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Just a reminder that you have until January 8, 2010 to get advance registration rates for the 2010 ACA Winter Conference in Tampa, FL. General information at: http://www.aca.org/conferences/winter2010/ For the advance registration form, go to: http:/...
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In the mid-1990s, offender reentry gained visibility as an important public policy issue. At that time, organizations such as the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and the National Institute of Justice began...
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www.nascio.org writes "States are proven leaders in the green movement. In the face of tightening budgets that demand a departure from business as usual, states are demonstrating leadership through an array of green initiatives. State governments...
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The National Institute of Corrections will partner with the Academy for Educational Development located in Washington, DC. The Academy will subcontract with John Jay College of Criminal Justice's Prisoner Reentry Institute, RicciGreene Associates...
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"Neurological Manifestations of HIV Infection," the 34th program in the ongoing series designed to provide corrections professionals with strategies to manage HIV/AIDS in the corrections environment, will be broadcast on October 14, 2009, 12...
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On October 1, 2009, the National Youth Gang Center will merge with the National Gang Center . This merger is a collaborative effort between the Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office of Juvenile Justice...
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Read the Correctional Newsfront: Pennslyvania Department of Corrections article " Composting...it's a daily grind ." The article discusses recycling efforts (which uses inmate workers) and composting initiatives in several of PA's correctional...
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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) reports violent and property crime rates in 2008 were at or near their lowest levels in over three decades. Violent crimes are categorized as rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple...
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This article , published in the June 2009 edition of Correction's Today , discusses the development of a green facility for juveniles. The facility was designed to save 7 million gallons of water annually and reduce energy consumption, in addition...
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As practitioners and policymakers seek ways to improve correctional practice and to keep released offenders from recidivating, many are looking at ways to improve reentry success. Education and employment certainly form components of interest, and a newly...
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The use of risk assessment instruments to measure the probability of individuals under community supervision re-offending is standard operational procedure (SOP) for probation and parole agencies across the country. Across the different generations of...
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The report, Conducted Energy Devices: Use in a Custodial Setting , is a collaborative study by the Police Executive Research Forum, National Sheriffs' Association, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance. As part of this paper, the National Sheriffs'...
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If you've ever asked this question, the National Conference of State Legislatures has now provided the answer. The Juvenile Justice Bill Tracking Database follows juvenile justice legislation in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico...
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A survey of pretrial service programs in 171 participating jurisdictions has been published by the Pretrial Justice Institute . This survey examines the "general characteristics of pretrial services programs, such as jurisdictions and populations...
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A recently released report from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) estimates the H1N1 virus could "produce infection of 30-50% of the U.S. population this fall and winter...; lead to as many as 1.8 million U...