http://nicic.org/LibraryThe latest electronic resources added to the online library.This 16-hour training program focuses on the complex issues surrounding supervision of women who are under the jurisdiction of probation and parole, pre-trial services and other community corrections agencies. The goal of the training is to educate correctional professionals on how to better help women under community supervision to reach their full potential, live a healthy, crime free lifestyle, and succeed and be productive citizens in the community. Participants will be able to: identify the unique service needs of women offender;: identify the core attributes of gender-responsive supervision in community corrections; understand what it means to describe women offenders as “relational” and the implications of this core attribute for supervision strategies and outcomes in the community; understand how some gender differences between males and females can impact the behavior of women offenders and their responses to supervision; understand the need to develop and incorporate multi-cultural approaches in gender-responsive supervision; identify the major symptoms and triggers of trauma in women, and recognize language and behaviors that are insensitive to the experiences of trauma in women offender’s lives; incorporate gender-specific risk and need elements in the assessment process; and develop a gender-responsive case plan to effectively supervise women in a supportive community environment.http://nicic.org/Library/02410511/20/2009 4:04:43 PMThis document “represents the first effort to examine the experiences of LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender ] youth in juvenile courts across the country” (p. 1). Ten chapters follow and executive summary: barriers to fair and effective juvenile justice systems; professionals’ responsibility to treat youth in juvenile courts fairly; common misconceptions and biases about LGBT youth in the juvenile justice system; attempts to change, control, or punish LGBT adolescent sexual orientation and gender identity; impact of family rejection and school harassment on LGBT youth involvement in the juvenile justice system; lack of services to meet the needs of LGBT youth; harmful and inappropriate use of pretrial detention; unsafe and unfair conditions of confinement of LGBT youth; barrier to zealous defense advocacy for LGBT youth; and conclusion and recommendations. Appendixes include: glossary; redacted court order regarding transgender youth; and a model non-discriminatory services policy.http://nicic.org/Library/02410211/20/2009 10:11:05 AMUtilizing a social conceptualization process, researchers at the Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research “developed [this] framework for understanding “community” and its role in the reentry process for people with behavioral health problems” (p. 1). This brief covers: social relations and social capital; Center application of conceptualized social capital to reentering offenders with mental illnesses; Critical Time Intervention (CTI); and the next step for research on social relations and social capital.http://nicic.org/Library/02410111/20/2009 10:10:44 AMThis “manual draws on the experiences of the Ready4Work sites and establishes best practices in mentoring to provide guidelines for practitioners who are interested in developing a mentoring component that helps support ex-prisoners and quite possibly enhances the effectiveness of other program areas, such as job placement and retention” (p. 5). Seven section comprise this guide: introduction; designing the mentoring component; hiring a mentor coordinator; developing initial policies and procedures; recruiting mentors; training and matching mentors; and providing supervision and support.http://nicic.org/Library/02410011/19/2009 4:03:09 PMLifelines “provides information and recommendations on how to take advantage of federal rules and how to align state and local policies with them so as to create a comprehensive system of services and supports upon release” (p. 2). Topics discussed in Volume 1 can be grouped according to the case for benefit assistance as part of re-entry programming—why public officials should support benefit initiatives, individuals with mental illnesses in corrections; a problem for corrections; ensuring successful release solves these problems; the high cost of doing nothing; benefit initiatives; the value of benefits; data from re-entry and diversion programs show value; and what to do. Volume 2 contains three blueprints; one each for state action, local government action, and action at the facility level. Materials in Volume 3 Appendix are organized according to: summary of federal rules in benefit programs; collaborations between corrections and mental health for sharing health information; and related resources.http://nicic.org/Library/02409911/19/2009 4:02:41 PMPractices related to a valid inmate classification system are explained. Modules include: welcome and introduction; overview of classification; mini-versity—records data and information systems, validation/revalidation/reliability and tweaking, PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act), and internal classification; classification and litigation; new research and innovative approaches to classification; classification community and network resources; gender responsive considerations and strategies; and action learning project.http://nicic.org/Library/02409711/19/2009 4:01:14 PMThis program focuses on key elements in effective jail administration and is designed to address the unique needs of small jail administrators. Modules are: introduction and overview; introduction to action planning; using jail standards; managing risk; developing policy and procedures; defining staffing needs; managing the workforce; managing inmate behavior; developing a fire, safety, and sanitation plan; and assessing jail operations.http://nicic.org/Library/02409611/19/2009 3:59:53 PMThe relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated include: mental abuse among police detainees, mental illness and drug use and offending, and childhood abuse and drug use and offending. Results show that female detainees are more likely than males to use “Hard” drugs (i.e., heroin and amphetamines), be arrested for property crimes, and possess a stronger relationship between drug use, offending and being abused as a child.http://nicic.org/Library/ 02409511/16/2009 1:28:26 PMThe relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated include: mental abuse among police detainees, mental illness and drug use and offending, and childhood abuse and drug use and offending. Results show that female detainees are more likely than males to use “Hard” drugs (i.e., heroin and amphetamines), be arrested for property crimes, and possess a stronger relationship between drug use, offending and being abused as a child.http://nicic.org/Library/ 02409511/13/2009 2:58:54 PMThe relationship between mental health, drug use, offending, and abuse as a child is examined. Groupings investigated include: mental abuse among police detainees, mental illness and drug use and offending, and childhood abuse and drug use and offending. Results show that female detainees are more likely than males to use “Hard” drugs (i.e., heroin and amphetamines), be arrested for property crimes, and possess a stronger relationship between drug use, offending and being abused as a child.http://nicic.org/Library/ 02409511/13/2009 2:39:57 PMThe Government Accountability Office found that the BOP estimates its Annual Budget using three general steps; BOP’s methods for estimating costs largely reflect best practices; and costs for key operations have exceeded the funding levels requested in the Presidents budget in recent years.http://nicic.org/Library/02409411/13/2009 1:37:13 PMThis article discusses “how and when to use deadly force in a correctional facility and most importantly how to defend your actions” (p.1). Topics covered include: while taking a life is very rare, at times it must be done; the “unbeatable attitude”; survival in a life threatening situation; three types of force response that can be justified; the “Totality of the Circumstances” and justification the ones use of force; and the bottom line— correctional officers should never personally put themselves or other officers in positions of serious threat of death or harm.http://nicic.org/Library/02409111/13/2009 10:03:13 AM“This report summarizes the findings of a large-scale research project on processing delays in youth justice systems across the United States” (p. ii). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; the history of court delay; the causes and effects of delayed justice; controlling court delay—legal, professional, and managerial efforts; controlling juvenile court delay—constitutional provisions, limiting due process for juveniles, and legislation and rules in the juvenile court; recent trends in delinquency case processing time; delay reduction efforts in three juvenile courts; and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/02409211/13/2009 9:57:41 AMThe fact that “while ATI [alternatives-to-incarceration] programming holds promise as part of a criminal justice reform strategy, the full realization of this promise is thwarted by the structure and rules of the criminal justice system itself” is explained (p. 237). This article is divided into three parts: alternatives-to-incarceration programs—the development of ATI programming, the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) and New York City’s ATI programs, documentation of ATI program effectiveness, and limits to ATI programming impacts; ATI in the carceral state—drug laws and mandatory sentencing places people out of ATIs’ reach, racialized justice, racial disparities, and limitations on alternatives, and the real world of prisons, agendas, social economics, and social control; and conclusions—ATI relevance in an era of incarceration.http://nicic.org/Library/02409011/12/2009 4:02:51 PMThe relationship between the reentry of ex-prisoners into the community and their ability to find employment is examined. Sections following an abstract are: introduction; Stage 1—hiring experiment; and Stage 2—an employer’s perspective. These articles are appended to this report: “Sequencing Disadvantages: Barriers to Employment Facing Young Black and White Men with Criminal Records” by Devah Pager, Bruce Western, and Naomi Sugie; “Discrimination in a Low-Wage Labor Market: A Field Experiment” by Devah, Western, and Bart Bonikowski; “”Bayesian Bigot? Statistical Discrimination, Stereotypes, and Employer Decision Making” by Pager and Diana Karafin; and “Walking the Talk? What Employers Say Versus What They Do” by Pager and Lincoln Quillian.http://nicic.org/Library/02408811/12/2009 10:44:55 AMThis paper looks at “whether the relationship between criminal justice involvement and low status attainment signifies a causal effect or a selective artifact” with a young person reaching adulthood (p. vii). Chapters following and executive summary include: introduction; data and methodology; impact of first-time incarceration on status attainment; impact of first-time conviction on status attainment; and conclusion and recommendations. Tables are also providing statistics regarding impact of first-time arrest at ages 16-17 and at ages 18-19 on status attainment. The empirical evidence shows that youth with criminal records experience substantial problems with getting jobs and/or further education.http://nicic.org/Library/02408711/12/2009 9:22:06 AMProblems inherent with the Census Bureau counting prisoners as residents of the surrounding community county in which they are incarcerated are explained. Sections of this document are: introduction; redistricting and "one person, one vote"; Gardner MA rejects Census Bureau’s prison count; the Census Bureau should change how it counts people in prison; and Massachusetts should adjust the U.S. Census’ count of prisoners prior to redistricting.http://nicic.org/Library/02408511/9/2009 10:07:02 AMProblems inherent with the Census Bureau counting prisoners as residents of the surrounding community county in which they are incarcerated are explained. Sections of this document are: introduction; redistricting and "one person, one vote"—diluting votes in the State legislature and diluting votes on the local level; and recommendations—ask the Census Bureau to change where it counts people in prison, Oklahoma can adjust the U.S. Census’ count of prisoners prior to redistricting to count incarcerated people at home, Oklahoma can draw state and/or county districts without the prison populations, and Oklahoma should require counties to draw districts without regard to prison populations and provide them with technical resources to do so.http://nicic.org/Library/02408611/9/2009 10:06:36 AMBy utilizing the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), substance abuse treatment admissions referred by the criminal justice system are compared to admissions from other agencies. Sections following a summary are: demographic characteristics; treatment characteristics; treatment outcomes; trends in criminal justice referrals; and discussion. “In 2007, the criminal justice system was the largest single source of referrals to the substance abuse treatment system, comprising 37 percent of all admissions…approximately 670,500 of the 1.8 million admissions” (p. 1).http://nicic.org/Library/02408111/6/2009 12:47:03 PMWays to address widespread infection in correctional facilities are covered. Topics discussed include: increased use of personal and environmental cleaning; ranking infection risk from DEFCON 1 to 4; and focusing on disinfecting floors.http://nicic.org/Library/02407011/6/2009 12:46:19 PMThe future role of prison officers is discussed. Sections of this report include: introduction; numbers and attitudes; recruitment; an inquiry of mental history and self harm in custody; an international comparison—Norway; the role of the prison officer; prison expansion and the changing role of the prison officer; and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/02408011/6/2009 9:04:02 AM"In light of PREA [Prison Rape Elimination Act], as well as the development of a growing body of other law aimed at eliminating sexual abuse of persons in custody, the NIC/WCL Project has prepares this publication addressing human resources concerns related to preventing staff sexual misconduct in custodial settings” (p. 1). Sections comprising this report are: introduction; prevention—hiring, on-the-job prevention policies, specific policies in the public employment context, and implementing preventative policies in a union environment; investigation; discipline and termination; and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/02407811/5/2009 12:19:11 PMThe exposure of children ages 17 and younger to violence is examined. This bulletin contains the following sections: introduction; OJJDP message; background—the problem of violence against children and prior attempts at comprehensive measurements; history of the current study; highlights of survey results—physical assault, bullying, sexual victimization, child maltreatment, witnessing and indirect exposure to violence, and multiple and cumulative victimization; developmental patterns in exposure to violence; methodology, types of violent victimization surveyed, and limitations; and implications for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.http://nicic.org/Library/02407711/5/2009 11:59:17 AM“This report summarizes the findings of a large-scale research project on processing delays in youth justice systems across the United States” (p. ii). Sections following an executive summary include: introduction; history of court delay; causes and effects of delayed justice; controlling court delay; controlling juvenile court delay; recent trends in delinquency case processing time; delay reduction efforts in three juvenile courts; and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/02407611/5/2009 11:32:26 AMThis article discusses the strategies utilized by parole agencies to help ex-prisoners get jobs. Sections of this publication include: the challenges faced by ex-prisoners seeking employment; the role of the parole officer; strategies used by parole agencies to increase the employability of persons under supervision; vocational assessment and career guidance; job readiness and pre-employment instruction; assistance in securing documents needed for employment; job placement assistance; fidelity bonding; Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); post placement guidance and follow-up; tracking the employment rates of parolees; policy recommendations; and conclusions.http://nicic.org/Library/02407511/5/2009 11:05:53 AM