The Data-Informed Jail - National Institute of Justice
2021年1月29日 · Jails are the entry point to the correctional system in the United States. As a critical component of the criminal justice system, jails interface regularly with law enforcement, the courts, and the probation, parole, and prison systems. This article originally appeared in the November/December 2020 issue of Corrections Today as submitted by the National Institute …
Jail-Specific Data Analysis: A Guide for Jail Analysts
2020年10月1日 · The paper is organized in three parts. Part 1 provides a short overview of the role of jail analysis. Part 2 examines the fundamentals of collecting information from offender management systems and other information systems and proposes a set of key data elements essential for conducting jail analysis.
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Correctional Facilities - National Institute of Justice
Institutional corrections facilities include prisons and jails. Prisons are state or federal housing facilities that confine convicted felons with sentences typically longer than a year. Jails are administered by local law enforcement and hold those with shorter sentences — usually for 1 year or less — and those awaiting trial.
Data-Informed Jails: Challenges and Opportunities
2020年1月1日 · These themes pertain to leadership and organizational issues, procuring and implementing a jail management system, data collection and analysis, applying the data, and information-sharing. Some barriers to progress in these areas were also identified, including misconceptions about protected data, a lack of trust in outside organizations, and a ...
A New View of Jails: Exploring Complexity in Jails-Based Research
2022年11月3日 · It’s time to rethink the way we view jails. Jails — whether city, county, or regional — are integral to the local public safety and justice system. Their mission is to safely detain individuals with a diverse set of risks and needs at various phases of the criminal justice process — from arrest through adjudication, as well as post-adjudication.
Workforce Issues in Corrections - National Institute of Justice
2019年12月1日 · The backbone of corrections is its workforce. The corrections sector relies on qualified, trained and dedicated staff for effective, professional operations. But today, correctional administrators, particularly those running prisons and jails, are grappling with severe workforce challenges that directly impact mission performance. Those challenges include staff …
The Overlooked Role of Jails in the Discussion of Legitimacy ...
2023年4月11日 · Studies of the prevalence and impact of legitimacy and procedural justice have been conducted throughout the criminal justice system, but relatively few have focused on jails.4 At least 4.9 million people are jailed each year, making jails a central piece of our criminal justice system.5 Despite the looming presence of jails in U.S. society ...
Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate
2024年4月11日 · The Middlesex House of Correction and Jail is the only jail in the Restoring Promise initiative. P.A.C.T. stands for people achieving change together. Being a jail, there is a speedy rotation of both young adults and mentors on the unit, but usually there are 6 mentors working with 35 young adults. During the day, there are 4 staff.
Archived | Tracking Prisoners in Jail With Biometrics: An …
2006年1月1日 · Keeping track of inmates within a prison or jail is a constant challenge, especially as they move from one part of the facility to another. Monitoring their movements requires corrections officers to accurately identify individual prisoners by sight as they pass through security posts. It also requires frequent telephone and radio communications between officers …