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Probation to Prison: Race and the Structure of Sanctions in Kansas Probation Supervision
SCF probation in Kansas reduces racial disparities in returns to prison.
Hidalgo County (Tex.) Emerging Adult Strategy: Final Evaluation Findings
SCF probation for young adults in Hidalgo Co. improved outcomes for recidivism and employment.
Frequency of Enforcement Is More Important Than the Severity of Punishment in Reducing Violation Behaviors
Experiments show that certain enforcement reduces violations more than severe sanctions do.
An Evaluation of the New Jersey Swift-Certain-Fair Parole Randomized Controlled Trial
SCF for NJ parolees at risk of opioid overdose reduced returns to prison.
Law Enforcement Based Responses to Violence
SCF responses are key to deterring and reducing gun violence.
Probation Officer Discretion in Monitoring and Violating Supervision Conditions
Reviews concerns about discretion versus consistency in SCF responses.
Still Asking “What Works”: A Punishment Question for the Ages or an Aging Punishment Question?
The evidence on whether SCF responses deter recidivism is mixed and challenging to sort out.
Random Drug Testing in Prisons: Does a Little Testing Go a Long Way?
Random drug testing, shown effective in SCF in some community-supervision studies, isn’t well understood in prisons.
Understanding What Works in the Police Management of Child Sex Offenders in the Community
SCF police responses for sex offenders may deter reoffending.
Efficient Institutions and Effective Deterrence: On Timing and Uncertainty of Formal Sanctions
A laboratory experiment considers the effects on deterrence of varying swiftness and certainty of sanctions.
An Evaluation of Federal Support Court in Connecticut
An evaluation of a therapeutic court for drug-involved persons in the federal justice system considers SCF findings.
Crime, Inequality and Subsidized Housing: Evidence from South Africa
SCF sanctions are noted in a discussion of the causes of crime in South Africa.
The Role of Police in Police–Reentry Partnerships in the United States
SCF responses are integral to police focused-deterrence efforts.
Deterrence and the Moral Context: Is the Impact of Perceived Sanction Risk Dependent on Best Friends’ Moral Beliefs?
Adolescents’ perception of the certainty of sanctions may depend on their friends’ beliefs about the rules.
Increasing Pretrial Releases and Reducing Felony Convictions for Defendants: Implications for Desistance from Crime
SCF responses remain popular amid criminal justice reform.
Gender and Community Supervision: Examining Differences in Violations, Sanctions, and Recidivism Outcomes
The effects of carceral sanctions for technical violations may differ for men and women.
Staying Close and Looking Back: An Examination of Desistance in a Maryland Community Corrections Population Project
A brief review of best practices in pretrial supervision.
Adult Sentencing & Release Guidelines: Utah Sentencing Commission
Recommends graduated-response SCF with incentives.
Exploring the Impact of Technical Violations on Probation Revocations in the Context of Drug Court
A case for research into sanctions for technical violations.
Lessons Learned from the Queens Co. (N.Y.) Probation Domestic Violence Pilot Program
Recommends SCF supervision for domestic-violence defendants.
The Short-Term Effects of Intensive Post-Release Correctional Supervision on Recidivism: A Natural Experiment
Michigan’s Swift and Sure probation shows better outcomes than most intensive-supervision programs.
The Need for Increased Funding for HOPE/SCF
More federal SCF dollars would increase and improve implementations.
Why American exceptionalism abroad requires criminal justice reform
How recent foreign-policy lessons bear on domestic criminal justice reform.
Worth the Risk? Gun Carrying and Perceived Criminal Justice Responses in Baltimore (Mary.)
Is a lack of SCF consequences driving gun-carrying behavior?
U.S. Department of Justice President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
Recommends SCF pretrial supervision.
Winnebago Co. (Ill.) teams up with Rockford on crime initiative meant to lower prison re-entry
An SCF program for returning citizens.
MetroHealth, Cuyahoga Co. (Ohio) Common Pleas Court work to address trauma in gun-related crimes
SCF Gun Court for defendants with gun-related charges.
24/7 Sobriety
New research from three states shows that 24/7 Sobriety (SCF supervision for DUI offenders) reduces recidivism.
SCF Legislation
Proposed or enacted legislation in five states includes requirements for SCF supervision.
Justice Reinvestment
Justice Reinvestment initiatives in many states include recommendations for SCF supervision (includes reports on Idaho, Kansas, and N. Carolina).
Research on Focused Deterrence
An increasingly popular policing strategy incorporates incentives and SCF responses to criminal behavior.
Understanding Substance Use Trajectories Among Probationers and the Impact on Re-Arrest
The SCF “stick and carrot” in substance-use behavior.
Every person who forced their way into the Capitol should be arrested
An argument for SCF sanctions in the Capitol insurrection.
Swift and Certain Probation in Jefferson Parish (Loui.): Assessing Fidelity to the HOPE Model
A review of SCF fidelity measures.