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SOURCE: Washington State Institute For Public Policy (Olympia, Wa)

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1. Does Sex Offender Registration and Notification Reduce Crime? A Systematic Review of the Research Literature
The impact of sex offender registration and community notification laws on crime reduction is investigated. This report ... Read More
Added: July 21, 2009
2. Going Home: The Washington State Reentry Program -- Interim Report: 18-Month Recidivism Rates for Program Participants
Interim recidivism outcomes are provided for the Going Home Project -- a reentry program for high-risk violent youth. ... Read More
Added: June 18, 2009
3. New Risk Instrument for Offenders Improves Classification Decisions
Results are provided from an evaluation of Washington State's Offender Accountability Act's (OAA) static risk assessment ... Read More
Added: April 21, 2009
4. The Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender Program: Four-Year Felony Recidivism and Cost Effectiveness
Results from an evaluation of Washington State's Dangerously Mentally Ill Offender (DMIO) program are presented. Sections in ... Read More
Added: March 03, 2009
5. Increased Earned Release From Prison: Impacts of a 2003 Law on Recidivism and Crime Costs, Revised
The effects of increasing earned release time (similar to "good time") from 33% to 50% of an inmate's total sentence are ... Read More
Added: December 18, 2008
6. Washington's Offender Accountability Act: Department of Corrections' Static Risk Instrument
The validity of the Washington State Department of Corrections' risk assessment instrument is investigated. This report ... Read More
Added: November 26, 2008
7. Risk Assessment Instruments to Predict Recidivism of Sex Offenders: Practices in Washington State
The use of risk assessment instruments for sex offender recidivism in Washington State is examined. Sections following a ... Read More
Added: August 08, 2008
8. Assessing the Risk of Juvenile Sex Offenders Using the Intensive Parole Sex Offender Domain
Determining juvenile sex offender recidivism utilizing the IPSA (Intensive Parole Supervision Assessment) is investigated. ... Read More
Added: July 02, 2008
9. Community Notification as Viewed by Washington's Citizens: A 10-Year Follow-Up
The opinions of Washington State adults regarding the state's Community Protection Act are recorded. This report has these ... Read More
Added: April 22, 2008
10. The Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender Program: Three-Year Felony Recidivism and Cost Effectiveness
The benefits realized by the Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender (DMIO) program over the three year period following DMIO ... Read More
Added: March 19, 2008
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