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Feb 19, 2025

California Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Project Yields Modest Progress; Efforts Needed to Increase Number of Cases Reviewed

A three-year effort to encourage California prosecutors to reconsider the sentences given to some people in state prison has resulted in a modest number of people being resentenced, but improvements are needed to speed review of more cases.
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Feb 19, 2025

Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 3 Findings

This report presents an evaluation of the three-year California County Resentencing Pilot Program. The evaluation comprises an analysis of data collected by district attorney offices, a qualitative implementation assessment, and a cost study.
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Jan 16, 2025

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

This study presents the first causal evidence of the impact on arrest rates of a sectoral training program that was implemented using a randomized control trial.
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Jan 6, 2025

Evaluation of Workforce-Focused Programming for Probation Youth in Los Angeles County

Workforce programming for justice-involved youth in Los Angeles aims to prevent recidivism and lower the risk of justice system contact. In this report, the authors evaluate the operation, implementation, and effectiveness of this programming.
Jan 6, 2025

Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Programs in Los Angeles County

RAND collaborated with the Los Angeles County Probation Department to evaluate programs aimed at reducing juvenile justice system involvement among youth.
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Dec 11, 2024

Tackling Drug Misuse in Prisons: A Qualitative Study Into the Lived Experience of Drug Testing and Incentivised Substance Free Living Wings (ISFLs) in Three Prisons

RAND Europe was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to conduct a study exploring the experiences and perceptions of staff and prisoners of drug testing regimens and incentivised substance free living (ISFL) wings.
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Dec 3, 2024

Implementation Evaluation of Capacity-Building Programs Funded by the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act in Los Angeles County

In this report, the authors evaluate three capacity-building efforts in Los Angeles County that received Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act funding. They found that the three efforts shared barriers and facilitators to successful implementation.
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Sep 19, 2024

Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

An expert panel explored issues associated with closing juvenile residential facilities and implementing community-based alternatives. The highest-priority needs centered on equity and disparity and on family engagement during the correction process.
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Sep 5, 2024

What Happens When Judges Follow the Recommendations of Pretrial Detention Risk Assessment Instruments More Often?

The authors investigate factors that are predictive of whether judges follow pretrial risk assessment recommendations and identify the impacts to pretrial detention, public safety, and racial disparities when recommendations are followed more often.
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Aug 13, 2024

Incorporating Those with Lived Experience to Improve Community Supervision Outcomes

This report describes findings from a workshop that explored challenges and opportunities faced by community supervision agencies that partner with individuals with lived experience with the justice system.
Research

Apr 24, 2024

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education: Future Implications

This report presents the authors' findings on how the coronavirus disease 2019 has affected prison education programs in U.S. state correctional systems from 2020 through 2023.
Research

Feb 7, 2024

Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning

Using machine learning methods with data collected from 24 prison facilities in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, we determine which sources of data best predict a coming COVID-19 outbreak in a prison facility.

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California Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Project Yields Modest Progress; Efforts Needed to Increase Number of Cases Reviewed

Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 3 Findings

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

Evaluation of Workforce-Focused Programming for Probation Youth in Los Angeles County

Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Programs in Los Angeles County

Tackling Drug Misuse in Prisons: A Qualitative Study Into the Lived Experience of Drug Testing and Incentivised Substance Free Living Wings (ISFLs) in Three Prisons

Implementation Evaluation of Capacity-Building Programs Funded by the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act in Los Angeles County

Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

What Happens When Judges Follow the Recommendations of Pretrial Detention Risk Assessment Instruments More Often?

Incorporating Those with Lived Experience to Improve Community Supervision Outcomes

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education: Future Implications

Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning

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What Programs Can Help Parents in Prison and Their Children?

A More Accurate Way to Predict Recidivism Risk in Background Checks

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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California Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing Project Yields Modest Progress; Efforts Needed to Increase Number of Cases Reviewed

Evaluation of the California County Resentencing Pilot Program: Year 3 Findings

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

Evaluation of Workforce-Focused Programming for Probation Youth in Los Angeles County

Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Programs in Los Angeles County

Tackling Drug Misuse in Prisons: A Qualitative Study Into the Lived Experience of Drug Testing and Incentivised Substance Free Living Wings (ISFLs) in Three Prisons

Implementation Evaluation of Capacity-Building Programs Funded by the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act in Los Angeles County

Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

What Happens When Judges Follow the Recommendations of Pretrial Detention Risk Assessment Instruments More Often?

Incorporating Those with Lived Experience to Improve Community Supervision Outcomes

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education: Future Implications

Predicting COVID-19 Outbreaks in Correctional Facilities Using Machine Learning

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