Public safety

NEW
Len Engel
December 2009

This report examines the growth of the cost of corrections in Massachusetts in contrast to government spending for other competing sectors, identifies programs that could be adopted here, and describes specific reforms to bring costs under greater control.

Various Authors
March 2009

The Crime and Justice Institute and the National Institute of Corrections are proud to present a series of eight whitepapers on the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBP) known as the Box Set. The papers are designed to share information with criminal justice system stakeholders about how the implementation of evidence-based practices and a focus on recidivism reduction affect their areas of expertise in community corrections, defense, jail, judiciary, pretrial services, prison, prosecution, and treatment.

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Author: Leonard Engel
2008

This report is a ‘call to action’ for Massachusetts state leaders to implement a systemic approach to offender reentry, one that involves traditional as well as non-traditional agencies and collaborates with community leaders and service providers. A collaborative approach is necessary to overcome the inherent limitations of changing criminal justice policy.

Author: John J. Larivee
2001

Rising numbers of inmates, coupled with declining pre-release training and outside supervision, foreshadow an unanticipated and generally unanswered breakdown in the continuum of community safety, particularly in inner cities. New innovations in the prisoner reentry field, both within the Massachusetts correction system and in local communities, hold some promise but these approaches are limited and address only a fraction of the thousands of inmates released each year. This report assesses the current situation in MA and makes recommendations.