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Presley Center of Crime & Justice Studies

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Article Compendium

The Presley Center's Article Compendium

The article compendium is updated monthly and aggregates research articles and reports authored by a variety of scholars, think tanks, and agencies for easy reference by those interested in emerging criminal justice issues. These resources are not authored or endorsed by Presley’s affiliated researchers or the center and is not intended to cover all criminal justice subject matters.

New Insights into California Arrests: Trends, Disparities, and County Differences

An overview of findings about arrests in California between 1980 and 2016 for different kinds of offenses, the demographic composition of those arrested, and how these patterns have changed over time. Arrests are the very first step in the criminal justice process and factors such as race, gender, and demographics have a direct correlation. In...
By Magnus Lofstrom, Brandon Martin, Justin Goss, Joseph Hayes, Steven Raphael |

Financial Barriers and Utilization of Medical Services in Prison: An Examination of Co-payments, Personal Assets, and Individual Characteristics

Authors solicited prisoners from a maximum-security prison located on the East Coast, and ultimately 45 male prisoners were interviewed for 30 mins. The prisoners were asked 60 questions that consisted of demographic information, money in their current account, and two 10 point likert scale use to measure both self-reported physical and mental health. The dependent...
By Dr. Brian Wyant, Dr. Holly Harner |

Local Adult Detention Facilities - Public Safety and Realignment Raw Data (2018)

Local Adult Detention Facilities - Public Safety and Realignment Raw Data (2018)
By Board of State and Community Corrections |

Criminal Victimization 2016 (2016)

Criminal Victimization 2016 (2016)
By Rachel E. Morgan, Ph.D., and Grace Kena, BJS Statisticians I |

Effect of public safety realignment variables on the perceived employability of former offenders: public perception of the role of type of custody and program participation

Effect of public safety realignment variables on the perceived employability of former offenders: public perception of the role of type of custody and program participation
By Jessica A. Cerda, Douglas M. Stenstrom, Mathew Curtis |

Recidivism and Reentry: The Role of Individual Coping Syles

Recidivism and Reentry: The Role of Individual Coping Syles
By Ashleigh LaCourse, Shelley Johnson Listwan, Shannon Reid, and Jennifer L. Hartman |

Long View of Ex-Prisoners Finds 83% Recidivism Rate (2018)

Long View of Ex-Prisoners Finds 83% Recidivism Rate (2018)
By David J. Krajicek |

Successful Reintegration and Mental Health (2018)

Successful Reintegration and Mental Health (2018)
By Nicholas W. Bakken, Christy A. Visher |

Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Programs: Impact Findings at 30 Months (2018)

Evaluation of Seven Second Chance Act Adult Demonstration Programs: Impact Findings at 30 Months (2018)
By Ronald D'Amico, Hui Kim |

Returns on Investments in Recidivism-Reducing Programs (2017)

Returns on Investments in Recidivism-Reducing Programs (2017)

Risk Assessment Algorithms: The Answer to an Inequitable Bail System?

Law Report speaks to the flawed pretrial detention system in the United States all while alluding to the rising algorithmic tools in the Criminal justice system as a means of solution based policy. These algorithms seek to reform existing methods of pretrial release by lowering crime rates and reducing jail populations while enhancing judicial efficiency...
By Richard F. Lowden |

Selecting a risk assessment tool to use in practice: a 10-point guide (2016)

Selecting a risk assessment tool to use in practice: a 10-point guide (2016)
By Seena Fazel, Achim Wolf |

California Peer Providers in Transitions of Care (2018)

California Peer Providers in Transitions of Care (2018)
By Susan A. Chapman, Lisel Blash, Joanne Spetz |

California’s Prison Education System is Yielding Impressive Results (2018)

California’s Prison Education System is Yielding Impressive Results (2018)
By Ben Paytner |

California’s Mentally Ill Inmate Population Keeps Growing and State Money Isn’t Enough to Meet Need, Lawmaker Says (2018)

California’s Mentally Ill Inmate Population Keeps Growing and State Money Isn’t Enough to Meet Need, Lawmaker Says (2018)
By Jazmine Ulloa |

2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism: A 9 Year Follow Up Period, 2004-2014 (2018)

2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism: A 9 Year Follow Up Period, 2004-2014 (2018)
By Mariel Alper, Matthew R. Durose, and Joshua Markan |

A STUDY OF WOMEN PRISONERS’ USE OF COPAYMENTS FOR HEALTH CARE

The authors analyzed women prisoners' use of health care co-payments, and how they affect and view the impact of their access to healthcare. A total of 31 recently released women were recruited to complete a demographic form of questions related to co-payments in jail. The women were recruited from community-based participatory re- search, the investigators...
By Anastasia A. Fisher, Diane C. Hatton |

Can We Downsize Our Prisons and Jails Without Compromising Public Safety? (2018)

Can We Downsize Our Prisons and Jails Without Compromising Public Safety? (2018)
By Bradley J. Bartos, Charis E. Kubrin |

Crime Report for Southern California 2017 (2017)

Crime Report for Southern California 2017 (2017)
By John R. Hipp, Charis E. Kubrin, Young-An Kim, Christopher J. Bates, Nicholas Branic,Christopher Contreras, Benjamin Forthun, Rupa Jose, Michelle D. Mioduszewski, Rylan Simpson, Seth Williams,James C. Wo |

Defendants’ January 2018 Status Report in Response to February 10, 2014 Order (2018)

Defendants’ January 2018 Status Report in Response to February 10, 2014 Order (2018)
By State of California |