTOR December 29, 2010 Odie Washington, Senior Vice President Management & Training Corporation 500 North Marketplace Drive Centerville, Utah 84014 …

Cca Corporate and Facility Policy Inmate Rights 2007

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Filed under: Private Prisons

Cca Corporate and Facility Policy Inmate Rights 2007 CCA CORPORATE AND FACILrTY POLICY PAGE 1 OF 2 CHAPTER 14: INMATE/RESIDENT RIQIiTS SUBJECT: LEGAL RIGHTS OF INMATES/RESIDENTS SUPERSEDES: JULY 1,1995 EFFECTIVE DATE: DECEMBER 1! 200:i! FACIL.ITY: CORRECTIONAL.: TREATMENt FACILITY FACILITY SUPERSEDES: DECEMBER 13. 2002 FACIL.ITY EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 12,2005 APPRovaD: APPROVED: …

Oregon Doc Death in Custody Report Ankney Bruce 2010

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Filed under: Wrongful Death

Oregon Doc Death in Custody Report Ankney Bruce 2010 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Unusual Incident Report UIR#: Referred to State Police: !8JYes ONo State Police Case #: ----'..:10:..:1'-'-9-=-8=-58::..:1'-----_ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ Location' Date: 5/2811 0 Time: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m . Medical …

Military Advantage in History Director of Net Assessment 2002

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Military Advantage in History Director of Net Assessment 2002 Form Approwd I REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE OMB No. 074-0188 """,r, ",,,,,'i,,, omd'" "' "," ,-"lhon."" "r,,,r,,,,,,,,,r,,,, I,"""''',,' 10 "",w LhOd' '''' ""'>"". ;,,,,,,u,,, th,' ';m, 'm ",r,w"" ,,,,"',,;,,,,. ,,,,,,,,,,, "">11", ' ".' 'CO" '0', ",",,.., '''i' ,,,,,1 ,,,,,r,,,,;,,,"" It" ,I,,, "eo"~' …

Pro Se Magazine Vol18 No1 2008

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Filed under: Magazines, Pro Se Magazine

Pro Se Magazine Vol18 No1 2008 Vol. 18, No. 1: Winter 2008 Published by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York “BOOT THE SHU” BILL BECOMES LAW IN NEW YORK New York is the first state in the nation to pass a law requiring that prisoners with serious mental illness be …

CA IG, BPT-spreviewMar05

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Filed under: Sentencing, Parole

CA IG, BPT-spreviewMar05 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTHEW L. CATE, INSPECTOR GENERAL SPECIAL REVIEW OF THE BOARD OF PRISON TERMS INTERPRETATION SERVICES PROCEDURES MARCH 2005 STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL PAGE 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY T his report presents the results of a special review conducted by …

Marion County in Community Corrections Nic Report 2007

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Filed under: Sentencing, Alternative Sentencing

Marion County in Community Corrections Nic Report 2007 Technical Assistance Report Marion County, Indiana Funded by the National Institute of Corrections Technical Assistance No. 07C2029 Mark Carey Barbara Chatzkel Mike Brown July 2007 Disclaimer RE: NIC Technical Assistance No. 07C2029 This technical assistance activity was funded by the Community Corrections …

Justice Center Council of State Governments Report on Impact of Federal Health Legislation 2011

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Filed under: Medical

Justice Center Council of State Governments Report on Impact of Federal Health Legislation 2011 Implications of the Federal Health Legislation on Justice-Involved Populations* In March 2010, President Barack Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)† and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act.‡ Together, these …

Crs Report for Us Congress Re How Crime in the Us Is Measured Jan 03 2008

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Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends

Crs Report for Us Congress Re How Crime in the Us Is Measured Jan 03 2008 Order Code RL34309 How Crime in the United States Is Measured January 3, 2008 Nathan James Analyst in Crime Policy Domestic Social Policy Division Logan Rishard Council Intern Domestic Social Policy Division How Crime …