Observations Is an honest discussion about offender rehabilitation programs possible? The collective data indicate that programs for offenders either don’t work, or make things worse,…
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Prison Population Declines Need Explanation
Observations Prison populations fell considerably. Why? What are the impacts for crime and criminal justice policy? Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking…
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Three Percent of Americans Have Been To Prison- Eight Percent Have Felonies
Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national and state criminal justice agencies. Interviewed multiple times by every national news outlet.…
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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Observations Has “nothing works” been replaced by “nothing works well?”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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Can We Cut Probation Caseloads by 50 Percent?
Observations So the bottom line is that we can “manage” the probation population by limiting interactions. But unlike the advocates, I’m not going to tell…
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Ban the Box Isn’t Working for Ex-Offenders
Observation Ban the box isn’t working, but few want to train offenders for employment self-sufficiency or issue them certificates of rehabilitation. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr.…
View More Ban the Box Isn’t Working for Ex-OffendersDOJ Evaluations on Offender Rehabilitation Are Not Encouraging
Observation Most of the data is not encouraging, indicating that we have a long way to go as to effective offender rehabilitation and reentry. Author…
View More DOJ Evaluations on Offender Rehabilitation Are Not Encouraging“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?”What 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 PlanPercent of Released Prisoners Returning to Incarceration
Background The nation’s only repository for all major recidivism research. Author By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of supervising public affairs for national and state…
View More Percent of Released Prisoners Returning to IncarcerationSuccessful offender reentry program in San Diego
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) recently released its third annual report on the San Diego Prisoner Reentry Program. The key program components are…
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