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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...
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...
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...
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.
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