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A Tribute to Mark Kleiman (podcast)

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

New developments in 24/7 Sobriety

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

APPA National Standards for Community Supervision

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

Justice Reinvestment in Kansas: Improving Supervision and Expanding Diversion

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

Drug testing in SCF supervision

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

Toward Accountability: A Qualitative Assessment of Supervision Officers’ Responses to Noncompliance During the Covid Pandemic

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

How Long Is Too Long? Task Force on Long Sentences Final Report

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

The Impact of Long Sentences on Public Safety: A Complex Relationship

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

A Rapid Review of Literature on Factors Associated with Adult Probation Revocations

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

Effective Probation Strategies to Respond to Signals of Poor Progress on Community Supervision

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

The End of American Exceptionalism: An Enlightened Corrections

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

Swiftness and Severity

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

HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment

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

Carrot or Stick? The Efficacy of Incentives and Sanctions for Improving Probation Supervision Outcomes

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

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SCF Community Sentencing

January 12, 2019 No Comments

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

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SCF Community Supervision

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Tennessee Department of Correction

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Summit County Offender Recidivism Reduction (SCORR) Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

County of Summit (Ohio), Adult Probation Department

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Domestic Violence SCF Initiative

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Macon-Bibb Co. (Geo.)

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SCF Supervision Project

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Yolo Co. (Cal.) Probation Department

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SCF Parole Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 

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SCF for Opioid-Involved Parolees

January 4, 2019 No Comments

New Jersey State Parole Board

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SCF Reentry Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Baltimore (Mary.) Police Department Community Collaboration Division

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SCF Probation Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Iowa First Judicial District

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BJA-Funded Swift Certain Fair Models

March 16, 2018 No Comments

BJA-Funded Swift Certain Fair Models Swift Certain Fair (SCF) is an approach to community supervision that emphasizes swift, consistent, and proportionate responses to behaviors. This

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Annotated SCF Literature Review

March 16, 2018 No Comments

[cherry_row] [cherry_col size_md=”12″] Annotated SCF Literature Review Alaska PACE Carns, T.W. & Martin, S. (2011). “Anchorage PACE: Probation Accountability with Certain Enforcement. A preliminary evaluation

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Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program—Including Project HOPE

February 5, 2017 No Comments

State, local, territorial, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments are eligible for funding to implement SCF supervision (new or ongoing) in community corrections. Due:  March

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Smart Supervision: Reducing Prison Populations, Saving Money, and Creating Safer Communities

February 5, 2017 No Comments

State, local, territorial, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments can use grant funds to implement evidence-based strategies to increase the effectiveness of community supervision, including

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Justice Reinvestment in Montana: Report to the Montana Commission on Sentencing

February 3, 2017 No Comments

CSG recommends brief, proportional jail sanctions, and alternative sanctions, for probation and parole violators in Montana, to promote fairness.

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Montana SB 63

February 3, 2017 No Comments

Montana SB 63 outlines specific sanctions for supervision violations using an SCF approach, including 3-days jail, intervention hearings, and a requirement to exhaust options before initiating revocation.

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Honolulu Prosecutor Says Too Many Violent Criminals in Drug Probation Program

February 3, 2017 No Comments

Honolulu’s DA argues that violent felons should not be eligible for HOPE.

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Mackinac Center Recommendations for Michigan

February 3, 2017 No Comments

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy recommends expanding Michigan’s Swift & Sure Sanctions Probation Program.

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Dear President Trump: Here’s How to Get Right on Crime

February 3, 2017 No Comments

Incorporating SCF supervision is recommended as part of DOJ’s justice reinvestment plan to lower costs and reduce crime.

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Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform: Final Report

February 3, 2017 No Comments

Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) uses an electronic monitoring system in response to supervision violations, but obtaining approvals to use electronic monitoring precludes swift consequences. The Illinois State Commission has recommended that IDOC have the authority to immediately implement electronic monitoring for up to 30 days.

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Justice Reinvestment in Pennsylvania Seeking Ways to Reduce Recidivism

February 3, 2017 No Comments

CSG has recommended an SCF model for Pennsylvania parole violators. Today, an individual may be sent to prison for three to six months for a technical violation, which would be reduced to days under an SCF approach, and would also add consistency and greater sense of fairness, according to PADOC Bureau of Planning Director Brett Bucklen.

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