Risk and needs assessment
Meeting People Where They Are to Improve Institutional Culture
Incarcerated individuals deserve opportunities for healing and growth, but they often lack the necessary resources for such opportunities. Additionally, organizational cultures that don’t support these outcomes often stand in the way. Researchers and practitioners gathered at NIJ’s 2023 National Research Conference to share ideas and projects that will increase opportunities for incarcerated populations around the country. This show continues their conversation.
Imperfect Tools: A Research Note on Developing, Applying, and Increasing Understanding of Criminal Justice Risk Assessments
Directors of Justice Department Science and Research Offices Talk Reentry
Director of the National Institute of Justice Nancy La Vigne, Ph.D., and Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics Alex Piquero, Ph.D., discuss important topics, programs and initiatives related to reentry and recidivism.
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NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne Discusses Evidence-Based Strategies for Successful Reentry
NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne highlights the importance of evidence-based strategies for successful reentry. This strategy emphasizes the need for tailored and holistic support that starts during confinement and continues after release, with a focus on family involvement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and community supervision.
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Study Protocol Paper for the Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of Comprehensive Trauma Informed Reentry Services for Moderate to High-risk Young Males Releasing from State Prisons
Highlights From the 2020 Juvenile Residential Facility Census
First Step Act: Review and Revalidation of the Bureau of Prisons Needs Assessment System
First Step Act: Review and Revalidation of the Bureau of Prisons Needs Assessment System
Community Supervision in a Digital World: Challenges and Opportunities
NIJ Recidivism Challenge, 2021 - Team Early Stopping, Years 2 and 3
A hidden cost of convenience: Disparate impacts of a program to reduce burden on probation officers and participants
Reliability and Factor Structure of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale
Assessing Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Implementation Outcomes: Lessons from Five Diverse Pennsylvania Counties
Profiles of US Law Enforcement Officers Physical Psychological and Behavioral Health: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey of Officers
The First Step Act of 2018: Risk and Needs Assessment System - UPDATE
First Step Act Annual Report (April 2022)
Predicting Recidivism: Continuing To Improve the Bureau of Prisons’ Risk Assessment Tool, PATTERN
Predicting Recidivism: Continuing To Improve the Bureau of Prisons’ Risk Assessment Tool, PATTERN
Review of PATTERN 1.3 demonstrates its ability to accurately predict recidivism