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Our System of Corrections: Do Jails Play a Role in Improving Offender Outcomes?
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Our System of Corrections: Do Jails Play a Role in Improving Offender Outcomes?
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Author(s)
Christensen, Gary E.
Source(s)
National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC)
Crime and Justice Institute (Boston, MA)
Sponsor(s)
National Institute of Corrections. Community Corrections Division (Washington, DC)
Details
Published 2008.
40 pages.
Related Topics
Forms/record keeping
(Administration)
Jails
(Offender Management)
New York
Offender assessment/screening
(Special Offenders)
Offender reintegration
(Reentry)
"This document will review the role of jails and incarceration within United States' correctional systems and propose opportunities for jail officials to interact and collaborate with local criminal justice entities with the shared purpose of enhancing long-term public safety" (p. 1). Sections following an abstract include: practice within corrections -- does it work as a system; corrections in the U.S.; evidence-based practice -- the effectiveness of criminal sanctions; communicating within a social learning environment; offender classification -- to jail or not to jail; the work of jails -- high-risk offenders and their effect on public safety; organizational change -- the role of correctional leadership; high-risk offenders in jail transition programs; and conclusion/summary. Appendixes include: "One Example of a Successful Jail Transition Program: The Dutchess County Jail Transition Program"; Process Evaluation Checklist form; and Plan for Transition form.
Accession Number: 022971
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