Observations Federal Inmates: 15% of offenders released from federal prison in 2012 returned to federal prison within 3 years of release. State Inmates: Within…
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Category: Parole and Probation
Decreasing Criminality and Parole and Probation
Observations Offenders will not change until they are personally ready for change. Major events like parenthood, a job or treatment seemed to have little…
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Offender Recidivism: Do Violent Offenders Recidivate More?
Observations The mast majority of offenders released from state prison return to the criminal justice system based on arrests, convictions, and incarcerations. The crime…
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What is Jeff Sessions’ Project Exile? Is it Effective?
Observations Is Project Exile Donald Trump’s and Jeff Sessions’ primary anti-violence effort? Launched in 1997 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, homicides in Richmond exhibited…
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Returns to Prison Vary Greatly By State
Observations There are major differences in the number of people on parole and probation returned to prison when examining state data. If the vast…
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Why The Vast Difference Between State and Federal Prison Recidivism?
Observations Federal offenders (in eight years) had less than half the returns to prison than states (after five years). Over an eight-year follow-up period,…
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Do Longer Prison Sentences Reduce Recidivism? Federal Drug Trafficking Recidivism is Much Lower Than State Returns
Observations A new report from the United States Sentencing Commission examines a group of 10,888 federal drug trafficking offenders released from US prisons and…
View More Do Longer Prison Sentences Reduce Recidivism? Federal Drug Trafficking Recidivism is Much Lower Than State ReturnsOffender Recidivism, Arrests or Incarceration or Returns to Prison-New Video
Is offender recidivism, arrests or incarceration or returns to prison increasing in the United States? This is a new video from Crime in America.Net addressing…
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Social Media Surveillance by Police and Correctional Agencies
Observations “Lone actor terrorists are broadcasting what they’re doing; we need to listen.” A DOJ report focuses on major criminal events and terrorist…
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US Prison Population Declined by 88,000-Most Are Violent Or Repeat Offenders
Observations 1% of adult males are serving federal or state prison sentences of greater than 1 year. Fifty-three percent of state prisoners are currently…
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659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison Populations
Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the…
View More 659,000 Fewer People Under Correctional Supervision-Big Drops in Jail-Probation-Prison PopulationsHuge Decrease for Parolees Returning to Prison
Subtitles Huge decrease in those on parole returning to prison. Approximately 1 in 53 adults in the United States was under community supervision at year-end…
View More Huge Decrease for Parolees Returning to PrisonVirginia’s Record Low Recidivism-Nobel Worthy or Shell Game?
Subtitles Virginia claims to have the lowest rate of returns to prison in the country. Virginia maintains a re-incarceration rate of 23.4 percent after three…
View More Virginia’s Record Low Recidivism-Nobel Worthy or Shell Game?“Nothing Works” in Corrections Replaced by “Nothing Works Well?”
Subtitles Do offender rehabilitation programs significantly reduce crime? Fifth in a series of articles on parole and probation research and practice. If swift but certain…
View More “Nothing Works” in Corrections Replaced by “Nothing Works Well?”GPS, Satellite Tracking, Electronic Monitoring and Criminal Offenders
Subtitles Is there hope for the future of community supervision? GPS tracking may be one of two programs that offer an effective strategy for monitoring…
View More GPS, Satellite Tracking, Electronic Monitoring and Criminal OffendersSome Offenders Believe That Justice Reforms Are BS
Subtitles: Are we playing a game of meaningless gestures? Is Ban the Box pointless? Is voting a hollow gesture? Offenders, criminals or justice-involved individuals; are…
View More Some Offenders Believe That Justice Reforms Are BSWhat Works in Parole and Probation-Minnesota Comprehensive Offender Reentry Plan
Subtitles Does parole and probation research show declines in arrests and reincarceration? What Works in Parole and Probation? Third in a series of articles…
View More What Works in Parole and Probation-Minnesota Comprehensive Offender Reentry PlanWhat Do Cops Want from Parole and Probation?
What Do Cops Want from Parole and Probation? By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies.…
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By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Former Senior Specialist for Crime Prevention for the Department…
View More What Works in Parole and Probation?1 in 52 adults on parole or probation. 4.7 million supervised
The one-percent decline in the number of adults supervised in the community on probation or parole between year-end 2013 and 2014 marked the seventh consecutive…
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