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A Tribute to Mark Kleiman (podcast)

A podcast episode on a key figure in SCF and his contribution to community corrections.

New developments in 24/7 Sobriety

Research reports, endorsements in the popular press, and a bill in Congress on SCF for repeat DUI offenders.

APPA National Standards for Community Supervision

The new American Probation and Parole Association standards include SCF principles and practices.

Justice Reinvestment in Kansas: Improving Supervision and Expanding Diversion

An analysis of parole in Kansas recommends, and a bill requires, adopting SCF rewards and sanctions.

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Berrien Co., Michigan, man gets prison time on drug charges

A Michigan judge denies a request for SCF probation based on the defendant's criminal history.

The Bahamas need long-term thinking on crime and violence issue

An op-ed calls for SCF in the Bahamas criminal-justice system.

Four graduate from Violence Intervention Program in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio

A BJA SCF grantee in Cleveland for gun-involved young men has a graduation ceremony.

SCF Case Management for Drug-Involved Persons in Washington State

A cost-benefit analysis of SCF supervision in Washington State finds that benefits exceed costs by about...

Stricter Community Supervision, More Recidivism? An Ego-Depletion Theory

A theoretical analysis finds that, under some conditions, stricter supervision conditions can lead to...

North Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety Program Rated Promising

NIJ rates South Dakota SCF program for repeat DUI offenders promising, as implemented in North Dakot...

The Effects of Post-Release Supervision on Crime and Recidivism

A study finds that “conventional” (not “special SCF”) sanctions in post-release community supervision...

Illinois Fair Probation Drug Testing signed into law!

A new Illinois law requires that a no-alcohol or no-THC probation condition have a nexus to the crime...

Pretrial Compliance and Noncompliance

An online training addressed using SCF responses in pretrial supervision.

The Injustice of Under-Policing in America

Argues that American criminal justice broadly suffers from too little certainty and too much severit...

The Death of Rehabilitation

A prominent community-supervision leader argues that SCF is a discredited approach.

Incentives can improve probation success: Behavioral science suggests that incentives can lead to better outcomes for people on probation

An overview of the research on incentives and rewards, with implications and recommendations for community...

Utilizing Incentives and Sanctions to Support Successful Outcomes in Treatment Court

Recording of a SAMHSA webinar on SCF responses in treatment courts.

Major community-supervision policy reforms in four states

Case studies of reforms that reflect SCF principles, to sanctions for technical violations in Nebraska...

Improving Probation Outcomes for Emerging Adults: An Experiment Evaluating a Specialized Caseload in Hidalgo Co., Texas

An evaluation of a BJA SCF grantee finds that SCF had a largely positive effect on participants’ experiences...

Deterrence theory and criminality in the Philippines

Argues that SCF principles apply differently to the rich and poor in the Philippines.

The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill to limit length of probation, prevent people from being sent back to jail for minor violations

A new law in Pennsylvania requires SCF responses to technical probation violations.

South Carolina Specialized Caseload Sanctions and Incentives Pilot Program (SWIFT)

South Carolina receives a BJA award for implementing SCF probation for domestic-violence and sex off...

Criminal Justice Interventions against Drug Use and Harms

Book chapter reviews success of SCF supervision on reducing drug and alcohol use and mixed effects on...

Community supervision reform in North Carolina (podcast)

Discusses SCF principles in community supervision.

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Deterring Gun Violence: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in New York City

“Focused deterrence” in New York City entails SCF consequences for violating gun laws.

Harms of New Jersey State Parole Board technical violations: Reincarcerating people for minor infractions has a high cost for individuals and taxpayers

Calls for eliminating returns to prison for technical parole violations in New Jersey.

Specialty courts in Midland County (Mich.)

An SCF court in Michigan offers a chance to avoid prison.

Iowa has taken the lead on probation reform

Recommendations for probation reform in Iowa include SCF rewards for positive behavior.

Expanding Drug Courts and Alternative Justice Courts in West Virginia: Implementing Innovative and Restorative Justice Practices

Calls for introducing SCF responses in drug courts in West Virginia.

Colorado parole violations plunge 50% in 6 years as penalties lessen for drug, alcohol use

SCF responses to parole violations in Colorado have declined in recent years.

HOPE in Hawaii

The founder of HOPE aims to reinstate it on Oahu.

Fix football refereeing with legal theory: We could be doing this so much smarter

A civil-rights lawyer argues that SCF responses to infractions in soccer would improve the game.

Applying an Empirically Derived Effect Size Distribution to Benchmark the Practical Magnitude of Interventions to Reduce Recidivism in the USA

A systematic review of interventions aimed at reducing recidivism at the individual level includes SCF programs.

Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

A scholar considers the ethics of SCF approaches in balancing the competing missions of community supervision.

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