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CHAPTER 2—REENTRY RESEARCH 
SEC. 241. OFFENDER REENTRY RESEARCH. 
(a) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
JUSTICE.—From 
amounts made available to carry out this Act, the National 
Institute of Justice may conduct research on juvenile and 
adult offender reentry, including— 
(1) a study identifying the number and charac-
teristics of minor children who have had a parent in-
carcerated, and the likelihood of such minor children 
becoming involved in the criminal justice system 
some time in their lifetime; 
(2) a study identifying a mechanism to compare 
rates of recidivism (including rearrest, violations of 
parole, probation, post-incarceration supervision, and 
reincarceration) among States; and 
(3) a study on the population of offenders re-
leased from custody who do not engage in recidivism 
and the characteristics (housing, employment, treat-
ment, family connection) of that population. 
(b) 
BUREAU
OF
JUSTICE
STATISTICS.—From 
amounts made available to carry out this Act, the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics may conduct research on offender re-
entry, including— 
(1) an analysis of special populations, including 
prisoners with mental illness or substance abuse dis-
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orders, female offenders, juvenile offenders, offend-
ers with limited English proficiency, and the elderly, 
that present unique reentry challenges; 
(2) studies to determine who is returning to 
prison, jail, or a juvenile facility and which of those 
returning prisoners represent the greatest risk to 
victims and community safety; 
(3) annual reports on the profile of the popu-
lation coming out of prisons, jails, and juvenile fa-
cilities; 
(4) a national recidivism study every 3 years; 
(5) a study of parole, probation, or post-incar-
ceration supervision violations and revocations; and 
(6) a study concerning the most appropriate 
measure to be used when reporting recidivism rates 
(whether rearrest, reincarceration, or any other 
valid, evidence-based measure). 
SEC. 242. GRANTS TO STUDY PAROLE OR POST-INCARCER-
ATION SUPERVISION VIOLATIONS AND REV-
OCATIONS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Attorney General 
may award grants to States to study and to improve the 
collection of data with respect to individuals whose parole 
or post-incarceration supervision is revoked, and which 
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such individuals represent the greatest risk to victims and 
community safety. 
(b) APPLICATION.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under this section, a State shall— 
(1) certify that the State has, or intends to es-
tablish, a program that collects comprehensive and 
reliable data with respect to individuals described in 
subsection (a), including data on— 
(A) the number and type of parole or post- 
incarceration supervision violations that occur 
with the State; 
(B) the reasons for parole or post-incarcer-
ation supervision revocation; 
(C) the underlying behavior that led to the 
revocation; and 
(D) the term of imprisonment or other 
penalty that is imposed for the violation; and 
(2) provide the data described in paragraph (1) 
to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in a form pre-
scribed by the Bureau. 
(c) ANALYSIS.—Any statistical analysis of population 
data under this section shall be conducted in accordance 
with the Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1997, 
relating to classification standards. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 243. ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF IN-
CARCERATED PARENTS. 
(a) BEST PRACTICES.—The Attorney General shall 
collect data and develop best practices of State corrections 
departments and child protection agencies relating to the 
communication and coordination between such State de-
partments and agencies to ensure the safety and support 
of children of incarcerated parents (including those in fos-
ter care and kinship care), and the support of parent-child 
relationships between incarcerated (and formerly incarcer-
ated) parents and their children, as appropriate to the 
health and well-being of the children. Such best practices 
shall include information related to policies, procedures, 
and programs that may be used by States to address— 
(1) maintenance of the parent-child bond dur-
ing incarceration; 
(2) parental self-improvement; and 
(3) parental involvement in planning for the fu-
ture and well-being of their children. 
(b) DISSEMINATION TO STATES.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attor-
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