First Presentation to Alabama Justice Reinvestment Prison Reform Task Force
This presentation introduces the Council of State Governments Justice Center and the justice reinvestment process, provides an overview of criminal justice data trends in Alabama, details the guiding principles behind what works to reduce recidivism, and provides case studies from other states’ justice reinvestment efforts. This material was delivered to the task force on June 10, 2014, at the Alabama State House.
A new training program will help law enforcement agencies transform their juvenile probation programs to adopt more developmentally…
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Last year, Massachusetts passed legislation representing the most significant changes to the state’s criminal justice system in decades.…
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A growing body of research has shown that cognitive-behavioral interventions (CBIs) can significantly reduce recidivism by helping people understand and…
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Seven Sites Selected for Intensive Training to Transform Juvenile Probation
A new training program will help law enforcement agencies transform their juvenile probation programs to adopt more developmentally appropriate practices.
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Massachusetts Expands Investments to Reduce Recidivism
Last year, Massachusetts passed legislation representing the most significant changes to the state’s criminal justice system in decades. This legislation took concrete steps to incentivize good behavior in prison, divert people to treatment and programming as an alternative to incarceration, and strengthen community supervision.
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Training Offers Tools to Deliver Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Recidivism
A growing body of research has shown that cognitive-behavioral interventions (CBIs) can significantly reduce recidivism by helping people understand and change the thinking patterns that can lead to criminal behavior.
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New Restitution Resource Center Will Help States Improve Services for Crime Victims
The Restitution Resource Center will help states improve the quality of their restitution systems by providing a central source for best practices and successful innovations in the field as well as facilitating peer networks and information exchange.
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