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Texas progressive sanctions manual for judges now online

Via the state prosecutors' association:The Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Community Justice Assistance Division (TDCJ-CJAD) authorized the publication of the Texas Progressive Interventions and Sanctions Bench Manual in response to requests from the Texas trial judiciary concerning community corrections sanctioning options and resources in Texas. This manual is primarily designed for both District Court and County Court at Law Judges trying criminal cases. However, it is also a valuable source of information for prosecutors, community corrections officials, defense attorneys, crime victims, defendants, and any other citizen with an interest in the broad array of alternatives to incarceration in Texas.The 2009 revision of the Texas Progressive Interventions and Sanctions Bench Manual has been reorganized to highlight practices that research has proven to be effective with criminal justice populations...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 30, 2009 (boomark / email).