Corrections Today articles from April 1999

Corrections Today archives from April 1999

The federalization of criminal justice.(Editorial)
April 1, 1999... Throughout my more than 25 years in this profession, first as a deputy sheriff, then as a local sheriff and now as your executive director, I have viewed with some concern the increasing federalization of the criminal justice process. This...

Juvenile offenders are worth the effort.
April 1, 1999... I looked first at the picture - a smiling couple with their toddler boy - then at the hand-written note. The young father wrote, "If, in your whole career, you've only reached out and helped one youth reach his potential, it was me!" James...

Commitment according to Eastwood and Redford.(Clint Eastwood and Robert Redford)
April 1, 1999... Being an avid reader and movie buff, I was initially reluctant to read two recent bestsellers, The Bridges of Madison County and The Horse Whisperer, or see their movie adaptations. I read book and movie reviews, which described them as...

Best in the business.(profile of Bill McGuire, assistant director of the Jefferson Parish Department of Juvenile Services)
April 1, 1999... Doing His Job And Loving It! Believe it or not, some people really have fun doing their jobs. But it seems that no one enjoys his or her career quite as much as Bill McGuire, assistant director of the Jefferson Parish Department of...

NIJ's Technology Institute for Corrections is a big business.(National Institute of Justice)
April 1, 1999... Tight budgets, lack of travel and training resources, inexperienced technical staff and lack of knowledge about where to find solutions for technology issues are some of the problems faced by correctional agencies throughout the country. Many...

Blueprints for violence prevention.
April 1, 1999... The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) has received a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide training and technical assistance for the implementation of 10 delinquency...

1999 Winter Conference Nashville.(American Correctional Association)
April 1, 1999... The American Correctional Association's (ACA) annual Winter Conference, held in Nashville, Tenn., this past January, broke previous Winter Conference attendance records. The more than 3,800 attendees put the Conference's theme, "Alliances for...

Workshops explore a variety of issue.(American Correctional Association's 1999 Winter Conference in Nashville, TN)
April 1, 1999... Attendees at the 1999 ACA Winter Conference in Nashville, Tenn., had the opportunity to attend several workshops and seminars on various correctional topics. Below are highlights from a few of them. Addressing the Y2K Problem The U.S....

ACA honors conference award winners.(American Correctional Association)
April 1, 1999... At its Winter Conference in Nashville, Tenn., ACA presented its Medal of Valor Award, Community Service Award, Peter P. Lejins Research Award, Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award and Outstanding Journalism Award which, this year, had two...

Opening session address: Landrieu stresses importance of good parenting.(Sen. Mary Landrieu keynotes 1999 American Correctional Association Winter Conference)(Transcript)
April 1, 1999... Editor's Note: The following is an edited version of the Opening Session Keynote address delivered by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), on Jan. 18, 1999. I want to share with you some personal experiences and some thoughts about things that are...

Mary Matalin and James Carville: dynamic political duo dazzles audience.
April 1, 1999... The husband and wife political team of James Carville and Mary Matalin addressed a full house at the 1999 Winter Conference Luncheon. Carville, a lifelong Democrat, currently is senior political advisor to President Bill Clinton and has...

Coffee urges us to have faith.(Capt. Gerald L. Coffee's closing breakfast address at the 1999 American Correctional Association Winter Conference)(Transcript)
April 1, 1999... Editor's Note: The following is an edited version of the Closing Breakfast Keynote address delivered by Capt. Gerald L. Coffee, U.S. Navy (Ret.), on Jan. 20, 1999. It was mentioned that I'd served our country as a naval officer for 28...

Managing juveniles in adult facilities: identifying population and institutional characteristics to determine staff training needs.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... Identifying Population and Institutional Characteristics To Determine Staff Training Needs Having taken a circuitous route in my career with stops in Nevada, Michigan, Puerto Rico and Philadelphia, I find myself back where I started 25...

Examining legal issues: juvenile offenders in criminal court and adult prison.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1995 permits children 13 and older who commit violent crimes with a firearm on federal property to be prosecuted as adults. The bill's main sponsor, Rep. Bill McCollum (R-Fla.) has said that...

Violent juvenile crime: the number of violent juvenile offenders declines.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... Using data reported annually by local law enforcement agencies across the country, the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program prepares its annual Crime in the United States report. This 400-plus page reference document monitors the nature...

Dual track management of the youthful offender.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... "Eddie," a 17-year-old. offender sentenced to an adult prison, steadfastly refuses to go to the dining hall. Despite repeated threats of discipline, Eddie won't budge. The correctional officer giving the order sees Eddie as a troublemaker and...

Rising to the challenge: identifying and meeting the needs of juvenile offenders with special needs.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... Editor's Note: The following is an edited version of a chapter from No Time to Play: Youthful Offenders in Adult Correctional Systems, written by Bary Glick and William Sturgeon and published by ACA in 1998. Dealing with violent youthful...

We make house calls: a fresh approach to treating juvenile offenders.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... A Fresh Approach to Treating Juvenile Offenders Authors' Note: The names of juveniles and family members were changed in this article to protect their privacy. Professional models were used in the accompanying photography out of privacy...

Children's initiatives: Louisiana Corrections makes prevention a priority.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... Paul has been in and out of juvenile corrections for the past six years. It began with petty theft at age 11 when he and his friend Kevin got caught shoplifting at the convenience store around the corner from his mother's apartment. Now he is...

Juvenile housing: facility designers need to address the unique needs of juveniles.(Cover Story)
April 1, 1999... EDITOR'S NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS AN EDITED VERSION OF A CHAPTER FROM PLANNING AND DESIGN GUIDE FOR SECURE ADULT AND JUVENILE FACILITIES, AN ACA BOOK THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN MAY. THE BOOK IS EDITED BY LEONARD WITKE, AIA, CHEF ARCHITECT,...