Why The Vast Difference Between State and Federal Prison Recidivism?
Observations Federal offenders (in eight years) had less than half the returns to prison than states (after five years). Over an eight-year follow-up period,…
Observations Federal offenders (in eight years) had less than half the returns to prison than states (after five years). Over an eight-year follow-up period,…
Subtitles: A briefing paper on crime related topics for President-elect Trump, and everyone else. Author By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of supervising public…
Subtitles Do offender rehabilitation programs significantly reduce crime? Fifth in a series of articles on parole and probation research and practice. If swift but certain…
Subtitles: Half of Americans have used marijuana. If we want government out of our lives, why doesn’t this apply to marijuana? Author By Leonard A.…
Subtitles: Are we playing a game of meaningless gestures? Is Ban the Box pointless? Is voting a hollow gesture? Offenders, criminals or justice-involved individuals; are…
Subtitles: Statistics on Women Offenders-2016 Women offenders are the fastest growing correctional population Author By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years of speaking for national…
Subtitles What happened to the potential of problem-solving courts? Is the justice system unwilling to take on risky offenders? Author Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five…
College Educations in Prison: Misleading the Public?-Updated/Corrected We strongly support programs in prison that offer a chance to end the monstrously high rate of return…
Bronx (NY) Mental Health Court Doesn’t Work Our notes: Specialty courts are popping up throughout the country and that’s good; the criminal justice system is…
Adult Mental Health Courts Receive Mixed Ratings Adult Mental Health Courts are specialized, treatment-oriented, problem-solving courts that divert mentally ill offenders away from the criminal…