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Alternative Welfare-to-Work Strategies for the Hard-to-Employ: Testing Transitional Jobs and Pre-Employment Services in Philadelphia
"This report presents interim results from an evaluation of two different welfare-to-work strategies for hard-to-employ recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Philadelphia. The study is part of the Enhanced Services for the Hard-to-Employ Demonstration and Evaluation Project, which is testing innovative employment strategies for groups facing serious obstacles to finding and keeping a steady job. The project is sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with additional funding from the U.S. Department of Labor. It is being conducted by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, along with the Urban Institute and other partners."
An Evolving Field: Findings from the 2008 Parole Practices Survey
According to the abstract,
Parole supervision has been a somewhat overlooked field in recent years, even as the challenges of prisoner reentry have attracted increasing attention. Parole supervision can and should play an important role in facilitating successful reentry, yet parole agencies must systematically adopt the practices and policies that have been demonstrated to work. To examine the current state of parole practice, the Urban Institute conducted a survey of parole supervision field offices. The findings of the survey are summarized in this report, and suggest that the principles of effective supervision are beginning to take root.
Juvenile Arrests 2008
"Summarizes 2008 juvenile crime and arrest data reported by local law enforcement agencies across the country and cited in the FBI report Crime in the United States 2008. Overall, there were 3 percent fewer juvenile arrests in 2008 than in 2007 and juvenile violent crime arrests fell 2 percent, continuing a recent decline. One area that merits continued attention is the persistently disproportionate rate of minority contact with the juvenile justice system. The arrest rate for robbery in 2008, for example, was 10 times higher for black youth than for white youth."
Coaching Packets for Prisoner Reentry Initiative Grantees: Building Offenders’ Community Assets through Mentoring
The Center for Effective Public Policy and its partners, The Urban Institute and The Carey Group, were selected by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to serve as the training and technical assistance providers to the Fiscal Year 2007 Presidential Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) grantees. As part of the PRI TTA Program, eleven Coaching Packets were developed. These Coaching Packets offer practical value beyond the jurisdictions involved in this initiative and are now available to criminal justice professionals and their partners interested in enhancing their strategies for reducing recidivism and improving offender outcomes. Each of these Coaching Packets provides an overview of a key topic related to successful offender reentry, concrete strategies and key steps for enhancing practice in this area, and a "self assessment tool" that jurisdictions can use to evaluate their strengths and challenges in the particular topic area discussed. This packet presents an overview of the use of mentoring programs with adult offenders to assist in their transition from prison to the community. A discussion of best practices in implementing mentoring programs with offenders and strategies to address common challenges are also provided.
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008
Probation and Parole in the United States, 2008 presents the number of adults under community supervision (probation or parole) at yearend 2008 and the growth rates in these populations during the year and since 2000. The report examines factors associated with changes in the probation and parole populations, such as the number of entries and exits, the rate at which probationers and parolees exit supervision, changes in the populations within jurisdictions, and compositional changes in both populations. The bulletin also provides 2008 detailed data in appendix tables by jurisdiction, including entries and exits by type, gender, race and Hispanic origin, type of offense, supervision status, offenders (including sex offenders) tracked through a Global Positioning System (GPS), and other information.
Prisoners in 2008
Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on December 31, 2008, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. This annual report compares changes in the prison population during 2008 to changes from yearend 2000 through yearend 2007. These are the only comprehensive national-level data on prison admissions and releases. Findings cover data on decreasing growth in state and federal prisons through declining admissions and increasing releases; imprisonment rates for prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year by jurisdiction; the number of males and females in prison; age, race, and gender distributions; the number of inmates in custody in state and federal prison and local jails; and custody incarceration rates. The report also includes the count for inmates held within facilities operated by and for the military, U.S. territories, Indian country, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and juvenile authorities.
Jails in Indian Country, 2008
Presents findings from the 2008 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of 82 jails, confinement facilities, detention centers, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report includes data on the number of adults and juveniles held, type of offense, number of persons confined on the last weekday of each month, average daily population, peak population, and admissions in June 2008. It also summarizes rated capacity, facility crowding, and jail staffing.
Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention Policies: Findings from a Survey of Juvenile Justice and Medicaid Policies Affecting Children in the Juvenile Justice System
"The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) fielded two surveys about health care and Medicaid policies for youth in the juvenile justice system. This paper is the second of three issue briefs containing survey findings. In this paper, we report survey findings relating Medicaid enrollment and retention policies for youth involved in the juvenile justice system and provide examples of promising practices used by state Medicaid and juvenile justice agencies."
Planning for Your Release: A Guide for Incarcerated Veterans
This guide is for you to use to plan for your release and to keep as a
reference after your release. It includes addresses, phone numbers and
websites that you can use to find out about programs and other help
available after your release.
HIV in Prisons, 2007-08
Presents yearend 2007 and 2008 data from the National Prisoner Statistics and the Deaths in Custody series. The report provides data on the number of female and male prisoners who were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or had confirmed AIDS. Findings include the number of AIDS-related deaths in state and federal prisons, a profile of those inmates who died in state prison, and a comparison of AIDS rates between prison inmates and the general population. The report also covers the circumstances under which inmates were tested for HIV.
Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women
SAMHSA's Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 51, Substance Abuse Treatment: Addressing the Specific Needs of Women, will help professionals provide effective, up-to-date treatment to women with substance use disorders by taking into account their unique treatment needs.
The information in TIP 51 is based on women's experiences, as well as best or promising practices and research-based approaches. This eight-chapter TIP presents treatment approaches for women that consider a woman's social and economic environments; her relationships with family members, significant others, and support systems; and the impact of gender and culture on treatment.
Cell Phones Behind Bars
"Cell Phones Behind Bars looks at developments in cellular telephone technology that are of concern to corrections and public safety officials. Criminals, especially prison and jail inmates, are taking advantage of the portability and written message, audio, and video capabilities of cellular phones to plan escapes or harass and threaten their victims. High- and low-technology approaches for intercepting or blocking phone signals are being tested and used, and legislation is pending that would permit prison and jail officials to use cell-phone-jamming equipment."
Drug Abuse Treatment Beyond Prison Walls
The period surrounding release from prison is a critical time for parolees, bearing the potential for a drug and crime-free life in the community, but also high risks for recidivism and relapse to drug use. The authors describe two projects. The first illustrates the use of a formal Delphi process to elicit and combine the expertise of treatment providers, researchers, corrections personnel, and other stakeholders in a set of statewide guidelines for facilitating re-entry. The second project is a six-session intervention to enable women to protect themselves against acquiring or transmitting HIV in their intimate relationships.
Interventions to Promote Successful Re-Entry Among Drug-Abusing Parolees
Although evaluations have found prison treatment programs to be generally effective, most studies report that paroled graduates of these programs are much more likely to remain drug-free if they receive continuing treatment in the community. This article reviews research findings on principles of effective correctional treatment and the interventions that have been shown to be effective with drug-abusing parolees or that have been tested with general drug-abusing populations and show promise for use with parolees. The article concludes with a discussion of several issues that clinicians need to consider in adopting and implementing these interventions.
Issue Brief: Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Reentry
A growing number of people are released each year from state prison and local jails; this phenomenon, prisoner reentry, has a significant impact on housing programs administered by PHAs, including public housing, the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), and other programs.
2009 | (download)
Issue Brief: Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry
Many people released from prison or jail are at risk for homelessness, which can increase the likelihood that they will commit new crimes and return to prison.
2009 | (download)
Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community
Members of the Juvenile Justice Reentry Task Force and the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Coalition offer this issue brief to raise awareness and encourage investment of resources to expand reentry services nationally. It outlines the concept of reentry services in theory and practice, offers a review of federal policy previously enacted to support reentry, suggests opportunities for improvements in public policy, and reviews promising initiatives.
Impacts of Housing Supports: Persons with Mental Illness and Ex-Offenders
This report presents preliminary findings from a review of the literature on housing support programs for ex-offenders and persons with serious mental illness.