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Behavioral Health Framework
On September 27, 2012, the CSG Justice Center released Adults with Behavioral Health Needs under Correctional Supervision: A Shared Framework for Reducing Recidivism and Promoting Recovery. The report is written for policymakers, administrators, and service providers committed to improving outcomes for the [...] -
PA Justice Reinvestment Bill Signing
Governor Tom Corbett signs Pennsylvania’s Justice Reinvestment Bill. -
A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism
This guide draws extensively on the experience of a multi-year effort in Travis County, Texas (Austin), to implement each of the four recidivism reduction practices. -
The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrest in Four California Cities
Scroll down for the full press conference video On January 22, 2013 the Council of State Governments Justice Center released The Impact of Probation and Parole Populations on Arrests in Four California Cities. The unprecedented study answers one question [...] -
Developing a Mental Health Court: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Start learning! Enter Developing a Mental Health Court Developing a Mental Health Court. -
School Discipline Consensus Project
African-American students and children with particular educational disabilities who qualify for special education were suspended and expelled at especially high rates.
Behavioral Health Framework
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Announcements
2013 National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) National Convention
On June 27-30, the City of San Antonio will host the 2013 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) National Convention, which will bring together nearly 2,000 attendees to discuss mental health issues, network, and gain inspiration. There are over 75 [...]
Two Second Chance Act Solicitations Released
Bureau of Justice Assistance Releases Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction Planning Program Grant Solicitation The U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance recently released the solicitation for the Second Chance Act Comprehensive Statewide Adult Recidivism Reduction [...]
Webinars
Use of Incentives and Sanctions to Promote Compliance with Supervision Conditions during Reentry: An Implementation Strategy
Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center This webinar focussed on the use of incentives and sanctions with individuals under community supervision, particularly those returning to their communities from prison. It included an overview of current practices, policy, and research [...]
NRRC Webinar Innovations in Substance Abuse Treatment
Presenters review how adopting a “continuing care model” to treat substance use disorders can improve outcomes for individuals who are justice involved. Presenters also provide an overview of medications for the treatment of alcohol and opioid addiction, including how specific [...]
Creating a Strong Foundation for Effective Connections to Community Substance Abuse Treatment
This webinar was the first in a webinar series titled Best Practices for Engaging and Retaining Formerly Incarcerated Individuals in Community Substance Abuse Treatment. The webinar discussed how jurisdictions can create strong foundations for effective connections to community treatment through a [...]
Work Release Centers, Day Reporting Centers, and Halfway Houses: What Impact do They Have on Public Safety
This webinar will provide a general overview of work release centers, day reporting centers, and halfway houses. The presenter will discuss the specific target groups for which these sanctions are designed and how various jurisdictions identify and assign offenders to [...]
Mental Health Courts Research Roundup: Applying Research to Practice
This webinar, held on March 26th, 2013, provided an overview of emerging research about mental health courts and discussed its implications for mental health court practitioners and policymakers. During the webinar, mental health court researchers shared their findings and facilitated [...]
Publications
Out of School & Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in American Middle and High Schools
This report, published by the Civil Rights Project’s Center for Civil Rights Remedies, examines data from more than 26,000 U.S. secondary schools and concludes that more than two million students were suspended during the 2009-2010 academic year, with the overwhelming [...]
Innovative City and State Funding Approaches to Supporting Subsidized Employment and Transitional Jobs
The National Transitional Jobs Network (NTJN), in collaboration with the Center for Law and Social Policy,has produced this new report, published by the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment as part of its Big Ideas for Jobs series. The paper highlights a [...]
Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut: How Collaboration and Commitment Have Improved Public Safety and Outcomes for Youth
This Justice Policy Institute report highlights the past two decades of Connecticut’s successful efforts to improve responses to youth who engage in delinquent behavior and to reduce the number of youth placed in detention centers, correctional training schools, and other [...]
Common Ground: Lessons Learned from Five States that Reduced Juvenile Confinement by More than Half
This Justice Policy Institute report explores the drivers of youth prison population reductions in Connecticut, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arizona, and Minnesota. State-specific strategies are discussed, as are common reform activities that have proven to be successful. To download this report, click [...]
Reducing Youth Incarceration in the United States
In this KIDS COUNT data snapshot, the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds that the incarceration rate of young people dropped more than 40 percent over a 15-year period, with no decrease in public safety. The publication also recommends ways to [...]
Recent Headlines
Common Sense Approach to Safe Schools
I have the privilege of serving as the current president of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). Our organization is the nation’s oldest judicial membership organization with approximately 2,000 members nationwide, mostly judicial officers.
My Turn: Mental Health and Corrections
Burlington Free Press By Crystall Labounty In 2008 Sens Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), along with U.S. Reps Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Randy Forbes (R-Va.) introduced the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and [...]
Students lead march to end school-to-prison pipeline
By Alyssia Akers Detroit Free Press “More education, not incarceration! More education, not incarceration!” Hundreds chanted as they marched from Cass Park to the site of the new Wayne County Jail on March 23 to raise awareness about the school-to-prison-pipeline. [...]
Low Risk, High Cost: Should Non-Violent Elderly Inmates be Released Early?
Nebraska’s prisoners are rapidly graying, requiring more medical attention and taxpayer dollars than ever.
Jail treatment possible for mentally ill suspects
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Criminal suspects suffering from mental illness could stay in jail until they are competent to stand trial under a proposal in the Texas Legislature. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, the Texas House Committee on [...]