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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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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.

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The Architecture of Discretion: Implications of the Structure of Sanctions for Racial Disparities, Severity, and Net Widening (Kansas)

Study finds that SCF probation statewide in Kansas reduced racial disparities in revocations and incarceration of probationers.

Managerial Justice, Community Supervision, and Treatment Mandates: The Intersection of Clinical Practice and Social Control

A book chapter argues that sanctions for technical supervision violations drive incarceration.

Key Considerations for Pre-Arrest Diversion Programs

A book chapter argues for SCF rewards and sanctions in monitoring drug use in drug courts.

Reflections on Applying Behavioural Insights to Crime: A Guide for Behavioural Scientists and Criminologists in Search of Policy Unicorns

Argues that certainty of detection and punishment are essential to situational crime prevention.

Michigan Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program FY 2022 Annual Report

Report suggests that studying variations in Michigan’s SCF probation programs could shed light on what best reduces recidivism

Fentanyl is an earthquake (podcast)

The host invokes SCF responses to drug testing as a deterrent to use.

Behavioral Change, Progress, & Technology (webinar recording)

A retired specialty-court judge discusses SCF rewards and sanctions for justice-involved people with SUDs.

Costs Attributable to Criminal Justice Involvement in Injuries: A Systematic Review

SCF studies are included in a review of criminal-justice costs of injuries.

Responding to Community Supervision Violations with Alternatives to Incarceration

A review of state polices on technical violations includes SCF graduated sanctions.

Whither Rehabilitation?

A book chapter profiles SCF parole in Australia.

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