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Web Sites in Category Corrections

A Description of Speak Outs in Oklahoma Prisons - Describes speak out programs, as they evolved from the "Scared Straight" program of the 1970s.

A Profile of Women Inmates in the State of Oklahoma - Describes the differences and similarities between Oklahoma's female inmates and other female inmates nation-wide.

Adding It Up - Develops a conceptual framework for examining the economic impact of incarceration on human capital, families and communities.

Community Corrections - Alternatives to incarceration including research studies on this topic.

Community Corrections of Pennsylvania - An association of corrections professionals who work with offenders in various community settings.

Correctional Service of Canada - Research reports on offenders, substance abuse, and federally sentenced women and men.

Corrections Connection - Resource for research on prison issues.

Criminal Offenders Statistics - Information, statistics, and publications about criminal offenders in the United States.

Federal Bureau of Prisons - Statistical data on federal prison populations by gender, race, ethnicity, age and other demographic characteristics.

Female Inmates in Oklahoma: An Updated Profile and Programming Assessment - Oklahoma has more female inmates (per capita) than any other state; this paper examines whether the state's correctional facilities meet the needs of women.

Growing Up Behind Bars: Confinement, Youth Development and Crime - Presents an exploration of the net impact of confinement on youth age 16 and younger and proposes a research plan to examine this issue.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service - National repository of the criminal justice information includes a comprehensive searchable database which includes research on institutional and community corrections.

National Institute of Corrections - Provides access to resources, targeted toward corrections practitioners and research.

Oriana House Inc. - Oriana House, Inc. of Ohio is a private, nonprofit agency that assists people in overcoming chemical dependencies and provides suitable, reintegrating community corrections programs

Profile of Women Incarcerated For Murder in Oklahoma - Survey data of female inmates in Oklahoma are utilized to study the characteristics of women incarcerated for murder.

Sentencing Project - Information about crime, courts, sentencing, criminal justice policy analysis, punishment, alternatives to incarceration and reform.

Substance Abuse Among Female Prisoners in Oklahoma - Using a volunteer sample of 547 women prisoners, this study compares female drug users and nondrug users by race.

United States Sentencing Commission - Agency establishes sentencing policies and practices for the Federal courts. Contains reports to Congress, publications, Federal sentencing guidelines, and Federal sentencing statistics.

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Society > Law > Law Enforcement > Corrections
Society > Crime > Prisons

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