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Inventory of Data Elements in State and Federal Corrections Information Systems, 1998
This survey summarizes the data elements maintained by state and federal corrections information systems that track adult, sentenced offenders, and assesses the severity of... -
Reducing Prison Violence By More Effective inmate Management: An Experiment...
The purpose of this collection was to measure the extent to which the Prisoner Management Classification (PMC) system in Washington state improved overall operations of prison... -
Validating Prison Security Classification Instruments in Hawaii, 1984-1985
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a reliable and accurate method for measuring the effectiveness of offender classification systems to improve the management... -
National Survey of AIDS in Correctional Facilities, 1985-1990, 1992
In late 1985, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) began its first study of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in correctional facilities. The objective of the study... -
National Jail Census Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Jail Census was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Excluded from the census... -
Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics This series of studies contains a descriptive analysis of federal and state-operated adult confinement and correctional facilities... -
Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country Series
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics This series was begun in 1998 by the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics and was collected as a component of the Annual... -
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... -
Survey of Prison Inmates (SPI) Series (Formerly Survey of Inmates in State...
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics Conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this survey is part of a series of data gathering efforts undertaken to assist...