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Efficient Institutions and Effective Deterrence: On Timing and Uncertainty of Formal Sanctions
An experiment on swiftness in responding to misconducts.
Implementing Frequent Substance Use Testing with SCF Sanctions: Stakeholder Insights from a Pilot Program with Volunteer Probationers
A process evaluation of an adaptation of 24/7 Sobriety for substance-using probationers.
Assessing the Impact of a Graduated Response Approach for Youth in the Maryland Juvenile Justice System
Juveniles supervised with SCF in Maryland were less likely to have a violation of probation filed with the court.
DOJ awards $740k grant to Lafourche Parish (LA) Sheriff Office
Lafourche Parish looks to promote public safety through SCF supervision.
Running Away: Probation Revocation Programming in St. Louis County (Mo.)
A review of recent SCF research finds mixed results.
The Truth Limps After: Sentence Enhancements and the Punishment Paradigm
SCF proposed for illegal gun possession.
The Criminal/Legal Experiences of Individuals with Mental Illness Along the Sequential Intercept Model: An Eight-Site Study
A study of Michigan specialty courts for people with severe mental illness includes SCF.
The Drug Court Team and Discretionary Decision-Making: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Sanctioning Responses to Continued Participant Alcohol and Other Drug Use
SCF sanctions are a best practice in drug courts.
Understanding Fare Evasion Defendant Compliance: An Assessment of Criminal Records
Recommends SCF penalties for fare evasion on public transit.
Public safety requires thinking outside the cell
Research suggests prioritizing costly prison space for those likeliest to commit serious crimes, SCF for technical violations.
It’s no longer criminal to commit a crime
Rehabilitation programs in the UK need to apply proven SCF.
Revoking the ‘license to drink’: Emerging evidence on mandatory sobriety: Could 24/7 programs solve lingering questions about who gets the right to drink?
Pilot programs of 24/7 Sobriety in the UK could answer questions about its efficacy outside of the American west.
Taking Stock of Gang Violence: An Overview of the Literature
Gang-violence deterrence requires SCF sanctions.
Finding Their Feet: How Reentry Court Changes the Path of Returning Citizens in the District of Minnesota
SCF is an effective prison-reform tool that has promise to reduce recidivism.
Tagging along in the UK
Local evaluations of SCF “sobriety tags” in Britain will be completed in 2020.
The School-To-Prison Pipeline: An Examination of the Association Between Suspension and Justice System Involvement
SCF consequences for school misbehavior can reduce delinquency.
Choosing Representatives to Deliver the Message in a Group Violence Intervention
The prospect of swift enforcement attention can make a difference.
The Effect of Disproportionate Sanctioning on Client Noncompliance
A study of sanctioning in a veterans’ treatment court in a southwestern state finds disproportionate sanctions for lower-level violations and for non-white clients.
Implementation and Intervention Sciences: New Frontiers to Improve Research on Reentry
An emphasis on sanctions over incentives may account for null findings in SCF studies.
Criminal Deterrence: A Review of the Missing Literature
The deterrence effect of swiftness is difficult to assess.
A Qualitative Study of Young Drivers and Deterrence Based Road Policing
SCF to reduce teens’ illegal behavior on the road in Australia.
What Doesn’t Work: Ineffective Approaches and Correctional Quackery
More research is needed to determine the impact of HOPE.
Policing Repeat Domestic Violence: Would Focused Deterrence Work in Australia?
Swiftness and certainty in domestic-violence enforcement.
Using a Natural Experiment to Measure the Impact of Swifter Punishment on Criminal Recidivism
A look at swifter case processing and recidivism in Denmark.
How Offender Decision-Making Can Inform Policing: A Focus on the Perceived Certainty of Apprehension
Perceived certainty can influence offender decision-making.
Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria (Australia)
SCF is recommended for study for violent recidivists in Victoria.
H.R.7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
Funding request for the Second Chance Reauthorization Act includes $4.5M for SCF.
The smart way to stop shootings
Calling for SCF prosecution for gun crimes.
Drug Testing in Community Corrections: A Review of the Literature
Guidelines on SCF responses to drug use in community supervision.
Assessing the Efficacy of Alternatives to Incarceration within Seven Federal Districts
SCF is recommended as an evidence-based probation management tool by the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections.
Ionia Co. (Mich.) man sent back to prison for drug probation violation
When SCF probation isn’t an option, prison offers medication-assisted treatment.
SCF traffic cameras that could enhance safety, not be “predatory”
SCF traffic cameras could solve several problems.
The Impact of Pretrial Juvenile Detention on 12-Month Recidivism: A Matched Comparison Study
SCF is untested for juveniles, but pretrial detention is an ineffective deterrent.
The Implementation of the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment: Experiences from the Field
The HOPE DFE was implemented well but yielded poor outcomes.