Guide for writing inspection reports
... they should have supplied to the coordinating inspector at the same time as the rest of the team’s contributions) against the text, answer any remaining queries not dealt with by the coordinating inspector, and make any final amendments/suggestions for improvement before sending it back to the edito ...
... they should have supplied to the coordinating inspector at the same time as the rest of the team’s contributions) against the text, answer any remaining queries not dealt with by the coordinating inspector, and make any final amendments/suggestions for improvement before sending it back to the edito ...
eleventh united nations congress - United Nations Office on Drugs
... 27-Latin American experiences with restorative justice ....................................................................................................... 33 28-Community Participation in Prison ..................................................................................................... ...
... 27-Latin American experiences with restorative justice ....................................................................................................... 33 28-Community Participation in Prison ..................................................................................................... ...
Do Criminal Offenders Have a Constitutional Right to Rehabilitation
... "good time," would hinder rehabilitative goals. Conversely, the dissenting opinion concluded that greater procedural fairness enhances rehabilitation. In Procunier v. Martinez,10 the majority justified a regulation authorizing prisoner mail censorship on the basis of the governmental interest in reh ...
... "good time," would hinder rehabilitative goals. Conversely, the dissenting opinion concluded that greater procedural fairness enhances rehabilitation. In Procunier v. Martinez,10 the majority justified a regulation authorizing prisoner mail censorship on the basis of the governmental interest in reh ...
State Racism, Fear, and Mass Incarceration: Reexamining
... incarceration is neglected. If mass incarceration were merely a racist system than all Blacks would be victims of incarceration. While African Americans may be targeted by police because of race such as instances of racial profiling; stops, arrests, and incarceration are not identical. African Ameri ...
... incarceration is neglected. If mass incarceration were merely a racist system than all Blacks would be victims of incarceration. While African Americans may be targeted by police because of race such as instances of racial profiling; stops, arrests, and incarceration are not identical. African Ameri ...
Report of - Ombudsman
... suggestions made are based on my own knowledge of that system, together with interviews I conducted and submissions I received from people who are involved in the system at the judicial, policy and operational levels. I can report that there was considerable interest in my investigation and a clearl ...
... suggestions made are based on my own knowledge of that system, together with interviews I conducted and submissions I received from people who are involved in the system at the judicial, policy and operational levels. I can report that there was considerable interest in my investigation and a clearl ...
Presentation - Center for Evidence
... The new generation of community supervision focuses on improving the interaction between the offender and the supervision staff through a series of targeted activities: risk and need assessment, case management, and monitoring of the case plan. This model is a variation of intensive supervision but ...
... The new generation of community supervision focuses on improving the interaction between the offender and the supervision staff through a series of targeted activities: risk and need assessment, case management, and monitoring of the case plan. This model is a variation of intensive supervision but ...
Aging Behind Bars: Trends and Implications of Graying Prisoners in
... 2010 (Harrison and Beck 2004; Guerino, Harrison, and Sabol 2011). In comparison, the total prison population growth was less than half that rate during the same time period. This explosive growth in the number of aging prisoners has serious safety and budgetary implications. The fact that older inma ...
... 2010 (Harrison and Beck 2004; Guerino, Harrison, and Sabol 2011). In comparison, the total prison population growth was less than half that rate during the same time period. This explosive growth in the number of aging prisoners has serious safety and budgetary implications. The fact that older inma ...
Shock-Incarceration Programs in the Israeli Sanctioning Policy
... also make them worthy of stronger retribution against the person responsible for committing them.30 intensive implementation of punitive means of punishment (mainly incarceration) are encouraged. The retribution-desert trend is backed-up by the “Law and Order” philosophy, generally supporting sente ...
... also make them worthy of stronger retribution against the person responsible for committing them.30 intensive implementation of punitive means of punishment (mainly incarceration) are encouraged. The retribution-desert trend is backed-up by the “Law and Order” philosophy, generally supporting sente ...
Retributivism: A Just Basis for Criminal Sentences
... that we treat the criminal, not [punish] the crime. It relies upon a medical and educative model, defining the criminal as, if not sick, less than evil; somehow less "responsible" [for himself and his actions] than he had previously been regarded. As a kind of social malfunctioner, the criminal need ...
... that we treat the criminal, not [punish] the crime. It relies upon a medical and educative model, defining the criminal as, if not sick, less than evil; somehow less "responsible" [for himself and his actions] than he had previously been regarded. As a kind of social malfunctioner, the criminal need ...
Dialogue on Strategies to Save States Money
... into pretrial release. Moreover, individuals who are released before trial pose a lower rate of recidivism. With the proper tools to measure a defendant’s risk, a jurisdiction can both reap financial benefits and provide a more equitable justice system. Detaining persons simply because they cannot a ...
... into pretrial release. Moreover, individuals who are released before trial pose a lower rate of recidivism. With the proper tools to measure a defendant’s risk, a jurisdiction can both reap financial benefits and provide a more equitable justice system. Detaining persons simply because they cannot a ...
HA-5-5-5 - Statute
... estimated 4,000 federal detainees released from the Federal Prisons. Prisoners should be released to their own self cognizance, half way houses, probation and parole in adequate numbers to reduce DC prison population to national norms of 1,500 – 2,500 for a town the size of DC. Noting that the Distr ...
... estimated 4,000 federal detainees released from the Federal Prisons. Prisoners should be released to their own self cognizance, half way houses, probation and parole in adequate numbers to reduce DC prison population to national norms of 1,500 – 2,500 for a town the size of DC. Noting that the Distr ...
Ex-offenders and the Labor Market - Center for Economic and Policy
... criminals with sentences of a year or longer; jails are local facilities, usually run by local governments, but sometimes by contractors, that usually hold convicted criminals with sentences of less than one year or unconvicted individuals awaiting trial. 2 Data for probation and parole for 2008 fro ...
... criminals with sentences of a year or longer; jails are local facilities, usually run by local governments, but sometimes by contractors, that usually hold convicted criminals with sentences of less than one year or unconvicted individuals awaiting trial. 2 Data for probation and parole for 2008 fro ...
The High Cost of Incarceration in Florida: Recommendations for
... adults are under some form of correctional supervision, and one in 110 are in prison or jail. In Florida, this trend is no less profound. While the population of the state roughly tripled between 1970 and 2014, its prison population increased by more than 1,000%. This profound growth occurred largel ...
... adults are under some form of correctional supervision, and one in 110 are in prison or jail. In Florida, this trend is no less profound. While the population of the state roughly tripled between 1970 and 2014, its prison population increased by more than 1,000%. This profound growth occurred largel ...
The Fear Factor Stephen Harper’s “Tough on Crime” Agenda Paula Mallea >
... on crime” agenda, with its emphasis on punishment, is that it will actually result in more of a threat to public safety rather than less. To understand why, it is important to review the facts about crime rates, the severity of crime, and the relative success of the criminal justice system over the ...
... on crime” agenda, with its emphasis on punishment, is that it will actually result in more of a threat to public safety rather than less. To understand why, it is important to review the facts about crime rates, the severity of crime, and the relative success of the criminal justice system over the ...
Supplemental Clemency Petition - Show
... terrorism. Of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in our nation's prison systems for drug felonies, the vast majority of marijuana offenders with no history of violence currently receive sentences ranging from probation to a few years in prison. This Petitioner's conviction does not warrant the ser ...
... terrorism. Of the hundreds of thousands of inmates in our nation's prison systems for drug felonies, the vast majority of marijuana offenders with no history of violence currently receive sentences ranging from probation to a few years in prison. This Petitioner's conviction does not warrant the ser ...
GENDER-RESPONSIVE LESSONS LEARNED AND POLICY
... For instance, more female than male prisoners report being victims of abuse and trauma at some point in their lives (Browne et al., 1999). Results from the NIC project found that over 60% of women in a Minnesota prison had been victimized either as adults or as children, and many times both. Domesti ...
... For instance, more female than male prisoners report being victims of abuse and trauma at some point in their lives (Browne et al., 1999). Results from the NIC project found that over 60% of women in a Minnesota prison had been victimized either as adults or as children, and many times both. Domesti ...
executive summary
... prosecutors have expanded.25 As a result, today’s defense lawyers are “not so much negotiating as pleading” at the bargaining table.26 There is an increasing basis for concern that plea bargains lead to both the conviction of innocent defendants and the imposition of excessive sentences.27 12. Agai ...
... prosecutors have expanded.25 As a result, today’s defense lawyers are “not so much negotiating as pleading” at the bargaining table.26 There is an increasing basis for concern that plea bargains lead to both the conviction of innocent defendants and the imposition of excessive sentences.27 12. Agai ...
Kellar
... 1. Administrative and Procedural Restraints Placed on Local Jails County jails represent a kind of systemic hub for the justice system wherein the major components - the police, the courts, and corrections - interface to form a dynamic processing structure. Approximately three-fourths of local deten ...
... 1. Administrative and Procedural Restraints Placed on Local Jails County jails represent a kind of systemic hub for the justice system wherein the major components - the police, the courts, and corrections - interface to form a dynamic processing structure. Approximately three-fourths of local deten ...
Slide 1
... Travis County (TX) 10-Step: A Rehabilitative Process • Program followed 4 core practices: – Effectively assess probationers’ criminogenic risks and strengths – Employ smart and tailored supervision tactics – Use incentives and graduated sanctions, and respond promptly to probationers’ behaviors – I ...
... Travis County (TX) 10-Step: A Rehabilitative Process • Program followed 4 core practices: – Effectively assess probationers’ criminogenic risks and strengths – Employ smart and tailored supervision tactics – Use incentives and graduated sanctions, and respond promptly to probationers’ behaviors – I ...
Substance Abuse in Corrections
... problems has important implications for the length and intensity of treatment, number of sessions a week, and variety of treatment techniques and modalities, as well as for the cost of treatment and posttreatment maintenance and aftercare. While virtually all federal offenders consume alcohol or oth ...
... problems has important implications for the length and intensity of treatment, number of sessions a week, and variety of treatment techniques and modalities, as well as for the cost of treatment and posttreatment maintenance and aftercare. While virtually all federal offenders consume alcohol or oth ...
Partnering Shelter Dogs with Prison Inmates
... re-engaging in criminal activity despite previous punishment, is often used as a measurement for the state of public safety in the United States (McKean and Ransford, 2004). Various law enforcement professionals use different applications and theories to explain the phenomenon although it is difficu ...
... re-engaging in criminal activity despite previous punishment, is often used as a measurement for the state of public safety in the United States (McKean and Ransford, 2004). Various law enforcement professionals use different applications and theories to explain the phenomenon although it is difficu ...
Summoning the Superheroes: Harnessing Science and Passion to
... “cycle of violence”, to use a phrase coined by Cathy Spatz Widom.4 Children who suffer in this way are more likely than a comparable peer group to engage in delinquent and criminal acts when they grow up. Given this fact, how can we not provide special interventions for these, our most vulnerable, t ...
... “cycle of violence”, to use a phrase coined by Cathy Spatz Widom.4 Children who suffer in this way are more likely than a comparable peer group to engage in delinquent and criminal acts when they grow up. Given this fact, how can we not provide special interventions for these, our most vulnerable, t ...
Shannon Rafferty CAS 138T, Section 13 Instructor: Dr. Freymiller
... minorities are disproportionately poor, and therefore they would also be more likely to receive the death penalty. Ernest van den Haag said it best: Punishments are imposed on persons, not on…economic groups. Guilt is personal. The only relevant question is: does the person to be executed deserve th ...
... minorities are disproportionately poor, and therefore they would also be more likely to receive the death penalty. Ernest van den Haag said it best: Punishments are imposed on persons, not on…economic groups. Guilt is personal. The only relevant question is: does the person to be executed deserve th ...
Discussion document on the rights and needs of remand detainees
... Where a person who has not been convicted is detained, Article 5(1)(c) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) applies, according to which a ‘reasonable suspicion’ must exist that s/he has committed the offence of which s/he is accused. This should be read in conjunction with Article 5(3), ...
... Where a person who has not been convicted is detained, Article 5(1)(c) of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) applies, according to which a ‘reasonable suspicion’ must exist that s/he has committed the offence of which s/he is accused. This should be read in conjunction with Article 5(3), ...
Proposition 57: Criminal Sentence. Parole. Juvenile Criminal
... The juvenile court does not retain jurisdiction over an offender once the offender reaches the age of twenty-one in most cases or twenty-five in serious cases.65 Once jurisdiction has been relinquished by juvenile court, a juvenile offender cannot be tried again for the same crime in a court of crim ...
... The juvenile court does not retain jurisdiction over an offender once the offender reaches the age of twenty-one in most cases or twenty-five in serious cases.65 Once jurisdiction has been relinquished by juvenile court, a juvenile offender cannot be tried again for the same crime in a court of crim ...
Prison reform
Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, establish a more effective penal system, or implement alternatives to incarceration.