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WHAT WORKS? EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN PAROLE AND PROBATION

February 22nd, 2008 · 18 Comments

By Thomas H. Williams. Edited by Leonard Sipes, Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis
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Editor’s notes: This article was created from a paper delivered by the author at the New Developments in Criminal Justice and Crime Control Conference at the [...]

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Tags: Interviews with Policy Makers · What Works

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

February 22nd, 2008 · 15 Comments

By Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. and Beverly Hill. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis
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We are on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, D.C.  We are mid-way between the United States Capitol and the White [...]

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

Technology that Works:An Overview of the Supervision and Management Automated Record Tracking (SMART) Application

February 8th, 2008 · 16 Comments

By Frank Lu, Laurence Wolfe, Beverly Hill and Leonard Sipes. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis
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“This is not an article about an information system; it is an overview of our attempt to dramatically improve the criminal justice [...]

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Tags: Interviews with Policy Makers · Technology · What Works

The Core Mission: Partnerships for Public Safety

February 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 By Leonard Sipes, Beverly Hill and Bryan Young.  Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis
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It’s 5:30 a.m. at the Fifth District station of Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).  Jody Tracy, a Branch Chief with [...]

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Tags: Interviews with Policy Makers · Interviews with Staff · What Works

Sustainable Community Involvement in Community Corrections

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

 A Solution to NIMBY in Community Corrections?
By Bryan A. Young, Beverly Hill and Leonard A. Sipes, Jr. Edited by Cedric Hendricks and Joyce McGinnis
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“We can make this city safer, and it will be done through community [...]

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Tags: Interviews with Policy Makers · Interviews with Staff · Reentry · What Works