Highlights If risk assessments of criminal offenders consistently show signs of bias, what does that mean for criminal justice reform? “There remains evidence that the…
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Tag: Corrections
Correctional Supervision Decreased 23% Since 2012-Is There A Crime Connection?
Highlights Is there a connection between prison populations, correctional supervision and crime? Based on the best available evidence from the US Department of Justice, it…
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Prison Inmates-9 Prior Arrests-4 Million Total Arrests-42 Percent Had 5-10 Incarcerations
Highlights The 369,200 persons admitted to state prison in 34 states had an estimated 4.2 million prior arrests. Persons admitted to state prison had…
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The Mostly Violent Prison Population Decreased Every Year Since 2013
Highlights The U.S. prison population was 1,204,300 at yearend 2021, a 25% decrease from 2011 (1,599,000). Per the Bureau Of Justice Statistics, 58% of all…
View More The Mostly Violent Prison Population Decreased Every Year Since 2013Are Historic Declines In Offender Accountability-Correctional Numbers Connected To Rising Violence?
Highlights The incarcerated population fell to its lowest level since 2003. The adult probation rate is at its lowest point in 35 years. Multiple sources…
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Correctional Populations Fell Dramatically During Rising Violence
Highlights Violent crime and serious violent crime began to increase by 28 percent in 2015 per the US Department of Justice. The US had the…
View More Correctional Populations Fell Dramatically During Rising ViolenceDOJ-Massive Rearrests After Prison-Long Sentences Means Less Crime
Highlights Released prisoners who served less time had higher arrest rates. During the five-year follow-up period, an estimated 1.1 million arrests occurred among the approximately…
View More DOJ-Massive Rearrests After Prison-Long Sentences Means Less CrimeLike Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The Job
Highlights Nearly one-third of federal correctional officer jobs in the United States are vacant. State correctional agencies are having problems with recruitment and retention. The…
View More Like Cops-Correctional Officers Are Leaving The JobMost Prisoners Serve Less Than Two Years-Violent Serve Less Than Three
Highlights An overview of time served in prison from the US Department of Justice. Most offenders are out of prison in less than two years.…
View More Most Prisoners Serve Less Than Two Years-Violent Serve Less Than ThreeFemale Correctional Officers And Sexual Misconduct
Highlights 69 percent of staff sexual assault allegations with male prison inmates involve female correctional employees, Bureau Of Justice Statistics. In juvenile facilities, in most-serious…
View More Female Correctional Officers And Sexual MisconductThe US Correctional Population Reaches A 19 Year Low-Why?
Highlights There is a 19-year low in the number of persons under the supervision of adult correctional systems. The correctional population between 2008 and 2018…
View More The US Correctional Population Reaches A 19 Year Low-Why?Federal Research-Long Prison Sentences Significantly Reduce Crime And Recidivism
Highlights In the two models with the larger sample sizes, offenders incarcerated for more than 120 months were approximately 30 percent less likely to recidivate.…
View More Federal Research-Long Prison Sentences Significantly Reduce Crime And RecidivismCriminal Rehabilitation Programs-Some Work-Most Don’t
Offender Rehabilitation And Reentry Programs-What Works “Programs that included group work, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or CBT-like components, counseling, or that used drug court or other…
View More Criminal Rehabilitation Programs-Some Work-Most Don’tCoronavirus Updates-Coughing On Cops-Interrupted Drugs-Testing Meth-Don’t Commit Crime-Help From DOJ
Highlights Help from DOJ, moderate crime, interrupted drug markets, testing meth and unique responses from law enforcement are all part of the coronavirus-COVID-19 justice experience.…
View More Coronavirus Updates-Coughing On Cops-Interrupted Drugs-Testing Meth-Don’t Commit Crime-Help From DOJCoronavirus Jails And Prisons-Will Correctional Officers Stay?
Highlights Will correctional officers stay on the job in prisons and jails during the Coronavirus outbreak? For officers and staff, it’s almost impossible not to…
View More Coronavirus Jails And Prisons-Will Correctional Officers Stay?The Coronavirus, Law Enforcement, Corrections And Crime
Highlights Citizens will look to law enforcement for leadership and guidance. It’s time to prepare and enhance our communications strategies The Coronavirus will push the…
View More The Coronavirus, Law Enforcement, Corrections And CrimeLaw Enforcement And Corrections Have Limits
Highlights Cops are not there to solve society’s problems. The pressure from citizens, communities, media, advocates and politicians are simply too much for most law…
View More Law Enforcement And Corrections Have LimitsThe Federal Government Will Predict Future Criminal Behavior
Highlights Development of the US Department of Justice risk and needs assessment could affect as many as 106,000 federal prisoners. If researchers and critics cannot…
View More The Federal Government Will Predict Future Criminal BehaviorShould Policing Be Like Military Service?
Highlights Should policing or corrections be like military service with a defined period of enlistment and benefits? More officers are dying by suicide than by…
View More Should Policing Be Like Military Service?US Correctional Population Declines By 726,000
Summary The overall correctional population dropped by 726,000 since the peak year of 2007. There were 111,000 fewer people in prison since the peak year…
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