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The Development of Metrics to Assess Outcomes for the Second Chance Act Grant Program -- A Response to Title V of the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018

Date Published

July 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Evaluation, Legislative/Regulatory Material

Agencies

NIJ

The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System

Date Published

July 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description

Agencies

NIJ

Corrections

The number of men and women under correctional supervision remains a key area of concern and research for NIJ. As the research and evaluation arm of the Department of Justice, NIJ is committed to empirically exploring issues of interest for the field of corrections.

On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to corrections.

Stakeholder Statements Submitted in Response to NIJs First Step Act Listening Sessions

Date Published

July 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Crime File: Prison Crowding

January 1985

This video, in the Crime File series, provides an overview of the problem of prison overcrowding and considers various strategies for addressing it; three panelists discuss the advantages and disadvantages of various remedial strategies.

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Voice From the Field: A Sheriff's Perspective of Cell Phones Behind Bars

June 2010

Series

NIJ Confernce

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DRAFT Criminal Justice Offender Tracking System Refurbishment Service Program Requirements — NIJ-RP-1004.00

Date Published

December 2013

Publication Type

Test/Measurement, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

First Step Act: Best Practices for Academic and Vocational Education for Offenders

Date Published

June 2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description, Instructional Material

Agencies

NIJ

Less Is More: How Reducing Probation Populations Can Improve Outcomes

Date Published

August 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis, Case Study

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act

Date Published

January 21, 2021

The Interpersonal Conflict and Resolution (iCOR) Study

Date Published

August 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Research on Videoconferencing for Pretrial Release Hearings, Version 1.0

Date Published

December 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Pathways to Desistance

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Toward an Approach to Community Corrections for the 21st Century: Consensus Document

Date Published

July 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Integrated Healthcare and Criminal Justice Data: Viewing the Intersection of Public Safety, Public Health, and Public Policy through a New Lens

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Understanding Sexually Abusive Clergy as a Unique Offender Subgroup: Risk-based Comparisons Across the Course of Offending

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Managing the Seriously Mentally Ill in Corrections

Date Published

May 2019

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Effect of Police Use of Force on Mental Health Problems of Prisoners

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System - Interview With Michael Jacobson

Date Published

September 2012

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Presentation (Multimedia), Interview, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Reforming New Orleans' Criminal Justice System: The Role of Data and Research

Date Published

September 2012

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Presentation (Multimedia), Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

CrimeSolutions Can Be Used to Help Address Problems in Your Community

Date Published

September 2013

Publication Type

Administration/Management Material

Agencies

NIJ

Sexual Victimization in Prisons: Moving Toward Elimination - Expert Chat Webinar, NIJ and Harvard's Government Innovators Network

Date Published

February 2008

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Solutions in Corrections: Using Evidence-based Knowledge - NIJ Research for the Real World Seminar

Date Published

May 2010

Publication Type

Presentation (Multimedia), Issue Overview, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Swift and Certain Consequences in Probation and Parole - Interview at the 2009 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2009

Publication Type

Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Follow-up Inspection and Testing Program Helps Stop Potential Armor Issues

Date Published

September 2016

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Report (Technical Assistance), Program/Project Description, Factsheet

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored