News tagged with parolees
Behavioral management to reduce substance abuse, crime and re-arrest for drug-involved parolees
A study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that collaborative behavioral management may be effective in reducing substance abuse among convicted marijuana users who are paroled. The findings have important implications ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Parolee releases spike violent crime, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- California lawmakers may want to rethink a cost-cutting proposal to release at least 27,000 inmates from state prison in light of a new study linking parolees to increases in violent crime.
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Sep 01, 2009 |
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Moving away lowers re-incarceration risk for parolees
Relocation substantially lowers the likelihood of re-incarceration for parolees, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Jun 09, 2009 |
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East Texas town unfairly branded as racist after 1998 hate crime, study finds
As the Sept. 21 execution date looms for a man convicted for his role in chaining and dragging a black man to his death, attention again will be focused on the small East Texas town of Jasper, vilified worldwide as racist ...
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Sep 14, 2011 |
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Unprecedented effort to seek, test and treat inmates with HIV
Twelve scientific teams in more than a dozen states will receive National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants to study effective ways to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS among people in the criminal justice system. The grants, announced ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Lohan's ankle bracelet has breathalyzer technology
(AP) -- If an alcohol-monitoring bracelet can keep celebrities like Lindsay Lohan from drinking, some parents might wonder, Can I get one for my teen?
May 25, 2010 |
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Mathematical model can help communities better evaluate sex offender policies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new mathematical model developed by Indiana University Bloomington and Arizona State University geographers could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender ...
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Mar 12, 2010 |
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Increased on-site programming will benefit inmates' return to society
While re-entry and skill-building programs offered by the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) at its 11 prisons are heavily used and generally viewed favorably by inmates, many anticipate a difficult return to society ...
Jan 26, 2010 |
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Not knowing when to fold 'em
(PhysOrg.com) -- Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a new ...
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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Prison gambling associated with crime, substance abuse when offenders re-enter community
Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a University of Alberta study has concluded.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Calif. to use GPS to monitor sex-offender parolees
California has lifted a ban on the use of the Global Positioning Systems to keep track of paroled sex offenders.
Sep 19, 2005 |
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