Susan Turner, RANDLois M. Davis, RAND
Evidence-Based Practices Reduce Juvenile Recidivism: Can State Government Effectively Promote Implementation Among Probation Departments? California places tens of thousands of juveniles into its 58 county-based justice systems every year. The offenders do not generally experience reduced rat... PL Seave ...
California Defense Lawyer A criminal conviction can mean more than jail time and fines. Even if you avoid jail time, you may be required to follow the terms of parole or probation for years to come. An accidental or unavoidable mistake could result in a violation that results in additional t...
Some departments may require that you have at least one year of training in the Department of Corrections before you can complete your goal of working as a Probation Officer. The types of roles you can assume at the Department of Corrections are: Social Worker Corrections Officer Mental Health ...
When you are arrested, convicted and sentenced for a crime, this information is placed on your criminal record and is available to the local police departments and the justice department in your state. These agencies may also release this information to the licensing agencies that have the legal...
(RNR) model, many community corrections departments use risk-needs assessment tools to assess the kinds of assistance that might be helpful in reducing the risk of recidivism (Andrews & Bonta,2010). This facilitated and/or coerced provision of services may include access to state identification, ...
. This training deficiency is beginning to be addressed as some departments are moving to require officers, or a subset of law enforcement agencies’ patrol units, to be trained to serve on Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) , but this is not yet universal. Therefore, it is imperative to ...
Qualitative data were used to describe and analyze four incidents of whistleblowing in California probation departments. Probation officers were drawn into acts of protest by an organizational environment that discouraged upward communication. An important research finding was that in deciding to act, ...
This article examines whether and how the capacity of a street-level organization moderates its ability to perform effectively in the context of a public program reform. We use the case of California probation departments during the phased implementation of the state's Low-Inco...
A system-wide change by departments began in 1993 from a focus on suppression, enforcement and monitoring of youthful offenders to a focus on families and rehabilitative approaches. The juvenile correction system in California comprises several options such as formal and informal probation and ...