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Expanding the Evidence Base in Criminology and Criminal Justice: Barriers and Opportunities to Bridging Research and Practice
Former NIJ director, Nancy Rodriguez, looks at science for social change.
Modernizing Parole Statutes: Guidance from Evidence-Based Practice
University of Minnesota recommends an SCF approach in a new guidance document.
Cook Co. (IL) HOPE Court, created to keep probationers out of prison, shut down amid problems
Funding cut under controversial judge.
Safer Communities, Smarter Spending: The Next Phase of Criminal Justice Reform in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania looks at adopting SCF for parole.
NIJ Practice Profile: Swift, Certain, and Fair Supervision Strategies for Drug-Involved Individuals
An evidence rating by the National Institute of Justice.
Rigorous Multi-Site Evaluation Finds HOPE Probation Model Offers No Advantage over Conventional Probation in Four Study Sites
A brief review of the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment report.
Using Certainty and Celerity to Deter Crime: Insights from an Individual-Level Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety
The latest review of South Dakota’s 24/7 program.
Rethink opioid addiction treatment to save lives in New Jersey
New BJA-funded SCF approach to parole in New Jersey’s fight to save lives.
Yolo Co. (CA) Probation Department gets federal grant for pilot program
BJA-funded Yolo County looks to extend flash incarceration from post-prison supervision to probation...
APPAM panel: Assessing SCF as an Approach to Offender Supervision
Research on SCF in probation, reentry, and diversion.
Bringing HOPE to Hawaii’s justice system (video)
A profile of HOPE in Hawaii, including courtroom video and interviews with Judge Alm and HOPE partic...
Facing facts and correcting myths about Alaska SB 91
Alaska’s omnibus criminal justice reform legislation includes SCF for probation and parole, which has...
Can we get tough on rapists without being “tough on crime”? (audio)
A discussion about deterring sexual assault includes an SCF approach.
Strategies to Productively Reincorporate the Formerly-Incarcerated into Communities: A Review of the Literature
Paper considers whether an SCF approach is effective in promoting successful reentry for persons with...
What Doesn’t Work to Reduce Reoffending? A Review of Reviews of Ineffective Interventions for Adults Convicted of Crimes
An expansive review of deterrence-based interventions includes SCF.
Narcotics and Drug Abuse Foreshadowing of 50 Years of Change
Paper calls for a new President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration, which would support...
She went to jail for a drug relapse. Tough love or too harsh?
Massachusetts considers whether confinement sanctions for drug relapse are constitutional.
Governor Cuomo announces $17.8 million to combat violent crime and shootings across New York State
Monroe Co. (NY) has an SCF probation pilot to address gun violence.
Solutions to Hawaii’s opioid nightmares
Judge Alm and HOPE participants discuss how HOPE works.
A gang member killed a cop nine days after he got out of jail. Did California’s justice reforms play a role?
Los Angeles Co. probation uses “flash incarceration” sanctions in lieu of revocation. A probationer with...
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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).