Mental health

Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness Literature Synthesis

NCJ Number

250484

Date Published

July 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Literature Review, Issue Overview, Instructional Material

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New Paper Looks at the Use and Impact of Correctional Programming for Inmates on Pre- and Post-Release Outcomes

The Use and Impact of Correctional Programming for Inmates on Pre- and Post-Release Outcomes

NCJ Number

250476

Date Published

June 2017

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

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

PDF

Improving Officer Safety in Interactions With Citizens Suffering From Mental Illness

May 2017

Cara Altimus, former ASSS Fellow with NIJ, discusses the importance of law enforcement and first responders understanding mental illness, its causes, and how it affects the brain. She speaks about the correlation between drug addiction and mental illness. Altimus also addresses establishing procedures and systems so that police officers and first responders can safely and successfully interact with individuals with drug addiction and/or mental illness.

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Patient-Centered Decision-Support Tool Informed by History of Interpersonal Violence: "Will This Treatment Work for Me?"

NCJ Number

250035

Date Published

February 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

PDF

Impact of Incarceration on Families: A Single-Jurisdiction Pilot Study Using Triangulated Administrative Data & Qualitative Interviews

NCJ Number

250657

Date Published

February 2017

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

PDF

Reflections on Colorado's Administrative Segregation Study

Impact of Community Treatment and Neighborhood Disadvantage on Recidivism in Mental Health Courts

NCJ Number

250535

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

PDF

Creating a Culture of Safety: Sentinel Event Reviews for Suicide and Self-Harm in Correctional Facilities

NCJ Number

250521

Date Published

December 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material

PDF

Exploring the Use of Restrictive Housing in the U.S. Issues, Challenges, and Future Directions

Building an Innovation Agenda for Corrections

NCJ Number

250386

Journal

Corrections Today

Date Published

October 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Instructional Material

PDF

Teen Dating Violence Victimization in an Urban Sample of Early Adolescents: Measurement, Prevalence, Trajectories, and Consequences

NCJ Number

250291

Date Published

October 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

PDF

Preventing Gun Violence: Understanding Law Enforcement Response and Improving Multi-disciplinary Partnerships for Peace

November 2016

Series

Research for the Real World

This Research for the Real World seminar explores common police practices for responding to gun violence and the extent to which they are contributing to reductions in violent incidents. The panel will also explore the role of multi-disciplinary partners such as the public health sector in reducing gun violence, and discuss promising practices for law enforcement partnerships to leverage complimentary violence reduction efforts.

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Summary of the Evaluation Plan for the Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Demonstration Initiative

Environmental Scan of Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults

October 2016

The informational webinar will discuss the results of the recently published Environmental Scan of Developmentally Appropriate Criminal Justice Responses to Justice-Involved Young Adults produced by NIJ. It will provide a launching point for us to connect with others doing similar work and plan for future meetings to discuss research gaps and research needs of those providing programming to justice-involved young adults.

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