http://nicic.org/LibraryThe latest electronic resources added to the online library.These clinical practice guidelines "provide recommendations for the medical management of federal inmates with hepatitis C, or who are otherwise at risk of infection" (p.1). Sections of this document include: purpose; transmission of hepatitis C; acute hepatitis C infection—diagnosis and treatment; chronic hepatitis C infection—natural history, stepwise approach for detection evaluation, and treatment, and complicating medical conditions; management of cirrhosis; infection control; and definitions. Appendixes are: Inmate Fact Sheet on Hepatitis B & C Viral Infection; Stepwise Approach for Detecting, Evaluating, and Treating Chronic Hepatitis C; Hepatitis C Treatment Monitoring Schedule; Timeline for HCV Treatment Decisions—Genotypes 1, 4, 5, 6; Timeline for HCV Treatment Decisions –Genotypes 2 and 3; Interferon/Ribavirin Drug Information; Infection Control Practices for Hepatitis C; and Resources—Prevention and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis.http://nicic.org/Library/0238267/2/2009 8:58:10 AMMinnesota’s juvenile justice system, its incarcerated youth, and strategies to address system reform are described. Some of the topics discussed include: overview; role and purpose of the juvenile court; terms to describe juvenile offenders; Juvenile Justice System Flow Chart; what disproportionate minority contact (DMC) is; crime rates nationally and in Minnesota; demographics of arrested youth; the number of youth that appear in juvenile court and are on probation; how many youth are transferred to adult court for certification; how girls in correctional facilities are unique; and highlights from the data.http://nicic.org/Library/0238227/2/2009 8:48:40 AMIssues related to veterans' courts, courts created to address the involvement of veterans in the criminal justice system, are covered. Benefits realized by utilizing veterans' courts and criticisms leveled against their use are presented.http://nicic.org/Library/0238237/2/2009 8:33:09 AM"This research brief explores prisoner reentry from the perspective of Houston stakeholders and community members" (p. 1). Sections of this report include: prisoner reentry in Houston -- the numbers; the experience of returning home -- housing, employment, substance abuse treatment, and basic needs; barriers to accessing social services; criminal justice policies and practices -- preparation for release and post-release supervision; preparing inmates for release; roles for local government and nonprofits -- local government, nonprofit service providers, and community and faith organizations; community responses to reentry -- community attitudes and engagement; and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/0238137/2/2009 8:23:32 AMThe use of evidence-based practices to reduce recidivism and probation revocation is reviewed. Following an overview, this article discusses: developing the framework -- assessment, re-engineering, and offender supervision; and new tools for success -- diagnostic report that rates an individual in 11 different areas related to re-offending incorporating a "color-coded risk-needs supervision matrix" and motivational interviewing training.http://nicic.org/Library/0237996/30/2009 1:58:19 PMThe use of a geographic information system to manage residency restrictions applied to registered sex offenders is explored. Contents of this bulletin include: what geography has got to do with residency restrictions; right place, right time -- GPS monitoring in Pinellas County (FL); residency restrictions and sex offender recidivism -- implications for public safety; technical tips; geographic research suggests sex offender registry laws may not work; and news briefs.http://nicic.org/Library/0238066/30/2009 1:55:23 PMThe benefits of closing California's Division of Juvenile Facilities (DJF) and transferring incarcerated youth to county facilities are explained. Five sections are contained in this report: summary of findings; introduction; methodology; analysis of crime rates and youth incarceration rates, county institutional capacity and the DJF population, and impact on juvenile sentencing; and summary/conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/0238006/30/2009 1:52:29 PMThis chart provides an overview of the Sequential Intercept Model, "a conceptual framework for communities to organize targeted strategies for justice-involved individuals with serious mental illness" (p. 1). The model utilizes five intercepts -- law enforcement, initial detention/initial court hearings, jails and courts, reentry, and community corrections. Action for system-level change, action steps for service-level change at each intercept, and three major responses for every community are also reviewed.http://nicic.org/Library/0238076/25/2009 3:09:37 PMIn addition to assessing the compliance of selected agencies with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), this article provides sample policy statements to guide other organizations in their development of PREA policies. Sections following an abstract include: the PREA of 2003; research method; analysis and findings about staff training, inmate education, classification at intake, zero tolerance, reporting procedures, investigative protocol, mandatory separation, and inmate victim aftercare; and discussion and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/0238056/25/2009 3:01:39 PM"This research brief examines the challenges of incarceration and reentry from the perspective of family members on the outside" (p. 1). Topics discussed include: defining family; who the families of returning prisoners are; how relationships are maintained during incarceration; barriers families face in maintaining contact with their incarcerated relatives; how family members are affected by the return of their relatives; what types of support do family members provide and for how long; some family members are especially likely to provide support; resources and support family members of returning prisoners need; minor children; and discussion.http://nicic.org/Library/0238116/25/2009 2:45:40 PMThis website provides access to medical procedures and other health care related material. Resources available (June 23 2009) include: Nursing Practice Protocols; Nursing Practice Protocols -- Table of Contents; Management of Alleged Rape/Sexual Assault; Management of Pandemic Influenza; Revised Report of Injury or Unusual Occurrence; Management of Viral Hepatitis; Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure Management; Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Management; Pharmacy Services; Starter Stock Protocol; Controlled Drug Procedures; Management of Asthma; Management of Diabetes; Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Management of Hypertension; Management of Seizure Disorder; Management of Hepatitis C; Management of Coronary Artery Disease; Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Procedure for Implementation of Performance Improvement Program; Nursing Staff Competencies and Reporting Procedures; Management of Pregnancy; Inmate Palliative Care Volunteer Training; Mental Health Intake Screening and Evaluations; Respiratory Protection Program Guidelines; TB Contact Investigation Guideline; Tuberculosis Skin Test Guideline; and Tuberculosis Treatment Guideline.http://nicic.org/Library/0238086/25/2009 9:30:53 AMThe experiences of female offenders reentering Houston communities are relayed. Sections contained in this report include: overview of the female reentry experience; demographic characteristics; family status; pre-prison history; state prisons versus state jails; prison experiences; expectations for release; basic needs and support -- housing, employment, and financial support; post-release housing arrangements -- first night out and 8 to 10 months after release; employment levels by gender -- pre-prison and post-release; predictors of employment 8-10 months out; family and community -- family support and relationships, intimate partners, and minor children; predictors of family support 8-10 months out; the family member that the female offender is most closest to post-release; community programs and supervision; services, programs, or support currently useful to the female offender; substance use and treatment; predictors of frequent drug use 8-10 months out; health; self-reported physical health conditions; supervision; criminal activity; predictors of reincarceration one year after release; and implications for policy and review.http://nicic.org/Library/0238106/25/2009 9:30:40 AMThe effectiveness of residency restrictions for convicted sex offenders is examined. This publication takes a look at: four significant misperceptions about residency restrictions -- the victim is usually a stranger, recidivism is high among sex offenders, all sex offenders are equally dangerous, and community notification is highly effective in reducing recidivism; government responses to concerns about convicted sex offenders; residency restrictions across New York State; legal challenges to residency restrictions; the unconstitutionality of the “Takings” claim; the “Preemption” claim in New Jersey, Texas, and the claim’s unlikely use in New York; the ineffectiveness of residency restrictions; and concluding remarks. “Based on studies and legal opinions to date [February 2009], there has been no convincing evidence proffered that they have any effect in reducing recidivism” (p. 9).http://nicic.org/Library/0238096/25/2009 9:30:29 AMThis document provides information regarding enacting state, statute number, statute title, coverage, definitions and notes, penalties, and applicability to youth for criminal laws prohibiting the abuse of individuals by their caregivers.http://nicic.org/Library/0238036/25/2009 9:30:17 AMThis report covers research related to domestic violence. Eight sections make up this document: overview; reporting and arrests; perpetrator characteristics; victim characteristics; law enforcement responses; prosecution responses; judicial responses; and intervention programs.http://nicic.org/Library/0238026/25/2009 9:30:02 AMThis website provides access to the report and standards of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. The three parts of the report, which explain the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission’s (NPREC) “nine findings on the problems of sexual abuse in confinement and select policies and practices that must be mandatory everywhere to remedy these problems,” follow an Executive Summary: Part I. Understanding and Preventing Sexual Abuse -- A Problem that Must Be Solved, Leadership Matters, Unequal Risk for Vulnerability and Victimization, and Strengthening Oversight Inside and Out; Part II. Responding to Victims and Perpetrators -- Reporting, Investigation, and Punishment and Treating Trauma; and Part III. Special Populations -- When Children Are Involved, the Next Frontier of Community Corrections, and Immigrants in Detection (On the Margins). The proposed standards are designed to “ensure validity for particular conditions of confinement…[and provide] a substantial and salutary effect on the safety of prisons, jails, lockups, immigration detention centers, juvenile detention facilities, and community correctional facilities.” The Attorney General is required to promulgate national standards within a year of receiving the Commission's standards for review. “NPREC Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Adult Prisons and Jails, including Supplemental Standards for Facilities with Immigration Detainees”: I. Prevention and Response Planning; II. Prevention -- Training and Education and Screening for Risk of Sexual Victimization and Abusiveness; III. Detection and Response -- Reporting, Official Response Following an Inmate Report, Investigations, Discipline, and Medical and Mental Health Care; IV. Monitoring -- Data Collection and Review and Audits; V. Supplemental Standards; Appendixes -- Responsibilities of Forensic Medical Examiners, Training Topics and Procedures, Incident-Based Data Collection, and Standards Implementation Needs Assessment. “NPREC Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Lockups”: I. Prevention and Response Planning; II. Prevention -- Training and Education; III. Detection and Response -- Reporting, Official Response Following a Detainee Report, Investigations, Discipline, and Medical and Mental Health Care; IV. Monitoring -- Data Collection and Review and Audits; Appendixes -- Training Topics and Procedures, Incident-Based Data Collection, and Standards Implementation Needs Assessment. “NPREC Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Juvenile Facilities”: I. Prevention and Response Planning; II. Prevention -- Training and Education and Screening for Risk of Sexual Victimization and Abusiveness; III. Detection and Response -- Reporting, Official Response Following a Defendant/Offender Report, Investigations, Discipline, and Medical and Mental Health Care; IV. Monitoring -- Data Collection and Review and Audits; Appendixes -- Responsibilities of Forensic Medical Examiners, Training Topics and Procedures, Incident-Based Data Collection, and Standards Implementation Needs Assessment. “NPREC Standards for the Prevention, Detection, Response, and Monitoring of Sexual Abuse in Community Corrections”: I. Prevention and Response Planning; II. Prevention -- Training and Education and Assessment and Placement of Residents; III. Detection and Response -- Reporting, Official Response Following a Resident Report, Investigations, Discipline, and Medical and Mental Health Care; IV. Monitoring -- Data Collection and Review and Audits; Appendixes -- Responsibilities of Forensic Medical Examiners, Training Topics and Procedures, Incident-Based Data Collection, and Standards Implementation Needs Assessment. http://nicic.org/Library/0238126/24/2009 10:59:40 AMFollowing an abstract, this article has sections that cover: meta-analytical procedures; cost-benefit procedures; findings for what reduces crime and what the costs and benefits are; and conclusions. This article describes the methodology behind, and includes some updates to, the 2006 report, "Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs and Crime Rates." Programs evaluated are those operating in the adult and juvenile offender systems, as well as prevention programs. Based on studies of these programs, each is rated in terms of its effect on crime outcomes, and benefits and costs per participant. The analysis finds that "some programs work, some programs do not, and careful analysis is needed to inform policy decisions" (p. 183).http://nicic.org/Library/0237896/23/2009 9:22:43 AMAn "overview on data available on individual, family, and school risk factors for girls in Illinois" is provided (p. i). Topics discussed following an executive summary include: girls at risk for delinquency; girls in the Illinois juvenile justice system; and gender-specific programming.http://nicic.org/Library/0237916/23/2009 9:07:01 AMAccess to information regarding the sentencing of juveniles to life without parole is available at this website. Hearing documentation, the video podcast, related news, and written testimony submitted to the the House Subcommittee are included.http://nicic.org/Library/0237936/23/2009 8:59:53 AMhttp://nicic.org/Library/serial9966/22/2009 3:36:38 PMhttp://nicic.org/Library/serial9986/22/2009 3:36:25 PMhttp://nicic.org/Library/serial9976/22/2009 3:36:07 PMhttp://nicic.org/Library/serial9956/22/2009 2:33:20 PM“This policy brief details how states can see a net reduction in costs by moving expenditures away from large, congruent care facilities (often called “training schools”) for youth and investing in community-based alternatives” (p.1). Sections of this document include: introduction; juvenile justice definitions; current trend -- more youth are being caught up in the juvenile justice system; locking up youth can be costly for states; shifting the fiscal architecture of state juvenile justice systems can save money and improve outcomes; conditions litigation can be costly result of mass incarceration of youth; confinement can have negative consequences for youth and communities; locking up more youth does not improve public safety; community-based programs are proven, cost-effective alternatives to imprisonment; recommendations; negative impacts of confinement; and community-based programs that work.http://nicic.org/Library/0237956/18/2009 8:58:03 AM"This paper evaluates change management as an imperative for success for the individual leader and his or her organization" (p. 1). Sections following an abstract include: introduction; dimensions of change; the adaptive leader's paradigmatic framework -- the Adaptive Leadership Model, paradigmatic perspectives, and a multi-dimensional adaptive approach; dimensions of the four types of organizational change -- processual, functional, cultural, and power; and summary.http://nicic.org/Library/0237946/18/2009 8:43:36 AM