White pillars at a court house

Newsroom

Probation, parole changes covered in new legislation to rewrite 2019 Nevada law
Nevada legislation provides for administrative SCF responses to supervision violations.
The Effects of Post-Release Community Supervision Reform
A community-supervision model includes SCF incentives and rewards.
Addiction and Criminal Responsibility: The Law’s Rejection of the Disease Model
People on community supervision who have a substance use disorder can respond to incentives to desist...
What’s in Your File Drawer? The Case of the Missing Null in Criminology and Criminal Justice
The HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment is cited as an example of a null finding.
An Act to Amend the California Penal Code, Relating to Corrections
California bill extends authority for “flash incarceration” for probation violations.
USDOJ Strategic Plan
DOJ’s plan addresses technical supervision violations.
New Mexico SCF Reforms Proposed
New Mexico governor vetoed bill that provided for SCF responses to probation and parole violations.
Incentives for Supervision Compliance
A growing number of states are including SCF incentives and rewards in their behavior-response grids...
Wisconsin DOC Community Corrections Program Audit
An audit of Wisconsin probation and parole recommends a comprehensive review of sanctions policies to...
Hawaiʻi HOPE news
HOPE probation in Hawaiʻi is being reassessed.
Felony Sentencing in Ohio: Then, Now, and Now What?
The Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission recommends SCF principles for deterring crime.
Impact of the Reform to Non-Custodial Sanctions in Chile
An evaluation of noncustodial sentences in Chile considers evidence from SCF probation in the United...
The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio Sanchez, Defendant-Appellant
A defendant in Illinois sought placement into SCF probation, which the State denied.
The Trap Chronicles, Vol. 2: A Call to Reconsider “Risk” in Federal Supervised Release
Argues for SCF responses to establish a sense of fairness in federal probation.
Do prisons need to be hellholes?
Argues for SCF responses as a more-effective deterrent than long prison sentences.
Understanding Resource Deprivation: A Multilevel Examination of the Impact County Deprivation Has on Community Supervision and Treatment Outcomes
Considers SCF responses among a complement of evidence-based practices for reducing recidivism.
New St Louis Co. (MO) program shortens jail stays for probation violators
St. Louis Co. using SCF jail sanctions.
Nine Members and Associates of a West Baltimore (MD) Drug-Trafficking Organization Are Indicted
A group-violence-reduction strategy in Baltimore uses SCF responses.
Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress among Victimized Women on Probation and Parole
SCF jail sanctions should be reconsidered for women with victimization histories.
The Gift that Keeps Giving: Application of Contingency Management in Community Supervision Settings
Considers SCF responses to drug use in a contingency-management framework.
1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 26