Corrections

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

NCJ Number

253185

Date Published

July 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description

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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

NCJ Number

253115

Date Published

July 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis

PDF

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 Selection and Application Guide to Offender Tracking Systems for Criminal Justice Professionals - NIJ Guide 1004.00

NCJ Number

252813

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Reference Material, Instructional Material, Guideline

PDF

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

NCJ Number

253056

Date Published

June 2019

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review, Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Description

PDF | More about the First Step Act (HTML)

Less Is More: How Reducing Probation Populations Can Improve Outcomes

NCJ Number

250609

Date Published

August 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

PDF

NIJ’s Role Under the First Step Act

The Interpersonal Conflict and Resolution (iCOR) Study

NCJ Number

252953

Date Published

August 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

PDF

Research on Videoconferencing for Pretrial Release Hearings, Version 1.0

NCJ Number

252945

Date Published

December 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

PDF

Pathways to Desistance

NCJ Number

248666

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

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

NCJ Number

250473

Date Published

July 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

PDF

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

NCJ Number

250474

Date Published

April 2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

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

PDF

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

NCJ Number

252377

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

HTML

Managing the Seriously Mentally Ill in Corrections

NCJ Number

252787

Date Published

May 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Series

NIJ Identifying the Highest Priority Criminal Justice Needs

Publication Type

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

HTML

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

NCJ Number

252330

Date Published

January 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

HTML

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

NCJ Number

240221

Date Published

September 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Interview

Video

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

NCJ Number

240051

Date Published

September 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Interview

Audio | Transcript (HTML) | Video (Interview in 4 segments)

CrimeSolutions Can Be Used to Help Address Problems in Your Community

NCJ Number

244639

Date Published

September 2013

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Administration/Management Material

00:08:55 (Video)

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

NCJ Number

234729

Date Published

February 2008

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Legislation/Policy Analysis, Issue Overview

01:56:02 (Video)

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

NCJ Number

234687

Date Published

May 2010

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Presentation (Multimedia), Issue Overview, Conference Material

7 segments (Video)

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

NCJ Number

234709

Date Published

June 2009

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Interview

00:01:43 (Video)

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

NCJ Number

250266

Date Published

September 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

PDF

Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative - Interview at the 2009 NIJ Conference

NCJ Number

234706

Date Published

June 2009

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis, Interview, Conference Material

00:02:38 (Video)

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