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Intensive Supervision for High-Risk Offenders in 14 Sites in the United...
In 1986, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funded a demonstration project of intensive supervision programs (ISPs), alternatives to control sanctions that involve community... -
Evaluation of Adult Community Supervision Strategies in Multnomah County,...
This study was undertaken to determine whether a new form of community supervision in Multnomah County, Oregon, had been properly implemented and to determine its impact on... -
Strategies for Retaining Offenders in Mandatory Drug Treatment Programs in...
This study examined the relationship between legal pressure and drug treatment retention by assessing perceptions of legal pressure held by two groups of legally-mandated... -
Evaluation of the Maricopa County [Arizona] Demand Reduction Program, 1989-1991
These data were collected to evaluate the Demand Reduction Program, a program initiated in Maricopa County, Arizona, in 1989 to combat drug abuse. A consortium of municipal,... -
Electronic Monitoring of Nonviolent Convicted Felons: An Experiment in Home...
The purpose of the study was to provide information about home detention monitoring systems and to evaluate their effectiveness. The principal investigators sought to determine... -
Profiling Inmates in the Los Angeles County Jail, 1996-1998
By 1996 it became apparent that the Los Angeles county jails faced a serious overcrowding problem. Two possible solutions to the problem were to build more jail capacity or to... -
Evaluation of Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders in Cleveland, Denver, and...
Boot camps, a popular alternative to standard correctional facilities, are characterized by a strong emphasis on military structure, drill, and discipline and by an abbreviated... -
Pennsylvania Task Force on Prison Overcrowding, 2004-2005
The current jail population control study is the second phase of a two-part inquiry by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania that began in 2003. Phase II builds...