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An Assessment of the Division of Juvenile Justice's Use of the Youth Level of Services/ Case Management Inventory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
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]

open access: yesمسائل اجتماعی ایران, 2017
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
doaj  

Serious Mental Illness‐Associated Socio‐Medical Needs and Imprisonment Risk in Reentry Clients

open access: yesPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Prison Conditions and Recidivism [PDF]

open access: yes
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]

open access: yes, 2009
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]

open access: yes, 2014
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

open access: yesLaw &Policy, Volume 48, Issue 2, April 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
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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Associations Between Prison Recidivism and Working and Educational Experiences During Deprivation of Liberty

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Segurança Pública
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
doaj   +1 more source

A Pilot Intervention for Antisocial Personality Traits in Male Prisoners: The Conditional Effect of Rule‐Breaking

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2026.
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
wiley   +1 more source

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