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PDF pending restorationGoldberg, Paula R., Comp. – 1986
This directory of over 170 criminal justice information sources is based on a 1986 survey of more than 400 criminal justice agencies. The following guidelines were used to select organizations/information resources: (1) the organization's service area is national or regional in scope; (2) the provision of criminal justice-related information is a…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Courts, Criminals, Information Seeking
Bogar, Anne; Shannon, Pam – 1986
This report was prepared for the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Community Corrections Issues. It provides background information on the Wisconsin prison system for adults and the Wisconsin community corrections system for adults. Part I examines the prison system, focusing on administration of the system, sentencing…
Descriptors: Administration, Adults, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Download full textJoin Together, Boston, MA. – 2000
Drug courts are designed to stop the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and the related criminal activity by offering individuals, whose criminal activity stems from substance abuse, the choice to participate in treatment. In exchange for successful completion of a treatment program, the court has the option of dismissing the original charge,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Correctional Rehabilitation, Courts, Criminals
Conrad, John P.; Cavros, Joann – 1981
Two of America's most serious problems--crime and illiteracy--converge in our prisons. The majority of prisoners have serious educational deficits. Although prison educational programs exist, they are often ineffective because of poor program development, lack of administrative support, or small numbers of prisoners served. One innovation in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Peer reviewedZirpoli, Thomas J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1990
This article examines child abuse and neglect in terms of the potential proportional threat to children with disabilities. Characteristic traits of abusers and victims, environmental and sociocultural factors, and the history of maltreatment of the disabled are discussed. Recommendations for practitioners and a list of child abuse organizations…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Criminals
Gowdey, Christine E.; Turnbull, George C., Jr. – 1978
This second of two volumes reporting a study of employment and training programs for adult felony offenders is divided into two sections: (1) an inventory of employment and training resources and (2) program descriptions. Section 1, Inventory of Employment and Training Assistance Resources, is an annotated list of resources and organizations in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Community Programs
