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                            Topics
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              Corrections refers to the supervision of persons arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses. Correctional populations fall into two general categories: institutional corrections and community corrections. Correctional officers play a pivotal role in protecting public safety. They separate individuals convicted of crimes from communities as they serve out their sentences, and they also help those who have completed their sentences to live law-abiding lives through a variety of reentry services.

Through various funding opportunities, research, and more, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is working to provide critical information and resources to corrections personnel and to support corrections programming.

  
  
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                      Sentinel Event Review for Successful Transition and Reentry Together (START) Program in the Eastern District of Wisconsin
                  FY 2024 Solicitation Overview: Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Incubator Initiative
                  Transforming Correctional Culture and Climate

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National Parole Resource Center
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	Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) ProgramAlso see the CrimeSolutions website for ratings of related programs. And, see the Corrections section of the Bureau of Justice Statistics website for data.


  
  
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Where can I learn about effective reentry programs?
The National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions website uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. Visit the Corrections & Reentry section of the site to view research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by CrimeSolutions Researchers and Reviewers.
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Reentry Resource Center
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          Where can I find data on recidivism of adults on probation or released from prison?
Information about and access to findings from Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) recidivism studies is available on the Recidivism and Reentry section of the BJS website. Also see BJS's Prisoner Recidivism Data Analysis Tool, which you can use to calculate recidivism rates for persons released from state prisons in 2005.
    
  
          Where can I locate information on juvenile sex offenders?
Information on juvenile sex offenders is available in the following Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention resources: Juveniles Who Have Sexually Offended: A Review of the Professional Literature and Juvenile Sex Offender Research Bibliography. Also view the Juvenile Sex Offenders resources and the Juvenile Section Research Briefs from the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking.
    
  
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