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Which Prisoner Reentry Programs Work? Replicating and Extending Analyses of Three RCTs
A reevaluation of the Delaware Decide Your Time SCF study.
HOPE probation an issue in Honolulu prosecutor’s race
Judge Steve Alm challenging acting incumbent Dwight Nadamoto.
Still HOPEful: Reconsidering a “Failed” Replication of a Swift, Certain, and Fair Approach to Reducing Substance Use among Individuals under Criminal Justice Supervision
Reporting on the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment underplays the positive outcomes on drug use.
Inside the chaotic, underfunded world of probation and parole
SCF is one component of much-need community-supervision reform.
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles 2018–2019 Annual Report
The SCF probation pilot in Alabama finds low drug use.
New Mexico HB 263: Probation and Parole Act
New Mexico enacts SCF for probation and parole.
WADOC improving public safety by positively changing lives: Opportunity for supervision reform and reentry
Lessons learned and recommended policy changes in Swift and Certain supervision in Washington State.
Efforts underway to reform Oklahoma Co. (OK) drug court
Reductions in jail days are attributed to SCF incentives and sanctions besides jail time.
To COMMIT Is Just the Beginning: Applying Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Reform Parole in Australia
It remains to be seen whether the SCF components of Australia’s Compliance Management or Incarceration in the Territory (“COMMIT”) program in the Northern Territory are appropriate for the area.
The Optimal Deterrence of Crime: A Focus on the Time Preference of DWI Offenders
Swiftness, certainty, and fairness in responding to crime has complex associations with levels of crime.
High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat
South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety reduced repeat DUI and domestic-violence arrests by 12 and 9 percent, respectively.
Criminal Deterrence: Evidence from an Individual-level Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety
South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety holds lessons for SCF in reducing incarceration.
The Impact of the Sure and Swift Sanction Program and the Length of Stay in the Program on Reducing Recidivism in the Colorado Department of Corrections
An evaluation of SCF parole in Colorado finds mixed outcomes.
We should listen to Rayshard Brooks about probation
Argues that administrative SCF sanctions disparately impact minority probationers.
Tennessee Criminal Justice Investment Task Force
SCF will improve outcomes in probation and parole.
SCF in Pennsylvania
SCF supervision, in probation and parole, is set to expand statewide.
SCF parole in New Jersey
SCF for parolees with opioid use disorder is breaking down barriers to reentry.
SCF probation in Summit County, Ohio
A three-year trial of SCF principles includes more frequent connections with probation officers and judges.
Probation and Parole A Review of Current Literature [New Mexico Sentencing Commission]
States should use SCF with incentives for probationers and parolees
Getting Technical: Preventing and Responding to Technical Supervision Violations and Misdemeanors
SCF statutes with incentives can help address supervision violations.
Vermont Justice Reinvestment II Working Group Meeting
Responses to violations can be improved to include more community sanctions and less incarceration.
Mark Kleiman: The policy ideas factory
An imaginative and original thinker, Kleiman used SCF to describe the approach he believed would reform community supervision.
Deterrence Theory: Key Findings and Challenges
Swiftness of sanctioning is an important determinant of compliance, absent from most deterrence models.
Wyoming passes legislation to reduce recidivism and pay for treatment programs
SCF with incentives will be used to address probation and parole violations.
Report of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Parole System
New York is trying to reduce returns to jail and prison on parole violations using SCF principles.
Exploring Probation Supervision Compliance in the Netherlands
Perceived certainty of detection and sanction increases willingness to comply and is thus an important factor in deterrence.
Are Jail Sanctions More Punitive Than Community-Based Punishments? An Examination into the Perceived Severity of Alternative Sanctions in Community Supervision
Community-based punishments are not viewed as being substantially less punitive than jail incarceration.
Managing Pretrial Misconduct: An Experimental Evaluation of HOPE Pretrial
Applying the HOPE probation strategy to pretrial supervision.
The California Prison and Parole Law Handbook. Chapter 11: Parole and Post-Release Community Supervision
Guidance on SCF in California parole.
California AB-597: Probation and mandatory supervision: Flash incarceration
Arguments for and against SCF sanctions in California probation.
Criminal Justice in the 21st Century: Improving Incarceration Policies and Practices in Allegheny County (PA)
One county’s attempt at reducing incarceration and improving outcomes, including using SCF in probation.
Juvenile Risk Assessment: Assessing the Evaluability and Predictive Validity of the Youth Assessment and Screening Instrument for use among the North Dakota Juvenile Probation Population
Don’t assume replicability of programs without research (HOPE an example).
Probation and parole violations—often for technical offenses—are filling OK DOC, and it’s time to do something about it
Oklahoma eschews proposed bills aimed at probation and parole, including SCF.
A Presidential Roadmap to Ending Mass Incarceration: Invest in People, not Prisons
Proposing sweeping reforms to parole and probation, including SCF sanctions.