Today's Jails : law enforcement

Support and Transition Assistance for Veterans Returning to Law Enforcement Work

Sandy Schilling — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:14:00 GMT

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has released Combat Deployment and the Returning Police Officer written by Barbara Webster, Institute for Law and Justice. The main areas addressed in the report are:

Psychological Effects of Combat and Natural Disasters
Intervention and Treatment
Law Enforcement Agency Responses

This report, of course, has crossover value for the field of corrections. The men and women returning from military service deserve the best support and assistance we can provide. Please review this report and the recommendations to see if there are ways you can better serve these officers.

Reentry from a Law Enforcement Perspective

Sandy Schilling — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:31:00 GMT

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has published Planning and Assessing a Law Enforcement Reentry Strategy. This report was prepared by the Council of State Governments Justice Center in partnership with the Police Executive Research Forum. This toolkit lists ten areas for law enforcement to develop a plan to prevent reoffending and victimization. This philosophy is about partnerships and collaborative efforts based on local reentry efforts and hopes that they can contribute to a successful transition for the individuals returning from prisons or jails while protecting community safety.

Violent Crime: On The Rise

Sandy Schilling — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:35:00 GMT

The Police Executive Research Forum has published, Violent Crime in America: 24 Months of Alarming Trends, which lists violent crime statistics for 2004-2006. In this report "...many cities experienced double-digit or even triple-digit percentage increases in homicides and other violence..." The statistics and trends from the fifty-six reporting agencies are all available in this report. Will this trend continue in 2007 and what impact will it have on our jails? You can see the Bureau of Justice Statistics report, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2006, for statistics and data pertaining to jail inmates.

Offender Reentry at the Local Level

Sandy Schilling — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:24:00 GMT

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), has produced a new video DVD titled, “Offender Reentry: A Police Perspective.” This video features the program of the Racine Police Department in Wisconsin. David Spenner, Chief of Police, explains why this program is so necessary and successful. It is a partnership with the community, police, probatation and parole, workforce development, and corrections. For additional re-entry information, you might also want to visit the Offender Employment Blog in the Corrections Community.