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States Are Prioritizing Community Supervision Reform
Many states are enacting statutes that reduce incarceration for supervision violations.
Five Evidence-Based Policies Can Improve Community Supervision
A report promotes SCF responses, including incentives and noncustodial sanctions, to improve supervision...
The Impact of Incarceration on the Desistance Process Among Individuals Who Chronically Engage in Criminal Activity
A paper argues that SCF sanctions are less disruptive to desistance than are long custodial sanctions,...
Low-level parole violations clog Nevada prisons, derail parolee progress. Can reforms help?
A bill proposes SCF responses to supervision violations in Nevada.
The Perils of Probation: How Supervision Contributes to Jail Populations
Report contends that SCF jail sanctions may increase jail population, but alternative sanctions may be...
Michigan Swift and Sure Probation news
An annual statewide report and local news items on SCF probation in Michigan.
ACLU takes on Wyoming’s 24/7 Sobriety program
The ACLU contends that Wyoming’s SCF 24/7 Sobriety may be unconstitutional.
Cuyahoga Co. (Ohio) Gun Court
A court in Cleveland uses SCF supervision with nonviolent gun defendants.
A Georgia SCF Sanctions Pilot Program Involving High/Risk Needs Probationers Needs to Be Assessed
Presentations on an evaluation of SCF in accountability courts in Georgia.
Law Enforcement Based Responses to Violence
SCF responses are key to deterring and reducing gun violence.
Probation Officer Discretion in Monitoring and Violating Supervision Conditions
Reviews concerns about discretion versus consistency in SCF responses.
Still Asking “What Works”: A Punishment Question for the Ages or an Aging Punishment Question?
The evidence on whether SCF responses deter recidivism is mixed and challenging to sort out.
Random Drug Testing in Prisons: Does a Little Testing Go a Long Way?
Random drug testing, shown effective in SCF in some community-supervision studies, isn’t well understood...
Understanding What Works in the Police Management of Child Sex Offenders in the Community
SCF police responses for sex offenders may deter reoffending.
Efficient Institutions and Effective Deterrence: On Timing and Uncertainty of Formal Sanctions
A laboratory experiment considers the effects on deterrence of varying swiftness and certainty of sa...
An Evaluation of Federal Support Court in Connecticut
An evaluation of a therapeutic court for drug-involved persons in the federal justice system considers...
Crime, Inequality and Subsidized Housing: Evidence from South Africa
SCF sanctions are noted in a discussion of the causes of crime in South Africa.
The Role of Police in Police–Reentry Partnerships in the United States
SCF responses are integral to police focused-deterrence efforts.
Deterrence and the Moral Context: Is the Impact of Perceived Sanction Risk Dependent on Best Friends’ Moral Beliefs?
Adolescents’ perception of the certainty of sanctions may depend on their friends’ beliefs about the...
Increasing Pretrial Releases and Reducing Felony Convictions for Defendants: Implications for Desistance from Crime
SCF responses remain popular amid criminal justice reform.
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