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Discretion as weakness: Exploring the relationship between correctional officers' attitudes toward discretion and attempted boundary violations

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

November 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Turning Point in Mass Incarceration? Local Imprisonment Trajectories and Decarceration under California's Realignment

Journal

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Date Published

February 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Physical and mental health upon reentry: The importance of social contact in prison for wellbeing during reintegration

Journal

Public Health

Date Published

January 2026

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

EXAMINING THE SOURCES OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICER LEGITIMACY

Journal

The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology

Date Published

2003

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Improving Employment and Reducing Recidivism among Prison Offenders via Virtual Reality Job-Interview Training, Final Report

Date Published

February 2026

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Sexuality, social organization, and health in a women's prison

Journal

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Date Published

April 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Poor Mental Health as Cause and/or Consequence of Restrictive Housing

Journal

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Reentry Planning of the Future?: A Balanced Critique of Web-based Reentry Planning Applications

Journal

Springer Nature Link

Date Published

March 2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Correctional Experiences of Youth in Adult and Juvenile Prisons

Journal

Justice Quarterly

Date Published

June 2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Job Placement for Offenders: A Promising Approach to Reducing Recidivism and Correctional Costs

Journal

National Institute of Justice Journal

Date Published

July 1999

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Identification and Health Risks of an Emerging Means of Drug Use in Correctional Facilities

Journal

JAMA Network Open

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Cellphone Contraband Detection Using Portable Ferromagnetic Detectors in a Correctional Environment

Date Published

September 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Verified Human Trafficking Allegations Among Single and Dual System-Involved Children: Predicting Initial and Repeat Victimization

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

December 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

JAILS AND DRUG TREATMENT - A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE - A REPORT OF SELECTED FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL JAIL RESOURCES STUDY

Journal

Federal Probation

Date Published

1976

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Biometrics Basics

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

October 2000

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

National Directory of Corrections Construction, 1986

Date Published

1986

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Directory

National Directory of Corrections Construction, 1988

Date Published

1988

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Directory

Big Help for a Small Jail

Journal

Techbeat

Date Published

2001

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

American Prisons and Jails, Volume 4 - Supplemental Report - Case Studies of New Legislation Governing Sentencing and Release

Date Published

1980

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Case Study

HIV-1 Infection in the Correctional Setting (From Drug Abuse Treatment in Prisons and Jails, P 51-61, 1992, Carl G Leukefeld and Frank M Tims, eds. -- See NCJ-138622)

Date Published

1992

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Correctional Standards Review and Evaluation

Date Published

1991

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Comparison of Privately and Publicly Operated Corrections Facilities in Kentucky and Massachusetts - Final Report

Date Published

1989

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Survey

Cost-effective Conditions of Confinement: Prisons and Jails Final Report

Date Published

1989

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical), Technical Assistance

Private Prisons: Cons and Pros

Date Published

1988

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Issues in Contracting for the Private Operation of Prisons and Jails - Executive Summary

Date Published

1987

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation