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1. When Women Hold the Keys: Gender, Leadership, and Correctional Policy
Results from a study of female staff and leadership in corrections are provided. This report includes the following ... Read More
Added: October 23, 2008
2. Contracting for Success: Improving Performance in Corrections
Accountability measures for privately contracted facilities are explained. Sections of this publication include: ... Read More
Added: April 12, 2007
3. Contracting Prison Operations: A Plan to Improve Performance
Issues to take into account before privatizing a prison or prison service are reviewed. Sections following an executive ... Read More
Added: April 12, 2007
4. Measuring Success: Improving the Effectiveness of Correctional Facilities
The process of determining an effective correctional facility is explained. This report contains the following sections: ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
5. Data Spotlight: Recidivism
A document discussing the "wide-ranging definitions of recidivism, how recidivism relates to the escalating prison ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
6. Correctional Officers: Strategies to Improve Retention
"[T]his study suggests various reasons for why correctional officers leave their positions and identifies strategies to keep ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
7. The Challenge of Teaching (and Learning) in Prison
Obstacles to correctional education and ways to manage these challenges are discussed. Sections of this document are: the ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
8. Programs that Help Inmates Stay Out of Prison: Growing Public Expectations
Effective education and substance abuse programming that reduces recidivism are identified. This report contains the ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
9. Removing Barriers: Research-Based-Strategies for Teaching Those Who Learn Differently
The identification of, and interventions for, individuals struggling with learning are discussed. This report is divided ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006
10. Education Reduces Crime: Three-State Recidivism Study: Executive Summary
The positive impact of correctional education in the rehabilitation of offenders is demonstrated. This report is divided ... Read More
Added: October 31, 2006

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