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Gender and Community Supervision: Examining Differences in Violations, Sanctions, and Recidivism Outcomes
The effects of carceral sanctions for technical violations may differ for men and women.
Staying Close and Looking Back: An Examination of Desistance in a Maryland Community Corrections Population Project
A brief review of best practices in pretrial supervision.
Frequency of Enforcement Is More Important Than the Severity of Punishment in Reducing Violation Behaviors
Experiments show that certain enforcement reduces violations more than severe sanctions do.
Probation to Prison: Race and the Structure of Sanctions in Kansas Probation Supervision
SCF probation in Kansas reduces racial disparities in returns to prison.
Hidalgo County (Tex.) Emerging Adult Strategy: Final Evaluation Findings
SCF probation for young adults in Hidalgo Co. improved outcomes for recidivism and employment.
An Evaluation of the New Jersey Swift-Certain-Fair Parole Randomized Controlled Trial
SCF for NJ parolees at risk of opioid overdose reduced returns to prison.
Adult Sentencing & Release Guidelines: Utah Sentencing Commission
Recommends graduated-response SCF with incentives.
Exploring the Impact of Technical Violations on Probation Revocations in the Context of Drug Court
A case for research into sanctions for technical violations.
Lessons Learned from the Queens Co. (N.Y.) Probation Domestic Violence Pilot Program
Recommends SCF supervision for domestic-violence defendants.
The Short-Term Effects of Intensive Post-Release Correctional Supervision on Recidivism: A Natural Experiment
Michigan’s Swift and Sure probation shows better outcomes than most intensive-supervision programs.
The Need for Increased Funding for HOPE/SCF
More federal SCF dollars would increase and improve implementations.
Why American exceptionalism abroad requires criminal justice reform
How recent foreign-policy lessons bear on domestic criminal justice reform.
Worth the Risk? Gun Carrying and Perceived Criminal Justice Responses in Baltimore (Mary.)
Is a lack of SCF consequences driving gun-carrying behavior?
U.S. Department of Justice President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
Recommends SCF pretrial supervision.
Winnebago Co. (Ill.) teams up with Rockford on crime initiative meant to lower prison re-entry
An SCF program for returning citizens.
MetroHealth, Cuyahoga Co. (Ohio) Common Pleas Court work to address trauma in gun-related crimes
SCF Gun Court for defendants with gun-related charges.
24/7 Sobriety
New research from three states shows that 24/7 Sobriety (SCF supervision for DUI offenders) reduces...
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...
Research on Focused Deterrence
An increasingly popular policing strategy incorporates incentives and SCF responses to criminal beha...
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