A large proportion of people in the criminal justice system have substance addictions: a Bureau of Justice Statistics study found, for example, that n...
By CSG Justice Center Staff
People who are returning to Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, from two correctional facilities in the state are rec...
This report from Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) of the Office of Justice Progra...
The past several years have seen a surge of interest in using risk assessment in criminal sentencing, both to reduce recidivism and to reduce prison p...
Risk assessment instruments figure prominently in current criminal justice reforms, but their use is controversial. The principal concern is that bene...