Resources

Briefing paper

A brief guide to reducing violent offending, based on the book. Recommended for policymakers, practitioners, or anyone interested in reducing violent offending.

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Government reports

One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections Published by the Pew Center on the States

Locked Up Potential: A strategy for reforming prisons and rehabilitating prisoners UK Centre for Social Justice
Improving Outcomes for People with Mental Illness Under Community Corrections Supervision Published by the Council of State Governments

Videos

Dr. Jennifer Skeem: Maximizing impact in an era of scare resources: Aligning people and programs.

Presented to the 2011 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Project (JMHCP).

The importance of risk, needs, and responsivity to public safety outcomes has only recently been applied to individuals with serious mental illnesses. Dr. Skeem reviews her research in this area and suggests strategies to ensure the right people are accessing the right package of treatment and supervision.

California Corrections Chief Matthew Cate on Supreme Court's prison overcrowding order.

PBS Newshour.

Dr. Joel Dvoskin: Let’s do the right kind of gun research.

Interview with the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.

Dr. Kevin Douglas: The psychology of violent behaviour.

Presented at Simon Fraser University.