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Community Supervision & Public Safety
A review of the literature on SCF for substance use in community corrections, with policy recommendations.
UK white paper: Swift, Certain, Tough: New Consequences for Drug Possession
The UK government proposes swift and certain police and sentencing responses to drug offenses.
Desistance-Focused Criminal Justice Practice
SCF in the context of deterrence-based and procedural-justice-based approaches.
Michigan Swift & Sure news
Michigan’s statewide SCF probation program annual report and local news.
NY Democrats can’t bail out of a crime debate
Argues for equal attention to the three pillars of SCF in the criminal-justice system.
From Successful Reentry to Stronger Communities (podcast)
SCF is among NIJ’s studies on community supervision.
Summit Co. (OH) Judge Amy Corrigall Jones to step down
The founding SCF judge in Summit Co. is leaving the bench.
The Gendered Effects of a Graduated Sanctions Model on Probation Outcomes in Kansas
SCF sanctions for probation violations in Kansas are likelier to yield carceral sanctions for women than for men.
No Credit for Time Served: The Fiscal and Equitable Problems with Wyoming’s Parole Statutes
Recommendations for reducing long carceral sanctions for parole violations in Wyoming.
Deny care to the unvaccinated? What the left and right can learn from the fight.
SCF responses can be effective in shaping non-criminal behaviors.
Homicides in Denver (CO): Nearly half of all recent arrests tied to person under supervision
Probation and parole officers in Denver struggle to determine sanctions for technical violations.
This candidate brings the right mix of toughness, experience to be Tarrant Co. (TX) DA
An SCF judge in Tarrant Co. is candidate for District Attorney.
The Limits of Recidivism: Measuring Success After Prison
Situates SCF in the literature on reentry and rehabilitation.
Monroe Co. (IN) Collaboration Plan
Monroe Co. probation using SCF incentives and sanctions.
The influential HOPE probation program is badly misnamed
Contends that SCF sanctions in Pennsylvania probation do not reduce recidivism.
Winnable criminal-justice reforms in 2022
Reviews carceral sanctions for technical supervision violations and argues for minimizing them.
High on Baltimore’s wish list: Better Maryland DPSCS supervision of parolees
Calls for SCF responses to parole violations in Maryland.
Predicting Drug Court Graduation: Examining the Role of Individual and Programmatic Characteristics
SCF sanctions in drug court associated with lower graduation rates.
Hawaiʻi HOPE news
Challenges for HOPE probation in Hawaiʻi and bills to address them.
Pennsylvania SCF news
Proposed and recommended changes to make probation in Pennsylvania more SCF.
Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress among Victimized Women on Probation and Parole
A paper calls for careful consideration of alternative SCF sanctions for women with histories of victimization.
Reimagining Probation Reform: Applying a Coaching Model to Probation Departments
A book chapter contends that SCF is in tension with a behavioral-change model of supervision.
Does the Involvement of Family and Friends Improve Probation and Parole Outcomes? A Quantitative Evaluation of Triple-S: Social Supports in Supervision
A study argues for SCF as a component of a holistic approach to supervision.
Sorting Through the Evidence: A Step Toward Prioritization of Evidence-Based Community Supervision Practices
A paper notes that excessive conditions of supervision may complicate SCF compliance.
Custodial Versus Non-Custodial Sentences: Long-Run Evidence from an Anticipated Reform
A study argues that swift responses do not reduce recidivism.
Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Reforms: 2020 Annual Performance Report
A report finds that SCF has reduced the numbers and average length of jail sanctions in Louisiana.
The Impact of SCF Sanctions for Probation and Parole Violators in Shelby Co. (Tenn.)
A study finds that SCF sanctions had different effects on revocations from probation versus parole in Shelby Co. (Tenn).
How Defund the Police backfired
An article contends that SCF responses have a role in reducing crime.
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles lagging on new plan for incarcerating parole violators
A new Alabama law reduces the use of jails and prisons for supervision violations.
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles receives $700,000 for rehabilitation program
The Alabama probation and parole agency receives a BJA SCF grant.
Rethinking Prosecution: Innovative Approaches to Safety, Crime, and Justice (video)
The founder of HOPE probation speaks on prosecution reform.
States Are Prioritizing Community Supervision Reform
Many states are enacting statutes that reduce incarceration for supervision violations.
Five Evidence-Based Policies Can Improve Community Supervision
A report promotes SCF responses, including incentives and noncustodial sanctions, to improve supervision outcomes.
The Impact of Incarceration on the Desistance Process Among Individuals Who Chronically Engage in Criminal Activity
A paper argues that SCF sanctions are less disruptive to desistance than are long custodial sanctions, for people who chronically engage in criminal activity.