Articles, Papers & Other Publications
Aspiring to the Impracticable: Alternatives to Incarceration in the Era of Mass Incarceration, Marsha Weissman, Executive Director, Center for Community Alternatives.
"Closing the Doors to Higher Education: Another Collateral Consequence of a Criminal Conviction", Center for Community Alternatives, Inc./Justice Strategies, National H.I.R.E. Network, April 2008.
"Someone Who's Been There But Isn't Too Far Away': Findings from a Study of the Mentoring Component of a Young Adult Reentry Program," Elaine Wolf, PhD, Emily NaPier, M.A., Justice Strategies Working Paper, March 2008.
"Sentencing for Dollars: The Financial Consequences of a Criminal Conviction," Alan Rosenthal, Marsha Weissman, Justice Strategies Working Paper, February 2007.
"A New Sentencing Model to Meet the Challenge of Reentry and Public Safety," Alan Rosenthal, J.D., Marsha Weissman, Executive Director, Elaine Wolf, Ph.D., Justice Strategies Working Paper, June 2006.
"Responding to Sexual Offenses: Research, Reason and Public Safety," Kostas A. Katsavdakis, PhD, PC, Marsha Weissman, M.P.A., Alan Rosenthal, J.D., Justice Strategies Working Paper, March 2006.
"School Yard or Prison Yard: Improving Outcomes for Marginalized Youth," Marsha Weissman, M.P.A., Elaine Wolf, Ph.D., Kathryn Sowards, Ph.D., Christine Abaté, M.R.P., Pamela Weinberg, M.A.Ed. and Charlee Marthia, M.A. Justice Strategies Working Paper, April 2005.
"Surviving; Connecting; Feeling: Psychosocial Dimensions of Recovery from Drug Dependence Among Women in the Criminal Justice System," Kathryn A. Sowards, Ph.D. and Marsha Weissman, M.P.A. Justice Strategies Working Paper, February 2005.
"Structural Violence and Racial Disparities in HIV Transmission, " Alan Rosenthal, J.D., Susan D. Lane, PhD, MPH, Robert Rubinstein, PhD, MsPH, Robert H. Keefe, PhD, ACSW, Noah Webster, Donald A. Cibula, PhD, Jesse Dowdell, MA. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, May 2004 15: 319-335.
"It's All about Health: Finding From An Evaluation of the Young Women's CHOICES HIV-Prevention Program," Susan Adair, Elaine Wolf, and Marsha Weissman June/July 2004. Women, Girls & Criminal Justice, 5(4):37-38; 47-49.
"Unlocking the Potential of Reentry and Reintegration: A Reintegrative Sentencing Model," Alan Rosenthal, J.D. and Elaine Wolf, Ph.D. Justice Strategies Working Paper, October 2004.
"An Advocacy Organization’s View of Issues Surrounding Reentry: Setting an Agenda for Research and Policy”, Elaine Wolf, PhD, Alan Rosenthal, J.D., Justice Strategies Working Paper, April 2004.
Central New York Practice Research Network Conference Project: Final Project Report — September 2003 — Elaine Wolf and Susan Adair
"Inspiring Hope, Envisioning Alternatives: The Importance of Peer Role Models for Treatment Engagement in a Women's Program for Felony Offenders," Kathryn Sowards, Kathleen O'Boyle, Marsha Weissman. August 2003. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Atlanta.
"Arriving, Connecting, Feeling: Themes from Women's Treatment Narratives in a Gender-Specific Program for Felony Offenders," Kathryn Sowards and Marsha Weissman. July 2003 Justice Strategies Working Paper.
Evaluation Report: PreCISE Program, July 2001-December 2002 — July 2003— Elaine Wolf and Susan Adair
Evaluation Report:Young Women's CHOICES Program, July 2001-December 2002 — July 2003 — Elaine Wolf and Susan Adair
"Predicting Retention of Drug Court Participants Using Event History Analysis," Elaine M. Wolf, Kathryn A. Sowards, and Douglas A. Wolf. 2003. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 37(3):139-162.
"Strengthening Partnerships: Changing Systems Through Research and Practice." Conference Report, prepared by Susan Adair, Central New York Practice Research Network 2003.
"Women's Choices: Case Management for Women Leaving Jails and Prisons," Marsha Weissman, Lisa DeLamater and Ana Lovejoy, The Source: Newsletter of the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, Spring 2003 Vol. 12(1) 9-12.
"Factors Affecting Recovery Among Graduates of a Drug Treatment Court," Elaine Wolf and Susan Adair. February 2003 Justice Strategies Working Paper.
"Arriving, Connecting, Feeling: Themes From a Women's Treatment Program for Felony Offenders," Kathleen A. Sowards and Marsha Weissman, Justice Strategies Working Paper August 2003.
"A Rural Drug Treatment Court Process Evaluation," Susan Adair. November/December 2002. Offender Programs Report, 6(4):51-52, 55-57
"Narratives of Transformation from an Empowerment-Based Drug Treatment Program for Women Offenders," Kathryn Sowards, Marsha Weissman and ElaineWolf. October 2002. Conference on Treating Addictions in Special Populations, Binghamton NY.
"Factors Affecting Recovery Among Graduates of a Drug Treatment Court," Elaine Wolf and Susan Adair. October 2002. Conference Treating Addictions in Special Populations, Binghamton NY.
"It's Hard, Judge": Drug Court Participants' Struggles With Recovery." Elaine Wolf. September/October 2002. Offender Programs Report, 6(3):33; 43-46
"Drug Courts and the Challenges of Criminal Justice System Reform." Marsha Weissman. September/October 2002. Offender Programs Report, 6(3):33-34; 40-42
"Systemic Constraints on the Implementation of a Drug Court." Elaine Wolf. 2002. Pp.27-50 in Drug Courts: In Theory and in Practice, edited by James Nolan.
Process Evaluation Of The Oswego County Drug Treatment Court Report — February 28, 2002 — Elaine Wolf and Susan Adair
"Report to the NAACP Syracuse Onondaga Chapter on Racial Disparities in the local Criminal Justice System," Alan Rosenthal, J.D. March 2001 (PDF not available).
"Everyday Hassles: Barriers to Recovery in Drug Court," Elaine Wolf and Corey Colyer. 2001. Journal of Drug Issues 31:233-258.
"Moving from the Criminal Justice System to Self-Sufficiency: Barriers Facing Women Ex-Offenders," Marsha Weissman and Elaine M. Wolf, Justice Strategies Working Paper October 2001.
"Women and Addiction: Treatment Issues and Innovative Program Models," Marsha Weissman and Kathleen O'Boyle, The Source: Newsletter of the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center, Spring 2000 Vol. 10(1) 17-20.
Increasing Our Understanding of the Recovery Process Through Drug Court Narratives: Technical Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of National Institute of Justice Grant Number 98-IJ-CX-0041, Elaine Wolf and Corey Colyer. 1999. Syracuse NY: Sociology Department, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
"Earning the Trust from Youths with None to Spare," Marsha Weissman and Candace Mayer LaRue, Child Welfare League of America 1998 Vol. 77 579-594.
Extending Welfare Reform to Ex-Offenders: Report on TANF Grant Recipients Focus Group
"Revising Federal Sentencing Policy: Some Consequences of Expanding Eligibility for Alternative Sanctions." Elaine Wolf and Marsha Weissman. 1996. Crime and Delinquency 42:192-205.