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The Impact of the Sure and Swift Sanction Program and the Length of Stay in the Program on Reducing Recidivism in the Colorado Department of Corrections
An evaluation of SCF parole in Colorado finds mixed outcomes.
We should listen to Rayshard Brooks about probation
Argues that administrative SCF sanctions disparately impact minority probationers.
Still HOPEful: Reconsidering a “Failed” Replication of a Swift, Certain, and Fair Approach to Reducing Substance Use among Individuals under Criminal Justice Supervision
Reporting on the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment underplays the positive outcomes on drug use.
Which Prisoner Reentry Programs Work? Replicating and Extending Analyses of Three RCTs
A reevaluation of the Delaware Decide Your Time SCF study.
Inside the chaotic, underfunded world of probation and parole
SCF is one component of much-need community-supervision reform.
HOPE probation an issue in Honolulu prosecutor’s race
Judge Steve Alm challenging acting incumbent Dwight Nadamoto.
Tennessee Criminal Justice Investment Task Force
SCF will improve outcomes in probation and parole.
SCF in Pennsylvania
SCF supervision, in probation and parole, is set to expand statewide.
SCF parole in New Jersey
SCF for parolees with opioid use disorder is breaking down barriers to reentry.
SCF probation in Summit County, Ohio
A three-year trial of SCF principles includes more frequent connections with probation officers and...
Probation and Parole A Review of Current Literature [New Mexico Sentencing Commission]
States should use SCF with incentives for probationers and parolees
Getting Technical: Preventing and Responding to Technical Supervision Violations and Misdemeanors
SCF statutes with incentives can help address supervision violations.
Vermont Justice Reinvestment II Working Group Meeting
Responses to violations can be improved to include more community sanctions and less incarceration.
Mark Kleiman: The policy ideas factory
An imaginative and original thinker, Kleiman used SCF to describe the approach he believed would reform...
Deterrence Theory: Key Findings and Challenges
Swiftness of sanctioning is an important determinant of compliance, absent from most deterrence mode...
Wyoming passes legislation to reduce recidivism and pay for treatment programs
SCF with incentives will be used to address probation and parole violations.
Report of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on the Parole System
New York is trying to reduce returns to jail and prison on parole violations using SCF principles.
Exploring Probation Supervision Compliance in the Netherlands
Perceived certainty of detection and sanction increases willingness to comply and is thus an important...
Are Jail Sanctions More Punitive Than Community-Based Punishments? An Examination into the Perceived Severity of Alternative Sanctions in Community Supervision
Community-based punishments are not viewed as being substantially less punitive than jail incarcerat...
Managing Pretrial Misconduct: An Experimental Evaluation of HOPE Pretrial
Applying the HOPE probation strategy to pretrial supervision.
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