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NCJRS COLLECTIBLES

Selections From the NCJRS Collection

The following is a selection of publications and
audiovisual materials available from NCJRS. Look it
over for items you may have missed when they were
first announced. To order items, check the
appropriate NCJ number on the order form.

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American Probation and Parole Association's Drug
Testing Guidelines and Practices for Adult
Probation and Parole Agencies

Bureau of Justice Assistance

1991. 142 pp. NCJ 129199. Free. 

Provides current information on how to use
urinalysis in drug testing for offender management
in a community corrections setting. These
urinalysis guidelines, based on the drug-testing
policies and procedures of more than 125 probation
and parole agencies nationwide, have been reviewed
by an advisory committee composed of probation and
parole practitioners, legal consultants, and
academicians knowledgeable about drug testing;
manufacturers of drug-testing equipment; laboratory
personnel performing drug testing; and the American
Probation and Parole Association's Board of
Directors. 

Community Policing and the Police Officer

National Institute of Justice

1993. 11 pp. NCJ 139164. Free.

Describes the effect of community policing, which
involves problemsolving techniques; strategic use
of resources; and increasingly sophisticated
investigative capabilities on individual police
officers. Under community policing, officers use
imagination and creativity to identify and solve
problems, instead of reacting to events, and are
encouraged to develop cooperative relationships in
the community.

Emotional Effects of Testifying on Sexually Abused
Children

National Institute of Justice

1994. 7 pp. NCJ 146414. Free.

Presents the complicated physical, emotional, and
psychological issues involved in having children
testify in sexual abuse cases. This Research in
Brief provides the results of three studies
conducted in the middle to late 1980s on whether
testifying in judicial proceedings benefited or
harmed sexually abused children. Study procedures
and instruments are described, and the implications
of the findings for policy and practice are
discussed.

Helping Victims and Witnesses in the Juvenile
Justice System: A Program Handbook

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention

1991. 282 pp. NCJ 139731. $15 U.S., $19.50 Canada
and other countries.

Offers guidance in establishing and operating
victim/witness assistance programs in the juvenile
justice system. The report also identifies model
programs and provides resources for additional
information.

Juvenile Intensive Supervision: An Assessment

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention

1994. 89 pp. NCJ 150064. $13 U.S., $17.50 Canada
and other countries.

Presents an analysis of the literature on juvenile
intensive supervision programs (ISPs), and
describes the organization and operation of 11
existing ISPs identified through onsite
assessments. The report also makes recommendations
for development of a national replication model.

Managing Felons in the Community: An Administrative
Profile of Probation

Bureau of Justice Statistics

1990. 45 pp. NCJ 125030. $10.50 U.S., $15 Canada,
$15.50 elsewhere.

Provides basic descriptive information about
probation agencies, the people they supervise, and
the services they provide. The results of 6 years
of studies on felony sentencing outcomes show that
probation is the most prevalent sanction imposed on
persons convicted of a felony offense. Although it
is rarely used with such violent offenses as
homicide, rape, and robbery, 52 percent of all
felony sentences involve probation, and nearly half
of these probation sentences include sentences in
the local jail. In addition to adult probation,
one-third of the responding probation agencies
provided pretrial and preadjudication supervision. 

Special Drug Courts

Bureau of Justice Assistance

1993. 22 pp. NCJ 144531. Free

Presents an overview of special courts dealing
solely with felony drug cases. Special drug courts
were created to deal with the flood of cases
involving nonviolent drug offenders resulting from
skyrocketing drug-related arrests since the late
1980s and political and public pressures to "get
tough" on drug offenders. This Program Brief looks
at two main drug court models: one that focuses on
expediting case processing, and another that
focuses on drug treatment and addressing the other
needs of the defendant through effective case
management. Also discussed: the goals and critical
elements of an effective drug court, how to set up
a special drug court, and evaluations of drug
courts.

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