Corrections
More than 7 million people — 3.2 percent of all American adults — were imprisoned or on parole in 2006.
NIJ funds efforts to make prisons safer for both inmates and prison staff, to assess alternative sentencing and to help inmates more effectively reenter the outside world.
Finding Information on Corrections
Corrections topics on NIJ.gov are divided into eight main categories and subtopics within each category. Select "Show Subtopics" to find increasingly specific information.
Probationer and Parolee Monitoring Technologies
Supervision of Drug-Involved Offenders
Swift and Certain Sanctions: Evaluation of the HOPE Program
Delaware's Decide Your Time Program for Drug-Using Offenders
Supervision of Sex Offenders (includes registration)
Sex Offender Registration and Notification: Limited Effects in New Jersey
Sex Offender Residency Restrictions: How Mapping Can Inform Policy
Institutional Correction Facilities and Staff
Contraband Control and Detection
Monitoring Inmates
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Research Findings on Prison Rape
Ongoing Prison Rape Research, Future Directions
Officer Safety and Effectiveness
Ballistic-Resistant Body Armor That Complies With NIJ Ballistic Resistance Standard, 0101.06
Stab-Resistent Body Body Armor That Complies With NIJ Stab Resistance Standard, 0115.00
Research and Evaluation Results on Body Armor
Current and Future Research on Body Armor
Standards and Testing for Body Armor
0101.06, NIJ Standard, Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armor
0115.00, NIJ Standard, Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor
Inmate Programs
Prison Industries (NIJ Journal article)
Panel on Medication-Assisted Treatment for Heroin and Other Opioid Abusing Offenders
Corrections Equipment and Technology
Institutional Corrections Technologies
Priorities for Institutional Corrections Technologies
Cell Phones in Prisons
Publications on Corrections Technology
Evaluation of the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative
Evaluation of Second Chance Act Demonstration Projects
Research on Reentry and Employment
Publications on Reentry, Parole and Probation
Other Web Resources on Reentry
Recidivism Is a Core Criminal Justice Concern
Impact of Prison Experience on Recidivism
Impact of Drug Courts on Recidivism
Developing Model Community Corrections Programs
Publications on Recidivism
