Criminal Justice Reports
Back to School: A Guide to Continuing Your Education after Prison (2007), Prisoner Reentry Institute. Anna Crayton and Nicole Lindahl. Funded by the United States Department of Justice, the guide is designed to assist the work of correctional and community-based reentry staff as well as inspire and support people leaving prison to take advantage of educational resources in their communities.
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/centersinstitutes/pri/pdfs/Back%20to%20School%20Final%205.28.08.pdf
Going to Work with a Criminal Record: Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative (2008), Dee Wallace and Laura Wyckoff, Public/Private Ventures.
Strategies for helping ex-offenders secure gainful employment are explained.
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/238_publication.pdf
From Options to Action: A Roadmap For City Leaders To Connect Formerly Incarcerated Individuals To Work (2008), Johnson, Laura E., Fletcher, Renata Cobbs, and Farley, Chelsea, Public/Private Ventures.
This report provides an overview of the Mayors Summit on Reentry, which was held in February of this year and was co-sponsored by P/PV, the United States Conference of Mayors, The City of New York, and NYU Wagner. The publication aims to be a resource for cities and provides guidance in planning their reentry efforts.
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/235_publication.pdf
One in 100: Behind Bars in America (2008), The Pew Center on the States.
A new report by Pew's Public Safety Performance Project details how, for the first time in history, more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prison—a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety.
http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/8015PCTS_Prison08_FINAL_2-1-1_FORWEB.pdf
Venturing beyond the Gates: Facilitating Successful Reentry with Entrepreneurship (2007), Nicole Lindahl with assistance from Debbie Mukamal.
A highly practical and informative tool for professionals in the fields of workforce development, economic development, criminal justice and entrepreneurship.
http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/centersinstitutes/pri/pdfs/rentry_booklet_online.pdf
Locked up and Locked Out: An Educational Perspective on the U.S. Prison Population (2006), Richard J. Coley, Paul E. Barton, Educational Testing Service.
This report provides an educational perspective on a number of issues regarding the prison population in the United States.
http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/PIC-LOCKEDUP.pdf
Learning to Reduce Recidivism: a 50-state analysis of postsecondary correctional education policy (2005)
The types of funding for and implementation of postsecondary correctional education programs are examined.
http://www.inpathways.net/recidivism.pdf
Education Reduces Crime: Three State Recidivism Study (2003), Correctional Education Association. Stephen J. Steurer and Linda G. Smith.
The positive impact of correctional education in the rehabilitation of offenders is demonstrated.
http://www.ceanational.org/PDFs/EdReducesCrime.pdf
Changing Minds: The Impact of College in a Maximum-Security Prison (2001),
Fine, Michelle; Torre, Maria Elena; Boudin, Kathy; Bowen, Iris; Clark, Judith; Hylton, Donna; Martinez, Migdalia; Missy; Roberts, Rosemarie A.; Smart, Pamela; Upegui, Debora
The impact of college on women in a maximum-security prison was examined in a 3-year study of current and former inmates of New York's Bedford Hills Correctional Facility (BHCF).
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/che/changingminds.html
