Fostering Innovation in Community and Institutional Corrections : Identifying High-Priority Technology and Other Needs for the U.S. Corrections Sector /

Given the challenges posed to the U.S. corrections sector, such as tightened budgets and increasingly complex populations under its charge, it is valuable to identify opportunities where changes in tools, practices, or approaches could improve performance. In this report, RAND researchers, with the...

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Main Author: Jackson, Brian A., 1972- (Author)
Corporate Authors: National Institute of Justice (U.S.), JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2015]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Given the challenges posed to the U.S. corrections sector, such as tightened budgets and increasingly complex populations under its charge, it is valuable to identify opportunities where changes in tools, practices, or approaches could improve performance. In this report, RAND researchers, with the help of a practitioner Corrections Advisory Panel, seek to map out an innovation agenda for the sector.
Item Description:At head of title: Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative. A project of the RAND Corporation, the Police Executive Research Forum, RTI International, and the University of Denver.
"Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice."
"RR-820-NIJ"--Page 4 of cover.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 132 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-132).
ISBN:9780833088871
0833088874
0833088564
9780833088567