The Importance of Addressing Organizational Stress Among Corrections Officers
Date Published
March 2021
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
NIJ
American Correctional Association (ACA)
Solutions in Corrections: Using Evidence-based Knowledge
May 2010
Series
Professor Ed Latessa describes how his team and he assessed more than 550 programs and saw the best and the worst. Professor Latessa shared his lessons learned and examples of states that are trying to use evidence-based knowledge to improve correctional programs.
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Sex Offenders in the Community: Post-Release, Registration, Notification and Residency Restrictions
May 2010
The management of sexual offenders in the community post-release is an issue of increasing concern to law enforcement, policymakers and the public. In recent years, efforts to strengthen registration and notification have been enhanced. At the same time, comparatively little attention has been paid to related matters, such as how residency restrictions may impact offenders' efforts to find stable work and living arrangements once they are released from prison, whether rates of recidivism have changed, and whether these policies increase the safety of potential victims.
Greening Corrections Impacts More Than the Environment
Date Published
April 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Research on Contraband and Interdiction Modalities Used in Correctional Facilities
2015-IJ-CX-K001
Past Project Period End Date
Funding First Awarded
2015
$499,999
Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity & Gender Factor In?
February 2014
Scientific studies have long documented the negative impact of a prison record on a person's ability to find employment. But what is the impact when gender and race/ethnicity are factored in? Also, most jobs are now advertised online — so how does this affect the ability of former prisoners to find a job?
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