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Definitions, History, and Development of Community Corrections | |
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Early Alternative Sanctions: Sanctuary | |
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Early Alternative Sanctions: Benefit of Clergy | |
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Early Alternative Sanctions: Judicial Reprieve | |
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Early Alternative Sanctions: Recognizance | |
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The Beginning of Parole | |
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The Beginning of Probation | |
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Philosophical Basis of Community Corrections - Both Probation and Parole | |
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Suggested Theoretical Approach to Reintegration and Offender Treatment | |
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Probation and Parole from 1960 On | |
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An Overview and State-by-State Comparison of Community Supervision Models | |
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Community Corrections: Public Safety is Job One | |
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Key Criminological and Psychological Theoretical Perspectives That Can Be Applied to Community Supervision | |
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The Application of Theory to Specific Issues in Community Supervision | |
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The Application of Theory to Improve Public Safety | |
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Routine Activities Theory: A Model Theory for Improving Public Safety | |
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Excessive Caseloads and Their Impact on Community Protection | |
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The Use of the Community Itself to Improve Safety - Volunteers and Neighborhood Programs | |
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Improving Public Safety: Examples of How Individual Volunteers Can Make A Difference | |
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Assessment and Risk Prediction | |
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The Pre-Sentence Investigation Report (PSI) | |
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The Basics of Risk-Assessment | |
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False Positives and False Negatives | |
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Static and Dynamic Risk Factors | |
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The Appropriate Use of Subjective and Objective Assessments | |
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Recidivism Prediction | |
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The Link Between Theory and Risk Prediction | |
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Better Diagnosis: The Need for Improved Assessment | |
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Agency-Created Assessment Instruments | |
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Classification | |
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The Role of The Practitioner | |
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Tasks and Nature of Work for Probation Officers | |
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Pay and Demographics of Probation Officers | |
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Role Confusion, Stress, and Burnout Related to the Job of Probation Officers | |
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Education, Training, and Qualifications for Probation Officers | |
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Tasks and Nature of Work for Probation Officers | |
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When Probation and Parole are Combined into One Department | |
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Firearms and the Community Supervision Officer | |
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Nature of Work for Treatment Professionals | |
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Record Keeping, Case Notes, and Administrative Duties with the Courts | |
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Types of Treatment Providers in the Community Corrections System | |
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Challenges to the Work of A Correctional Treatment Provider | |
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Legal Liabilities and Risk Management | |
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State Levels of Liability | |
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Forms of Immunity and Types of Defenses | |
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Indemnification, Representation, and Types of Damages | |
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Legal Issues of Disclosure with the Pre-Sentence Investigation Reports | |
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Liability of Parole Board Members for Violation of Substantive or Procedural Rights | |
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Parole Board Liability for Released Offenders that Recidivate - Typically No Liability | |
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The Use of Objective Instruments as a Safeguard from Liability | |
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Probationer and Parolee Case Law Regarding Due Process During Revocation | |
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Legal Issues with Court Shaming and the Use of Polygraph Examinations | |
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Specific Aspects Related to Probation | |
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Models of Probation Administration | |
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Objectives and Advantages of Probation | |
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Public Probation and Private Probation Agencies | |
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The Sentencing Hearing and the PSI Revisited | |
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The Court and the Role of the Judge: Setting Conditions for Supervision | |
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Purpose of Probation, Evaluation, and Compliance with Conditions of Probation | |
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Alternative Probation Methods | |
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Probation Revocation Procedures | |
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Specific Aspects Related to Parole | |
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Models of Parole Administration | |
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Federal Parole: A Remnant of the Past | |
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The Financial Aspects of Parole | |
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The Granting of Parole | |
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Subjective and Objective Indicators in Parole Determinations | |
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Pre-Release Planning and Institutional Parole Officers | |
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Supervision From Beginning to End of Sentence | |
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Conditions of Parole | |
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Evaluation of Compliance and Modifications to Parole | |
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Parole Revocation Proceedings | |
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Victims and Restorative Justice | |
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Needs-Based Case Management and Case Planning | |
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The History and Evolution of Case Management | |
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Client Needs Assessment | |
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Reliability and Validity of Needs Assessment Scales | |
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The Assessment System Should Use Highly Reliable Information, instruments and Techniques | |
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Methods Used Which Are Specifically Valid for and Relevant to the Assessments and Decisions | |
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Assessment Approaches Must Provide for the Potential for Change Across Time and Settings | |
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Mental Illness and Classification - the DSM-IV-TR | |
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Caseload Assignment Models | |
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The Specialized Needs Caseload Model | |
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Standards of Classification | |
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Case Management Classification - Presentation of a Model System Assessment | |
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The Supervision Plan | |
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Use of Technology | |
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Client Contracting and Supervision Planning | |
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Addressing Offender Needs Holistically | |
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Treatment Screening and Screening Tools | |
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Treatment Planning | |
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Progress Notes, Record Keeping, and Connecting the Case Plan with Supervision | |
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The Viability of Treatment Perspectives | |
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The Martinson Report - Revisited | |
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The Need for Community-Based Treatment and the Pitfalls of Treatment Programs in Institutional Settings | |
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Community Supervision Staff and Treatment Staff: Effective Alliances | |
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Different Types of Treatment Modalities/Orientations in Therapy | |
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Different Types of Treatment Programs | |
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Different Types of Treatment Professionals | |
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Community Partnerships and Agency Alliances | |
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Treatment Staff, Referrals, and Increased Human Supervision | |
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Progress in Treatment Programs and the Likelihood for Recidivism | |
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Educating the Community About Treatment Benefits and Integrating Citizen and Agency Involvement | |
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Community-Based Residential Treatment Facilities | |
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Initial Offender Processing in the Jail Setting | |
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The Use of Jail Diversion Programs to Alleviate Jail Crowding | |
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Historical Developments in Halfway Houses | |
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Various Community Residential Treatment Centers | |
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Rural and Urban Residential Centers | |
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Work Release and Study Release Programs | |
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Cost-Effectiveness and Actual Program Effectiveness | |
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Complex Offender Cases in Residential Facilities | |
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Typical Staff in Residential Treatment Facilities | |
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Intermediate Sanctions | |
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Fines | |
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Community Service | |
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Intensive Supervision | |
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Electronic Monitoring | |
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Global Positioning Systems | |
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Home Detention | |
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Day Reporting Centers | |
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Shock Incarceration/Split Sentencing | |
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Methods of Ensuring Compliance - Detecting Drug Use Among Offenders | |
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Testing Technologies - Immunoassay and Chromatography | |
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Testing Methods - Instrument Testing and Point-of-Contact Tests | |
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Methods of Ensuring Compliance - Sex Offender Notification Programs and Community Partnerships | |
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Intermediate Sanctions in Different States | |
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Juvenile Offenders | |
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The Early History of Juvenile Probation | |
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The Nature of Juvenile Probation | |
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The Juvenile Court System | |
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Juvenile Records | |
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Adjudication Processes and Difference for Adult Courts | |
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The Role of Child Protection | |
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Family Services and Family Interventions | |
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Risk Factors and Protective Factors for Juveniles | |
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Juvenile Intensive Probation Supervision | |
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Residential Treatment Programs | |
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Treatment Programs and Types of Therapy | |
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The Juvenile Gang Offender | |
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Restorative Justice Techniques, Family Conferences, and Teen Courts | |
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Specialized and Problematic Offender Typologies | |
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Adult Sex Offenders | |
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Sex Offender Typologies: Victim Chosen is Adult | |
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Sex Offender Typologies: Child as Victim | |
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Adult Sex Offenders in the Community | |
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Substance Abusers | |
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The Therapeutic Community | |
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The Use of Drug Courts | |
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Substance Abusers on Community Supervision | |
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Self-Help Groups | |
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Mentally Ill Offenders | |
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Common Types of Mental Disorders in the Criminal Justice System | |
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Anxiety and Stress-Related Disorders | |
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Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Other Mentally Disordered Offenders Who Have Heightened Risks of Violence | |
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Diversity Issues and Cultural Competence in A Changing Era | |
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Why is Diversity an Important Consideration? | |
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The Notion of Cultural Competence | |
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African American, Latino American, and Asian American Offenders in Metropolitan Areas | |
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Minority Caseloads, Minority Gang Affiliations, Training for Community Supervision Staff | |
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Female Offenders | |
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Applied Theory: Feminist Criminology and the Female Offender | |
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Program Evaluation and Future Trends in Community Corrections | |
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Evaluation Research | |
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Staffing Community Corrections Programs | |
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Community Harm with Ineffective Programs | |
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The Future of Community Corrections | |
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The Media and Community Corrections | |