The present study examined the effect of mental health and substance abuse diagnoses had on probation officers’ (PO) perception of risk and the impact on their case management decisions.
The training curriculum provides comprehensive, interactive training lessons designed to increase competence about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE), while providing practitioners with increased knowledge, tools, and resources for working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in the juvenile justice system.
More innovative programs now use a UDT (urine drug testing) paradigm with more frequent, random testing providing rapid results and certain, swift consequences and addiction treatment when warranted or requested. Studies have shown these new programs—the foundation of which is frequent, random UDTs—to significantly reduce drug use, criminal recidivism, and incarceration.
Georgia lawmakers passed a probation reform bill in March. The bill would, among other things, shorten probation sentences and reduce the caseloads of probation officers who are spread thin.
In 2011 and 2012, the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), Crime Victims’ Services Division (CVSD) initiated a Listening Tour with the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon. This report provides a summary of the conversations that took place during the tour. CVSD hopes this will guide our next steps and enhance our partnerships and community collaborations with Tribal Nations.
This worksheet provides a state-by-state summary of confidentiality, privilege and definitions. It is focused at advocates and victim counseling centers, often covering both employess and volunteers . Confidentiality Institute, 2014.
This series of issue briefs from the Evaluation of the Linking to Employment Prerelease (LEAP) grants explores key challenges in establishing American Job Centers [AJCs] in local jails.
Princeton, NJ, and Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research Associates.
This brief "explores their approach to staffing jail-based AJCs, including the varying staffing configurations, key staff qualifications, hiring and onboarding processes, and strategies to expedite hiring based on lessons learned".
Princeton, NJ, and Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research Associates.
"Linking to Employment Activities Pre-Release (LEAP) grantees were permitted to spend the first 9 months of the 24-month project period on planning and start-up activities before enrolling participants into their jail-based American Job Centers (AJCs). This brief uses data ... to explore the factors that enabled them to complete these activities more quickly than the time allotted."
Princeton, NJ, and Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research and Social Policy Research Associates.
This brief discusses how LEAP workforce development staff worked with jail administrators to gain access to jail space and their strategies for scheduling services inside the jail-based AJC[American Jail Center].