In the identity theory of desistance, optimism is important to individual transformation. Yet, as the authors of this article assert, unfounded optimi...
This questionnaire from the National Reentry Resource Center, updated in April 2022, is intended to help reentry professionals better assess an indivi...
Nine million individuals are released from local jails each year, many struggling with mental illness, homelessness, and substance abuse. Jail reentry...
This resource from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime and the National Center for Victims of Crime is designed to help comm...
Risk assessment instruments figure prominently in current criminal justice reforms, but their use is controversial. The principal concern is that bene...