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Publication • February 16, 2016
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Publication • February 11, 2016
Risk Assessment Instruments in Correctional Settings, Council of State Governments Justice Center, 2013 ! Risk!Assessment!Instruments!Validated!and!Implemented!in!Correctional!Settings!in!the!United! States:!!! An!Empirical!Guide!! ! An#executive#summary#drawn#from#Sarah#L.#Desmarais#and#Jay#P.#Singh,#Instruments#for# Assessing#Recidivism#Risk:#A#Review#of#Validation#Studies#Conducted#in#the#U.S.#(New!York:# Council!of!State!Governments!Justice!Center,!2013).! INTRODUCTION! ! The!rates!of!crime,!incarceration,!and!correctional!supervision!are!disproportionately! high!in!the!U.S.!and!translate!into!exorbitant!costs!to!individuals,!the!public,!and!the!state.! Within!three!years!of!release!from!jail!or!prison,!twoSthirds!of!offenders!are!rearrested!and!half! are!incarcerated!for!a!new!crime!or!parole!violation.1!Though!many!offenders!recidivate,!a! considerable!proportion!do!not.!Thus,!there!is!a!need!to!identify!those!offenders!at!greater!risk! of!recidivism!and!to!allocate!resources!and!target!risk!management!and!rehabilitation!efforts! accordingly.!Risk!assessment,!a!crucial!component!to!implementing!evidenceSbased!recidivism! reduction!strategies,!is!the!process!of!estimating!the!likelihood!an!offender!will!recidivate!by! identifying!those!offenders!at!higher!risk!and!in!greater!need!of!interventions.!Assessment! results,!based!on!ratings!of!empirically!or!theoretically!based!risk!and/or!protective!factors,!can! be!used!to!determine!intervention!targets,!appropriate!programming!level!and!intensity,!and! supervision!level.!There!is!overwhelming!evidence!to!suggest!that!assessments!of!risk! completed!using!structured!approaches!produce!estimates!that!are!both!more!accurate!and! more!consistent!across!assessors!compared!to!subjective!or!unstructured!approaches.2!More! and!more,!structured!risk!assessment!approaches!are!being!used!in!correctional!agencies.3! ! The!nearly!100Syear!history!of!risk!assessment!instrument!development!has!been! documented!on!several!occasions.4!The!focus!and!structure!of!risk!assessment!tools!have! shifted!significantly!over!time.!Studies!have!identified!the!important!evolution!of!risk! assessment!and!predictability!of!criminal!behavior,*!from!Burgess’!(1928)5!seminal!work!on!the! application!of!a!systemized!prediction!methodology!through!the!progression!of!the!four!distinct! generations!summarized!below.!! ! ! The!first!generation!of!risk!assessment!is!best!described!as!unstructured!professional! judgment,!in!which!the!assessor!relies!on!his!or!her!professional!training!and!information! gathered!from!the!incarcerated!individual,!official!records,!or!other!sources!to!inform!his!or!her! …
Publication • February 18, 2016
Filed under: Release and Reentry
, visit http://jpc.urban.org/reentry. To receive monthly email updates on JPC research, send an email to JPC@ui.urban.org. From Prison to Work: The Employment Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry A Report ...
Publication • April 10, 2017
Filed under: Immigration
in the jail, so they can place an ICE hold request on them. In communities with large immigrant populations, CAP officers may visit the jail every day to interview inmates, take people to immigration detention ...
Publication • March 14, 2016
of Aging and Disability officials and Larned State Hospital staff to understand the services offered through the program. We visited the facility and reviewed documents concerning the population, services ...
Human Rights Watch: Nation Behind Bars -- A Human Rights Solution, 2014 H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION NATION BEHIND BARS A HUMAN RIGHTS SOLUTION Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3 Background: Rates of Incarceration and Basic Criminal …
Publication • September 10, 2018
ACLU Smart Justice Montana - Set Up to Fail - Montana's Probation and Parole System, 2018 Acknowledgments The ACLU of Montana expresses its deepest appreciation to those who contributed their time, expertise, and personal stories to this report. Those most impacted by the inequities and flaws of the probation and …
Publication • November 3, 2016
National Center for Education Statistics - Highlights from the U.S. PIAAC Survey of Incarcerated Adults Their Skills, Work Experience, Education, and Training, 2014 Highlights from the U.S. PIAAC Survey of Incarcerated Adults: Their Skills, Work Experience, Education, and Training Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies: 2014 NCES 2016-040 …
Publication • August 12, 2016
to manage Internet-enabled computers remotely, and can report and monitor the websites students visit. The Department of Public Safety also installed security software that blocks access to websites deemed ...
Building Bridges - An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upon Release from Incarceration, Bazelon Center, 2002 Building Bridges An Act to Reduce Recidivism by Improving Access to Benefits for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities upon Release from Incarceration MODEL LAW AND COMMENTARY …
Publication • 2012
Filed under: Prosecutors
representative of the legal profession.” See Advocacy, A.B.A., http://www.americanbar.org/advocacy.html (last visited June 3, 2012). Although the Association seeks a membership and leadership that are broadly ...
Publication • 2021
at a time without a social visit.1 1 “Exhibit A: Declaration of Todd Ashker in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification,” Ashker v. Brown, No. 4:09-cv-05796-CW (N.D. Cal. May 2, 2013), https ...
Publication • June 7, 2017
Courts – Prisoner Petition Filed, by Nature of Suit,” USCourts.gov. Available online at, http://www.uscourts.gov/file/19692/download. (Last visited March 15, 2017) 2015 is the most recent year ...
Publication • September 13, 2011
Filed under: Food
Services Administrator (NFSA). The NFSA provides support through institution visits, classroom training, distance learning and other means directed by the Assistant Director. At the Regional level, the Food ...
Publication • 2021
the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the University of Pennsylvania’s Pension Research Council and the Population Studies Center. † Go to https://doi.org/10.1257/pol.20170474 to visit the article page ...
Publication • 2020
Filed under: Good Time Credits
(commissary, visiting, and telephone) for participation in EBRR Programs or PAs, as authorized by the Bureau. DATES: This rule is effective on [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. FOR FURTHER ...
Publication • 2019
Filed under: Pardons/Clemency
California Coalition for Women Prisoners-Commutation Application Guide, June 2019 California Coalition for Women Prisoners 4400 Market Street, Oakland, CA 94608 Phone: (415) 255-7036 x4 Fax: (415) 552-3150 Email: info@womenprisoners.org Commutation Application Guide This document is intended to support incarcerated people and advocates in submitting commutation applications to Governor Newsom of …
Publication • 2022
” to the correctional institution. One contract specified that a company would charge $9.95 for 30-minute video visits and send 4 percent of this revenue to the state.62 The prices for prison phone calls far outstrip ...
Publication • 2011
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers
211 Electronic Control Weapon Guidelines ELECTRONIC CONTROL WEAPON GUIDELINES A Joint Project of: This project was supported by Grant Number 2010-CK-WX-K001 awarded by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official …
Publication • 2017
Filed under: Banned Book Lists
Texas Banned Books Jan-Dec 2017 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLASSIFICATION AND RECORDS DIVISION DIRECTOR’S REVIEW COMMITTEE ATTN: File Copy DATE: January 3, 2017 – December 29, 2017 FROM: Director’s Review Committee SUBJ: DRC’S Decisions For the months beginning January 3, 2017 and ending December 29, 2017 matter denied in …
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