Female Correctional Officers And Inmate Sexual-Personal Relations-The Casey White Escape

Highlights Can the Vicky White-Casey White escape case provide insight as to why correctional officers are compromised? Data from the US Department of Justice states…

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Coronavirus-Violence And Crime Will Undoubtedly Return

Highlights For the moment, crime during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) seems moderate. Law enforcement agencies throughout the world, however, are expressing concern. “Criminals are just interested…

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Saving Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs

  Observations I’m suggesting that we focus almost exclusively on mental health and the co-occurring issue of substance abuse. With budget limitations, we can’t be…

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Are Offender Rehabilitation Programs Dead? New DOJ Report

  Observations Has “nothing works” been replaced by “nothing works well?” With new data from the Department of Justice regarding a signature program, it seems…

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Offender Recidivism: What Works-What’s Hogwash

Subtitle We may be making progress as to reducing recidivism in the United States. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national…

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Parole Caseloads Longer, More Violent, More Challenging Since 2005

Subtitles The use of discretionary parole increased dramatically. The parole population from 2005 to 2015 included the same percentage of active cases (83 percent) when…

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Despite Reform Efforts, Probation Hasn’t Changed Much Since 2005

Observations  The probation population from 2005 to 2015 included more active cases when they were supposed to decline due to diversions. Treatment doesn’t exist beyond…

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Jail Inmates Decrease by 93,000 Inmates-2,700,000 Fewer Admissions to Jails When Compared to Peak Years

  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…

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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…

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