Corrections Community

National Institute of Corrections and the Moss Group , under a cooperative agreement, just published a Job Analysis for Correctional Internal Affairs investigators. The process used is called a DACUM. Several state investigators participated in this job analysis: Missouri, Kentucky an Pennsylvania. You'll...

The Colorado Department of Public Safety, Office of Research and Statistics , conducted an on line survey for information on PREA policies from jails and juvenile facilities from around the U.S. Here's a link to those policies folks were willing to share with everyone. CLICK HERE .

I was very disappointed when I opened the movie section in this morning's paper to see an ad for a new movie, "Let's go to Prison." The ad shows a bar of soap, stamped with the movie title, near a shower floor drain and the text, "Welcome to the Slammer." Since the Prison...

The University of California Irvine's Center for Evidence-based Corrections , under the direction of Dr. Joan Petersilia , has published a series of Bulletins on evidence based practices. Check out these examples: "Shining Light in Dark Corners: An Overview of Prison Rape Elimination Legislation...

Sexual Violence in the Texas Prison System , by well known authors James Austin, Tony Fabelo, Angela Gunter, and Ken McGinnis, has just been posted by NCJRS as an NIJ grant product. The report "was designed to provide comprehensive assessment of nearly 2,000 officially reported sexual assaults that...

The Urban Institute has posted Addressing Sexual Violence in Prisons : A National Snapshot of Approaches and Highlights of Innovative Strategies. This report is the result of a written survey of state correctional administrators, a survey of promising practices conducted through phone interviews, and...

The bipartisan, nine-member commission is charged with recommending standards to enhance detection, prevention, reduction, and punishment of inmate sexual assault. The commission's web site includes information on hearings and commission members. Upcoming Events: December 13-14, 2006 - U.S. Courthouse...

The National Institute of Justice has funded research in areas including the impact of sexual victimization in corrections, risk assessment and prevention, and medical and psychological effects of prison sexual victimization. As of April 2006, the agency is reviewing applications from a solicitation...