MENU TITLE: NCJRS Collectibles . Series: NCJRS Catalog Published: November/December 1996 3 pages 4,989 bytes NCJRS COLLECTIBLES Selections From the NCJRS Collection The following is a selection of publications and audiovisual materials available from NCJRS. Look it over for items you may have missed when they were first announced. To order items, check the appropriate NCJ number on the order form. ------------------------------ American Probation and Parole Association's Drug Testing Guidelines and Practices for Adult Probation and Parole Agencies Bureau of Justice Assistance 1991. 142 pp. NCJ 129199. Free. Provides current information on how to use urinalysis in drug testing for offender management in a community corrections setting. These urinalysis guidelines, based on the drug-testing policies and procedures of more than 125 probation and parole agencies nationwide, have been reviewed by an advisory committee composed of probation and parole practitioners, legal consultants, and academicians knowledgeable about drug testing; manufacturers of drug-testing equipment; laboratory personnel performing drug testing; and the American Probation and Parole Association's Board of Directors. Community Policing and the Police Officer National Institute of Justice 1993. 11 pp. NCJ 139164. Free. Describes the effect of community policing, which involves problemsolving techniques; strategic use of resources; and increasingly sophisticated investigative capabilities on individual police officers. Under community policing, officers use imagination and creativity to identify and solve problems, instead of reacting to events, and are encouraged to develop cooperative relationships in the community. Emotional Effects of Testifying on Sexually Abused Children National Institute of Justice 1994. 7 pp. NCJ 146414. Free. Presents the complicated physical, emotional, and psychological issues involved in having children testify in sexual abuse cases. This Research in Brief provides the results of three studies conducted in the middle to late 1980s on whether testifying in judicial proceedings benefited or harmed sexually abused children. Study procedures and instruments are described, and the implications of the findings for policy and practice are discussed. Helping Victims and Witnesses in the Juvenile Justice System: A Program Handbook Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 1991. 282 pp. NCJ 139731. $15 U.S., $19.50 Canada and other countries. Offers guidance in establishing and operating victim/witness assistance programs in the juvenile justice system. The report also identifies model programs and provides resources for additional information. Juvenile Intensive Supervision: An Assessment Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 1994. 89 pp. NCJ 150064. $13 U.S., $17.50 Canada and other countries. Presents an analysis of the literature on juvenile intensive supervision programs (ISPs), and describes the organization and operation of 11 existing ISPs identified through onsite assessments. The report also makes recommendations for development of a national replication model. Managing Felons in the Community: An Administrative Profile of Probation Bureau of Justice Statistics 1990. 45 pp. NCJ 125030. $10.50 U.S., $15 Canada, $15.50 elsewhere. Provides basic descriptive information about probation agencies, the people they supervise, and the services they provide. The results of 6 years of studies on felony sentencing outcomes show that probation is the most prevalent sanction imposed on persons convicted of a felony offense. Although it is rarely used with such violent offenses as homicide, rape, and robbery, 52 percent of all felony sentences involve probation, and nearly half of these probation sentences include sentences in the local jail. In addition to adult probation, one-third of the responding probation agencies provided pretrial and preadjudication supervision. Special Drug Courts Bureau of Justice Assistance 1993. 22 pp. NCJ 144531. Free Presents an overview of special courts dealing solely with felony drug cases. Special drug courts were created to deal with the flood of cases involving nonviolent drug offenders resulting from skyrocketing drug-related arrests since the late 1980s and political and public pressures to "get tough" on drug offenders. This Program Brief looks at two main drug court models: one that focuses on expediting case processing, and another that focuses on drug treatment and addressing the other needs of the defendant through effective case management. Also discussed: the goals and critical elements of an effective drug court, how to set up a special drug court, and evaluations of drug courts. -----------------------------------------------------