JSG VALUES and MISSION
VALUES
We believe:
Each client has its own unique story, identity and needs.
Collaboration and cooperation lead to the most successful outcomes.
People support what they help to create.
Clients have the experience and knowledge to bring about effective change.
With opportunity, people can create positive changes in their lives.
Each client deserves an individualized response that builds upon their strengths and addresses their needs.
VISION
Justice Solutions Group is a nationally recognized leader in providing criminal justice system and facility planning and design services that assist communities to achieve positive outcomes through innovative products and services.
MISSION
JSG’s mission is to deliver innovative justice system and facility planning and design services that are responsive to federal, state, local and tribal community needs and that minimize inappropriate incarceration and promote community safety and wellness.
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Assigning Inmates to Prison/North Carolina Department of Public Safety
An overview of the classification process for the State of North Carolina.
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Keys to Make Your Facility Work Well
Importance of transition planning to a successful opening and operation of a new detention facility
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The Importance of Language in Policy Writing
Discusses the two categories of duties that staff members perform. Marty Drapkin.
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Defines the two key reasons why it is important to have a comprehensive written policy on strip searches. Marty Drapkin.
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Training Staff on Policies and Procedures, Part 3: Documentation
Defines the importance of training documentation as it helps in liability risk management. Marty Drapkin.
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Training Staff on Policies and Procedures: Part 2
The importance of having staff trained on use of any psychomotor skills necessary to carry out policies. Marty Drapkin.
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Training Staff on Policies and Procedures, Part 1 Development
Defines the three key elements of training staff on policies and procedures. Marty Drapkin.
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Simple ways to stop inmate self-harm/How having good interpersonal communication skills could help you save a life. Marty Drapkin. Corrections One.Com.
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Designing for Special-Needs Inmates
Treating inmates with serious mental health problems. Robert Colpean and Todd Iverson. Correctional News.
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Article defines the various inmate programs offered at Corrections Corporation of America (CCA).
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Defines the average jail bed cost. Allen R. Beck, Ph.D.
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Construction Cost Estimating/Jail Construction Costs - Reed Construction Data
Construction analysis estimates the costs to build a jail.
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Balancing Needs and the Budget in Corrections Construction
Procedures to prevent under-budgeting. Michelle Gaseau.
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Video Tours Bring Facilities to Planning Teams
Video tours provide the opportunity for Planning Teams to view facilities without the cost of visiting them in person. Shelley Zavlek. CorrectionalNEWS.
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Effective Inmate Supervision: The Foundation for Jail Safety and Security
Explores the difference between observation and supervision. Rod Miller.
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Objective Jail Classification: Assessing Inmate Risk and Needs
An on-line e-course on Objective Classification. National Institute of Corrections.
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On-line e-course on Staffing Analysis. National Institute of Corrections.
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Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI) Programs
Discusses various Alternatives to Incarceration, being used by the The Division of Probation and Correctional Alternatives throughout New York State. New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
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PACIFIC Fact Sheet September 2011
The Planning Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Discretionary Grant Program.
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NIC Resources: Direct Supervision Jails
The NIC Jails Division offers technical assistance and training related to direct supervision jails.
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Planning and Forecasting for Juvenile Corrections/Key Elements of Forecasting and Planning
Explains how forecasting is used in juvenile corrections. Chapter 4.
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Investigate three strategies for inmate supervision and their impact on jail design. Allen R. Beck, Ph.D.
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Collaborate to Educate: Special Education in Juvenile Correctional Facilities
Collaboration as a best practice approach to improving education and special education services for youth in correctional facilities. Sheri Miesl, Kelley Henderson, Mary Cohen and Peter Leone. The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice.
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Special Education in Correctional Facilities
Defines the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and how it impacts Correctional facilities who have youths with disabilities. The National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice.
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Drug and Mental Health Courts give certain offenders what they really need: treatment. Deborah Smith Bailey.
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New Orleans to Develop a Comprehensive Pretrial Services System
Why there was a need to explore options other than incarceration. Vera Instiute of Justice.
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Responding to Correctional Emergencies
Defines the four general types of emergencies that corrections staff respond to on a regular basis
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Pretrial Services in the Tribal Justice Systems
Overview of Pretrial Services in Indian Country. Pretrial Justice Institute.
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Tribal Reentry Frequently Asked Questions. National Reentry Resource Center's Committee on Tribal Affairs.
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Indian Country Jail Population Report 2009 and 2010
Press release on jail populations. Bureau of Justice Statistics. December 6, 2011.
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A Model for Restorative Justice in America
A Native American program that provides a form of justice designed to restore victims, offenders and their families. Correctional News. Mark A. Beardemphl, AIA.