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Each year, approximately 1.5 million Americans attempt suicide, and repeated attempts pose heightened risks for individuals, families, and communities.

This study examines Washington State from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2025. Using administrative data from 116,559 cases, we employ interrupted time-series analysis to assess four policy changes and their effects on readmissions, first-time prison admissions, and technical violations.

This study examines how undocumented item-level missingness during scale construction of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory (YPI) within the Pathways to Desistance dataset accessed through ICPSR can shape the measurement properties and downstream use of the measure in secondary analysis.

Drug treatment courts (DTCs) offer a community-based alternative sanction that prioritizes combining substance use treatment and judicial oversight to support the recovery of system-involved individuals who have substance use issues.

The Risk-Needs-Responsivity (RNR) model posits separating lower from higher-risk individuals to avoid risk contamination.

The issue of psychopathology among gang populations is controversial.

This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the daily work of frontline community corrections staff from pretrial, probation, parole board, and parole agencies.

Correctional systems across the United States continue to face persistent challenges related to overcrowding, limited resources, and the need to balance institutional safety with rehabilitative goals.

This study addresses two issues that challenge policy, practice, and research on restrictive housing in prisons.