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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 1,000 criminal justice professionals will attend the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Conference, Turning to Science: Enhancing Justice, Improving Safety, Reducing Costs, Monday, June 18, through Wednesday, June 20, at the Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, Va. In over 50 panel and three plenary sessions, the conference highlights research on criminal justice issues and programs. Acting Associate Attorney...
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Justice Programs' National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released a final report demonstrating that a statistical forecasting model may help probation departments predict which offenders are most likely to reoffend. Researchers from the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania collaborated with the Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department in the demonstration project. The...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of President Obama's Fatherhood & Mentoring Initiative, the Justice Department today honored eight "Fatherhood Heroes" from Tarrant County, Texas, for their role promoting responsible fatherhood in their families and communities. This is the fourth in a series of local "Fatherhood Heroes" events around the country and was hosted by the Fatherhood Coalition of Tarrant County. "These men and women are everyday...
WASHINGTON, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Melodee Hanes, Acting Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, today announced the release of a new guide, AMBER Alert Best Practices, to enhance the ability of law enforcement, child protection officials and other partners to safely recover missing and abducted children. Ms. Hanes announced the guide at the annual National Missing Children's Day commemoration held in the Department's Great Hall....
Three Day Conference begins Tuesday, May 22 WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder today opened the first of the three-day Second Chances and Safer Communities Conference meeting, held at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel to engage experts, researchers, federal officials and grantees on the topic of reentry programs, policies, technical assistance and best practices. "The Department of Justice's commitment to being not just smart, but also...
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released new results from data collected from a multi-site evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI). SVORI is a federal initiative that funds a number of locally-designed juvenile and adult reentry programs throughout the United States. Reentry programming and services are designed to facilitate offenders' transition...
The following post appears courtesy of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This week, as we honor those officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are reminded that last year was one of the deadliest years for law enforcement in recent memory. According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 177 officers died in the line of duty. For the first time ever,...
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Office of Justice Programs: OJJDP'S Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice Meeting Today-Acting Attorney General Mary Lou Leary, Office of Justice Programs, and Acting Administrator for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Melodee Hanes chaired the quarterly meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The Council, whose membership...
WASHINGTON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) recently released a study that evaluated the use of global positioning systems (GPS) technology to monitor high-risk sex offenders on parole in California. Offenders in the GPS group demonstrated significantly better outcomes than offenders who were monitored in traditional ways. The evaluation showed that risk for a sex-related violation was nearly...
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder recognized Commissioner Dora Schriro, from the New York City Department of Correction, with the Allied Professional Award today at the 2012 annual victims' service awards ceremony, a prelude to the nation's observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 22-28, 2012. "This year's 12 awardees have touched, improved and even saved lives. Perhaps most impressively, many of today's award...
