http://nicic.org/LibraryThe latest electronic resources added to the online library.Constitutional issues related to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators in Washington are addressed. This paper is divided into five parts: the U.S. Supreme Court's civil commitment jurisprudence; the framework for assessing whether treatment is constitutionally adequate; the SCC's (Washington State's Special Containment Center) non-compliance with its constitutional obligations; the relationship between the requirement of constitutionally adequate treatment and the constitutionality of civil commitment; and conclusion.http://nicic.org/Library/0230375/8/2008 4:47:27 PMThe use of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) aka YLSI by three different agencies (the Family Courts of the Second and Third Circuits and the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility) is analyzed. This report is comprised of three sections: YLSI population descriptors by agency; YLSI risk scores and risk levels by agency; and average YLSI scores for probationers and wards by circuit, age group, and gender. A summary of findings and an appendix regarding YLSI subscale measurements are also included.http://nicic.org/Library/0230325/8/2008 4:47:09 PMAn offender employment program for probationers in New York is described. Sections of this document are: employment and crime reduction; pathways to employment training -- Employment Matters (EM), Ready, Set, Work!, and Retention Counts! (RC); Offender Workforce Development Specialists (OWDS); and training numbers as of March, 2008.http://nicic.org/Library/0230495/7/2008 11:47:07 AMInformation about Washington State DOC buildings that are designed and constructed according to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver standards is provided at this website.http://nicic.org/Library/0230365/6/2008 6:48:41 PMResults of a survey regarding mental health court or jail diversion program operations are presented. Sections following an abstract are: mental health courts in the U.S.; methods; criteria for admittance; work load of the court; participant compliance; treatment and services provided to participants; funding; and conclusions. While 83% of respondents do not accept sex offenders, 41% allow co-occurring disorders.http://nicic.org/Library/0230355/6/2008 6:43:56 PMThe juvenile-inclusive blended sentencing system (in which the "juvenile court imposes both juvenile and adult sanctions, typically suspending the adult sanction") as practiced in Ohio is investigated (p. 3). This report has these sections: introduction and relevant literature; methodology; results according to demographics, the offense, recidivism risk, juvenile adjudication processing, and treatment; and discussion. The most serious sanction was consistently applied to the most serious offense, that being a murder conviction.http://nicic.org/Library/0230425/6/2008 5:42:54 PMThe essential steps in screening individuals wanting to be volunteers are described. The ten step process entails: risk management; using the organization's chart and position descriptions to identify and manage risk; recruitment process; application form; interviews; reference checks; police record checks (PRC); orientation and training; supervision and evaluation; and participant follow-up.http://nicic.org/Library/0230435/6/2008 5:08:28 PMInformation is provided regarding state and federal inmates infected with HIV or AIDS at year end 2006. Statistics that follow the report's highlights cover HIV infection by region and state, HIV infection by gender, confirmed AIDS cases, AIDS-related deaths, HIV testing in prisons, and related statistical tables. Within the overall prison population, 3.1% of the inmates are HIV-positive, 1.6% of males have AIDS, and 2.4% of females have AIDS.http://nicic.org/Library/0230455/6/2008 5:02:18 PMMedical problems experienced by inmates as recorded in the "2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities" are reported. Highlights, selected findings, and related statistical tables are provided. The two most reported medical problems are arthritis (state 15%/federal 12%) and hypertension (state 14%/federal 13%).http://nicic.org/Library/0230465/6/2008 4:54:42 PMThe validity and utility of various instruments used for predicting violent risk are assessed. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; methods and procedures; results -- description of database, predictive validities of risk measures for institutional violence and violent recidivism, comparison of effect sizes by generation of risk instrument, and comparisons based on the static versus dynamic content of the instrument, measure administration method, and instrument relevance to corrections; and discussion -- actuarial, structured, and psychopathy checklist instruments, recommendations to guide instrument selection, issues for future research and consideration, and conclusion. Valid instruments appear to be the LSI-R, LS/CMI, and the HCR-20.http://nicic.org/Library/0223945/6/2008 3:01:36 PMEach year, more and more employers are requiring job applicants to apply online or at a computer kiosk. Offenders in prisons, jails, parole and probation offices, faith-based agencies, and community-based organizations can use this CD-ROM to practice completing an employment application using a computer that does not have access to the Internet. This simulation training program provides basic information about computerized employment applications, tips for completing online job applications, a printable worksheet that can be used to prepare offenders for using these systems, and a full-length interactive application with context sensitive help. At the completion of the process, the user can print out the information that was entered.http://nicic.org/Library/0229965/6/2008 11:29:35 AMResults from a poll regarding reforms to juvenile justice systems are presented. Findings show that the public believes: youth have the potential to change; funds should be spent on counseling, education, and job training programs rather than incarceration; treatment and services are more effective at rehabilitating youth than incarceration; nonviolent juveniles should be placed in small, residential facilities in their own communities rather than in large distant institutions; and the juvenile justice system treats low-income and minority youth unfairly.http://nicic.org/Library/0230475/2/2008 4:48:47 PMRespondents' opinions about two juvenile justice policy alternatives - incarceration and rehabilitation (which is more effective) - are compared. The "public is willing to pay nearly 20 percent more in additional taxes annually for programs that offer rehabilitative services to serious juvenile offenders than for longer periods of incarceration" (p. 5).http://nicic.org/Library/0230485/2/2008 4:41:53 PMThis website provides access to presentations regarding new research related to reentry given at the Occasional Series on Reentry Research. Topics include offender employment, child support, visitation, social relations, sex offender laws, and ex-offenders helping others.http://nicic.org/Library/0230505/2/2008 4:20:45 PMThis press release covers the signing into law of the Minority Impact Statement Law HF 2393, "a bill requiring a "Minority Impact Statement" for any legislation related to a public offense, sentencing, or parole and probation procedures" (p. 1).http://nicic.org/Library/0230515/2/2008 4:16:23 PMThe satisfaction of Oregon parole officers (POs) with the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) is assessed. Sections of this report include: introduction; method; results for timeliness, accuracy, helpfulness, expertise, availability of information, and overall service. The overall quality of service provided by the Oregon DOC is rated at 83% excellent or good. A copy of the survey is included.http://nicic.org/Library/0230445/2/2008 4:11:13 PMIssues surrounding the placement of 17-year-old offenders in the Wisconsin adult criminal justice system are examined. Sections comprising this report are: report highlights; introduction; arrests; court proceedings; county jails; state correctional system; probation revocation and recidivism; and future considerations. Appendixes include: 2005 Wisconsin population data; county criminal case filings against 17-year-olds; county sentencing practices in felony cases filed against 17-year-olds; sentencing in cases filed as misdemeanors and criminal traffic; program availability by facility; costs of supervision in the adult correctional system; court jurisdiction over juveniles in selected states; juvenile correctional institutions; criminal court jurisdiction over juveniles in Wisconsin; youth aids funding allocated to counties; and agency response. Wisconsin is one of 13 states that automatically treat 17-year-olds as adults. Returning 17-year-olds to the juvenile justice system will result in added costs. Costs per adult in jails, prison, or probation are respectively $18,000, $27,600, and $2,100, while those same costs for juveniles run $55,000, $74,100, and $11,700.http://nicic.org/Library/0230405/2/2008 3:58:55 PMThe U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court that the Commonwealth's lethal injection protocol "does not violate the Eighth Amendment because it does not create a substantial risk of wanton and unnecessary infliction of pain, torture, or lingering death" (p. 1-2).http://nicic.org/Library/0230415/2/2008 3:40:22 PMGuidelines for the medical management of inmates with lipid disorders are provided. Procedures cover: screening; risk assessment; baseline clinician evaluation--medical history, physical examination, and diagnostic and laboratory evaluations; treatment -- general strategies and goals, therapeutic lifestyle changes, medication strategies and special considerations, and medication options; periodic evaluations; and health care provider resources.http://nicic.org/Library/0211605/2/2008 2:21:27 PMResults are provided from an assessment of the Guardian Ad Litem/Advocate Pilot Project, "established to determine the need of judicial review for the services provided to at-risk juveniles committed to a Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) juvenile correctional facility" (p. 1).http://nicic.org/Library/0230315/2/2008 2:11:45 PMResults from the 2007 assessment of the Delaware Department of Correction Boot Camp Program are presented. In addition to an executive summary, this report has these sections: background; clientele; summary statistics; graduation rates; arrest history of boot camp admissions; recidivism by platoon, new management regime (post December 2005), admission type, and in comparison to other offenders released in Delaware; and recidivism by at risk date. Recidivism at 12 months following graduation for the old management regime was 73.9%, while the rate is 55% for the new management regime.http://nicic.org/Library/0230305/2/2008 1:46:33 PMThe Secure Communities Plan "will change immigration enforcement by using technology to share information between law enforcement agencies and by applying risk-based methodologies to focus resources on assisting all local communities [to] remove high-risk criminal aliens" (p. 1). This fact sheet contains these sections: executive summary; strategic goals; overview of the Criminal Alien Program (CAP); resource overview; Level One implementation; identifying criminal aliens in the past; the way it works now; and key enhancements.http://nicic.org/Library/0230295/2/2008 9:10:27 AMThe relationship between incarceration and crime is discussed by Dr. Alfred Blumstein and Dr. James Q. Wilson. Topics covered include: what research tells us about the impact of incarceration on crime; the credit prisons deserve for the decline in crime rates; would crime be reduced by more imprisonment; an explanation for New York's decrease in violent crime of 57% with a decrease in imprisonment, while Florida has tripled its prison population and decreased violent crime by 30%; other factors that influence crime; and policies and programs that result in the most cost-effective way to reduce crime.http://nicic.org/Library/0230285/2/2008 9:04:26 AMThe criminal careers of forty-nine inmates of a medium-security prison in California are examined. All are serving time for armed robbery and all have served at least one prior term. Data was gathered from structured interviews with the offenders and from their official criminal records. Data include: information concerning patterns of criminal activity, offender contacts with the criminal justice system, motivation and socioeconomic factors, violent aspects of criminal activity, and types of habitual offenders. Appendix includes the interview instrument.http://nicic.org/Library/0127015/1/2008 2:13:30 PMAccess to the following Operating Instructions is provided at this website: "Dissemination of Information from Jail and Juvenile Admission/Release Records"; "Commission Organization, Committee Assignments, and Meeting Procedures"; "Investigation of Complaints"; "Jail Standards Board Organization and Meeting Procedures"; Training of Jail Personnel"; "District Court Petitions by the Jail Standards Board"; "Certification of Instructors for Approved Initial Training Programs"; and "Notice of Failure to Qualify for State Prisoner Reimbursement.http://nicic.org/Library/0196804/29/2008 4:00:42 PM