Corrections Today articles from December 2001

Corrections Today archives from December 2001

Juvenile Corrections in a Changing American Landscape: Understanding how our country and the world are changing is very important in anticipating the trends that are shaping juvenile and adult corrections. (Guest Editorial).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... The world changes minute by minute. Some changes are hardly noticeable, while others can alter the course of international relations and the world itself. It has been said that 80 percent to 90 percent of what a person must know to be...

Public Perception Versus Good Public Policy. (Commentary).
December 1, 2001... Good public policy is essential for the success of any program or system. It must reflect sound reasoning and be predicated on safety and security to include the clientele being served and the general public. This issue of Corrections Today...

Several Injured in California Prison Riot. (State News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... According to authorities, a riot at a medium-security California facility left eight inmates and two employees injured, reports the Associated Press. A fight among 135 inmates began at approximately 11:30 a.m., Oct. 16, at the Victor Valley...

HIV Increase in North Carolina Recidivists. (State News).(University of North Carolina Medical School study)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... North Carolina researchers found that recidivists with HIV are more seriously ill when they return to prison than when they were released. While treatment within correctional systems helps HIV-infected offenders deal with the virus more...

Male Inmates May Procreate. (National News Briefs).(William Gerber; California Department of Corrections)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... A federal court ruled in September that male inmates have a constitutional right to procreate while they are incarcerated, reports USA Today. A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit stated that 41-year-old William Gerber, who...

Executions Decrease. (National News Briefs).(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... For the second year in a row, executions decreased significantly nationwide, reports The Washington Post. Forty-eight inmates have been executed in 2001 as of early September, a 27 percent decrease from the same time period last year. This...

Finding finer Place. (Best in the Business).(profile of Elaine White)
December 1, 2001... A third-generation migrant worker, Elaine White began picking fruits and vegetables from fields throughout Florida, Michigan, New York and North Carolina when she was just 6. Her family moved from place to place in pursuit of available work,...

Utah Correctional Association: Uniting Correctional Employees Statewide. (Chapter/Affiliate Spotlight).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The Utah Correctional Association (UCA) is the only professional correctional association in Utah representing all correctional programs. It provides a vehicle for members to network with professionals in all correctional disciplines...

Recruiters Race to The Blue Ribbon. (Membership News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... The American Correctional Association (ACA) thanks all members for making its first National Membership Month, "Race to the Blue Ribbon," a success. You did an outstanding job of spreading the news about the benefits of joining ACA. More than...

Profile.(Corrections Corporation of America)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2001... Founded in 1983, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) provides high-quality, innovative corrections solutions to local, state and national jurisdictions faced with prison crowding. Since its founding, CCA has maintained its leadership...

Corrections Calendar.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... * American Correctional Association, Professional Development Workshop, "Cross-Gender Communication," Dec. 6-7, ACA Headquarters, 4380 Forbes Blvd., Lanham, MD 20706-4322. Contact Marie Hinton training coordinator, at (301) 918-1874; fax (301)...

2002 Winter Conference: Opening Session Keynote Speaker.(correctional services industry conference and product information)
December 1, 2001... Monday, January 14 * 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Oliver North, a U.S. colonel-turned politician and radio talk show host, will be the keynote speaker during the Opening Session of the 2002 Winter Conference. A decorated platoon leader in the...

Youth Courts: A National Youth Justice Movement. (CT Feature).
December 1, 2001... Youth courts, also called teen courts, are a rapidly expanding voluntary alternative to the juvenile justice system for young people who have committed their first misdemeanors and/or offenses. Youth courts strive to promote in juveniles...

Innovative Community Partnerships: Kentucky's Statewide Delinquency Prevention Councils. (CT Feature).
December 1, 2001... Addressing juvenile delinquency through early intervention and prevention is not earth-shattering, nor is it a complicated principle. Less Hype, More Help: Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works and What Doesn't, by Richard Mendel, an independent...

Promoting Community Change for Juvenile Justice: Collaborative Change and Community Partnerships. (CT Feature).
December 1, 2001... For many years, most of the work addressing community problems focused on treatment. This was due, in part, to a specific focus on the people who were creating the problems and on the forces, such as attitudes and psychopathology, within them...

Re-Entry at the Point of Entry. (CT Feature).(eventual release of detained youth)
December 1, 2001... A frightened youth is ushered into a conference room at the local juvenile detention center. During his dispositional hearing the previous Friday, he was ordered into the custody of the Missouri Division of Youth Services (DYS). "Hi,...

Relationships' Role in Female Juvenile Delinquency. (CT Feature).
December 1, 2001... Female juvenile offenders represent a misunderstood, understudied population within the juvenile justice system. A system that historically has studied the anti-social behavior of adolescent males, the juvenile justice system has been...

Early Intensive Help For High-Risk Juveniles. (CT Features).
December 1, 2001... It is easy to imagine these youths becoming repeat offenders, returning time after time to the juvenile justice system. Florida, however, is trying a new approach with these troubled children. Rather than just reacting to the offense, the...

Reclaim Ohio: Building Ohio's Juvenile Justice Infrastructure. (CT Feature).
December 1, 2001... It was 1992 and the field of juvenile corrections was a bleak business in Ohio. Faced with crowded juvenile institutions and a system that could not appreciate the costs and demands of operating state facilities, the Ohio Department of Youth...

Write for Corrections Today 2002.
December 1, 2001... FEBRUARY Corrections Around the World. Correctional practices vary throughout the world. In this issue, we will examine corrections in different countries and regions by looking at diverse correctional systems and programs. Possible topics...

Making a Connection: The National Crime Prevention Council joins Youthful Offenders with their Communities. (CT Features).
December 1, 2001... There is little question about it: Most troubled youths have little sense of connection to their communities and do not understand their value as community members or how crime hurts them, as well as their families and friends. On the other...

Why More Violent Young Offenders? (CT Feature).
December 1, 2001... The car radio crackled the story unfolding in Littleton, Colo., as I drove away from the teacher training session on youth violence. Back at my hotel, the red light on the phone was blinking. Media from all over the world wanted to know: "Why...

Geographical Disparities among Trying and Sentencing Juveniles. (CT Feature).(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Oakland County, Mich. -- In 1997, 11-year-old Nathaniel Abraham shot Ronnie Greene Jr. with a stolen rifle while he was allegedly shooting some trees. Abraham was convicted of murder in an adult court two years later. Although Abraham was...

Parents in Prison.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Six-year-old "Justin" and his grandmother drive two hours several times each month so Justin can visit his father in the maximum-security prison where he has been confined for much of Justin's life. The prison does not allow physical contact...

Community: Service Work as Part of Offender Rehabilitation.
December 1, 2001... They have taken from society. Now they are being forced to give back. The Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Division of Parole Services has developed a community service program for some of its noncompliant offenders. Since 1995, Kansas...

Increasing Collaboration Between Family Courts and Juvenile Justice.(related article: A conversation With Family Court Judge R. Wright Turbeville)(Interview)
December 1, 2001... Editor's Note: An interview with South Carolina Family Court Judge R. Wright Turbeville is included as a sidebar to this article on pages 118 and 120. On July 3,11-year-old Henry Campbell's mother hauled him into court. Henry was charged...

Corrections - Media Wise?(crime and mass media)
December 1, 2001... Crime sells -- particularly, the fear o crime. Thus, crime and justice stories are popular topics for the news and entertainment fields. All forms of mass media compete to gain larger audiences so they become more attractive to advertisers and...

Durrant Group, Inc. (Private Sector News).(Cynthia P. Goode)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Durrant Group, Inc. announced in September that Cynthia P. Goode, who has been with the firm for the past three years, was awarded architectural licensure in the State of Arizona. Educated at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State...

Oldcastle Precast Modular Group. (Private Sector News).(Forest County State Correctional Facility contract)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Oldcastle Precast Modular Group received the precast contract, in September, for the new $105 million Forest County State Correctional Facility in Marionville, Pennsylvania. While Oldcastle is providing the design, production and installation...

Families are the Building Blocks of Strong Communities. (Probation and Parole Forum).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Dr. Edward J. Latessa, professor and chairman of the University of Cincinnati's Division of Criminal Justice, was both recipient of the Margaret Mead Award and presenter of the Margaret Mead Lecture at the International Community Corrections...

Geographic Information Systems: Helping Corrections Inside and Outside Prison Walls. (Technology Update).(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... From tracking the concentration of probationers in a neighborhood to gang members in an institution, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping technology can be a great benefit to the corrections community. GIS combines traditional...

Implementing Research-Based Best Practices in Juvenile Justice Education. (Juvenile Justice News).
December 1, 2001... In 1998, the Florida Department of Education, which oversees the state's juvenile justice education system, awarded a discretionary grant to Florida State University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice to generate and implement a...

Inside/Out: Continuing to Cage Your Rage. (Bookshelf).
December 1, 2001... Inside/Out: Continuing to Cage Your Rage, by Murray Cullen, Ph.D., and Michael Bradley, Ph.D, American Correctional Association, 2001, 90 pp. Many corrections practitioners who provide programs to incarcerated offenders are familiar with...

The Core Competency Model Project. (NIC Update).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Correctional trainers preparing and conducting management and leadership programs may encounter the terms "competency" or "competency model" with increasing regularity. Competency models have been a part of the corporate world for nearly 30...