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An Assessment of the Division of Juvenile Justice's Use of the Youth Level of Services/ Case Management Inventory [PDF]
In June, 2010, the Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice (Division) invited the Alaska Judicial Council and the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at University of Alaska Anchorage to assist “in understanding how scores on the Division’s ...
Carns, Teresa W., Martin, Stephanie
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A Study on Effectiveness of Recidivism Prevention in Sanandaj Central Prison [PDF]
One type of crime prevention, is recidivism prevention which is carried out by various programs in prisons of the country. Through these programs alongside imprisonment, convicts go under programs that reduce their tendency toward crime.
Mehran Sohrabzadeh +3 more
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Serious Mental Illness‐Associated Socio‐Medical Needs and Imprisonment Risk in Reentry Clients
Objective To examine whether the socio‐medical needs and imprisonment risk among transitional care clients with serious mental illness (SMI) differ from other transitional care clients. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted of adults who entered the Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program from 2018 to 2023 following a period of ...
David L. Rosen +3 more
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Prison Conditions and Recidivism [PDF]
We use a unique data set on post-release behavior of former Italian inmates to estimate the effect of prison conditions on recidivism. By combining different sources of data we exploit variation in prison conditions measured by: 1) the extent of ...
Drago, Francesco +2 more
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A Question of Evidence: A Critique of Risk Assessment Models Used in the Justice System [PDF]
This report explores the problems with the present state of risk assessment in the justice field as we at NCCD see them. The critique offered here is the result of many conversations with others in the justice community as well as a review of predictive ...
Christopher Baird
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Survey of Tribal Court Effectiveness Studies [PDF]
This article examines empirical studies that have been conducted on the effectiveness of tribal courts, both in terms of reduction in recidivism and participant attitudes, and a look at some of the challenges to implementing a tribal court effectiveness ...
Carbaugh, Jacob A., Fortson, Ryan
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Bifurcating Relief and Legitimating Mass Incarceration: An Analysis of Obama's Clemency Initiative
ABSTRACT In April 2014, then‐President Barack Obama announced an initiative to grant clemency to thousands of federal prisoners serving long sentences for non‐violent crimes, targeting a reduction in racial disparities in drug‐crime sentences. Critiques of the initiative's implementation abound, but 1715 people ultimately received clemency—more than ...
Elena Amaya +3 more
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Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program [PDF]
A random assignment study shows that participants in CEO's transitional jobs program were less likely to be convicted of a crime, to be admitted to prison for a new conviction, or to be incarcerated for any reason in prison or jail over the first two ...
Cindy Redcross +4 more
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This essay investigates the impact of inmates’ work and educational programs on recidivism rates over nearly five years for prisoners released from Santa Catarina prisons.
Rafael Galvão de Souza +2 more
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In this study, a psychoeducational intervention programme developed to reduce antisocial personality traits in male prisoners was implemented. The initial findings of the experimental intervention showed no significant reduction in the rule‐breaking, impulsivity, and lying sub‐dimensions, but did show a significant reduction in the aggression sub ...
Mustafa Özmen, Müjgan Kalabalık
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