Search results with tag "Corr ectional"
Shock Incar ceration in New York
www.ojp.govliving and learning units within correc-tional facilities that are supervised and operated by specially trained correc-tional officers and supervisors. The New York State Department of Correctional Services began the Shock Incarceration program in September 1987 and currently operates four adult facilities dedicated to Shock Incarcera-
Education and Correctional Populations
bjs.ojp.govwas less common for those in correc-tional populations than for persons in the general population. An estimated 11% of State prison inmates, 24% of Federal inmates, 14% of jail inmates, and 24% of probationers attended some college or other postsecondary institution compared to 48% in the general population. Revised 4/15/03 th
CHAPTER 5 Corrections - NCJRS
www.ncjrs.govthe American Correc-tional Association to embrace the notion of victims’ issues, victims’ rights, and the role of victim survivors. Reginald A. Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, President, American Correc-tional Association 120 Section 2: New Directions for Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Agencies
Offender Classification and Assessment
samples.jblearning.comformed for offenders for purposes other than classification during the correc-tional process—the period that begins when entering corrections and concludes with postprison supervision in the community. The scores of the assessment do not always affect offenders’ classification levels. For example, assessment scores
An Overview of the Challenge of Prison Gangs
www.d.umn.eduinmates were arrested in Cook County. Other correc-tional agencies, however, report their gang troubles started inside rather than outside prison walls. Camp and Camp (1985) cite that of the 33 agencies sur-veyed, 26 reported street counterparts to prison gangs. Knox and Tromanhauser (1991) suggest there are approximately 100,000 or more prison ...