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“The Violence Must Stop” Violence Reduction and Gang Call-Ins in Washington, D.C.

February 22nd, 2008 · 16 Comments

By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. and Beverly Hill. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis See http://media.csosa.gov for “DC Public Safety” radio and television shows. See www.csosa.gov for the web site of the  federal Court Services and Offender Services Agency. We are on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, D.C.  We are mid-way between the United States Capitol [...]

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Tags: Education and Vocational Assistance · Gangs · Interviews with Policy Makers

Returning From Prison to Washington D.C. “We Make Transition Possible”

February 8th, 2008 · 21 Comments

By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis See http://media.csosa.gov for “DC Public Safety” radio and television shows. See www.csosa.gov for the web site of the  federal Court Services and Offender Services Agency. The name sounds like the essence of bureaucracy-the Transitional Intervention for Parole Supervision unit, or TIPS. The TIPS teams of [...]

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Tags: Drug Treatment · Education and Vocational Assistance · Employment · Faith-based Initiatives · Interviews with Staff · Mental Health · Reentry · Sex Offenders · What Works

Mass Orientations–Orienting Criminal Offenders in Washington, D.C.

February 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments

 By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis See http://media.csosa.gov for “DC Public Safety” radio and television shows. See www.csosa.gov for the web site of the  federal Court Services and Offender Services Agency. The church basement in southwest Washington, D.C. overflows with criminal offenders. Approximately 200 people relatively new to a sentence of [...]

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Tags: Education and Vocational Assistance · Employment · Interviews with Staff · What Works

Treatment, Education and Job Related Services for Offenders on Community Supervision

February 8th, 2008 · 10 Comments

A Guide to Resources Within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis See http://media.csosa.gov for “DC Public Safety” radio and television shows. See www.csosa.gov for the web site of the  federal Court Services and Offender Services Agency. All of us at CSOSA receive telephone [...]

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Tags: Anger Management · Day Reporting · Domestic Violence · Drinking and Driving · Drug Treatment · Education and Vocational Assistance · Employment · Faith-based Initiatives · Mental Health · Reentry · Sex Offenders · What Works · Women Offenders