NIC has released an issue of Topics in Community Corrections that focuses on evidence-based practices in pretrial services. The full issue can be downloaded here: http://www.nicic.org/library/022904
Contents include:
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“Foreword” by Ken Rose;
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“A Framework for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Pretrial Services” by John Clark;
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“Advancing Evidence-Based Practices in the Pretrial Field” by Katie Green, Pat Smith, and Kristina Bryant;
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“Improving Pretrial Assessment and Supervision in Colorado” by Michael R. Jones and Sue Ferrere;
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“Pretrial Defendants: Are They Getting Too Much of a Good Thing?” by Barbara M. Hankey;
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“Charge Specialty and Revictimization of Defendants Charged with Domestic Violence Offenses” by Spurgeon Kennedy; and
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“Pretrial Rearrests Among Domestic Violence Defendants in New York City” by Richard R. Peterson.
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