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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, 12:30 - 2:30 ET. The presentation will be a live satellite videoconference and ...

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 and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). The site will offer information on training, gang-related ...

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 assault. "Property crimes include household burglary, motor ...

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 instruments that have been employed, the basic question still remains: ...

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, and American Territories. Whether you're interested in the most recent ...

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 served; pretrial program practices such as investigation, risk assessment, initial court ...

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.S. hospital admissions during the epidemic...; cause between 30,000 and 90,000 deaths in the ...

A report by the UC Irvine Center for Evidence-Based Corrections notes the decreasing treatment resources available to at-risk youth has caused the juvenile justice system to become a "surrogate for mental health treatment." This report looks at the changes in "juvenile offenders' mental health symptoms over ...

The economic realities of many state budgets has prompted a renewed examination of how corrections systems do business. One of the areas of concern has been the number of costly and time-consuming parole violation hearings that often result in the re-incarceration of parolees (Table 6). Is there a ...

The National Prison Rape Elimination Commission has issued its final report and proposed standards relating to the Prison Rape Elimination Act.  To learn more about PREA and NIC's role to support the Act, link to NIC's PREA web page.