February 2019 – Swift Certain Fair Resource Center

A podcast episode on a key figure in SCF and his contribution to community corrections.

Research reports, endorsements in the popular press, and a bill in Congress on SCF for repeat DUI offenders.

The new American Probation and Parole Association standards include SCF principles and practices.

An analysis of parole in Kansas recommends, and a bill requires, adopting SCF rewards and sanctions.

Three new papers address mandatory drug testing as a component of SCF supervision.

A study of community-supervision violations during the pandemic finds greater use of SCF responses.

A task force on sentencing notes research on SCF that swift and certain responses are more effective deterrents than are severe sentences.

A study on sentencing notes that certainty of apprehension reduces the likelihood of reoffending.

A survey of factors associated with probation revocations includes research on an SCF program.

A study of North Carolina probation and parole finds that officers should use more SCF incentives.

A broad critique of U.S. criminal justice includes SCF.

Research finds that longer times to arrest or sentencing are associated with greater punishment severity.

Six papers on how the HOPE DFE is an example of how science can inform policy.

A review of research on SCF responses in community supervision finds mixed outcomes.