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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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Drug testing in SCF supervision

Three new papers address mandatory drug testing as a component of SCF supervision.

Toward Accountability: A Qualitative Assessment of Supervision Officers’ Responses to Noncompliance During the Covid Pandemic

A study of community-supervision violations during the pandemic finds greater use of SCF responses.

How Long Is Too Long? Task Force on Long Sentences Final Report

A task force on sentencing notes research on SCF that swift and certain responses are more effective...

The Impact of Long Sentences on Public Safety: A Complex Relationship

A study on sentencing notes that certainty of apprehension reduces the likelihood of reoffending.

A Rapid Review of Literature on Factors Associated with Adult Probation Revocations

A survey of factors associated with probation revocations includes research on an SCF program.

Effective Probation Strategies to Respond to Signals of Poor Progress on Community Supervision

A study of North Carolina probation and parole finds that officers should use more SCF incentives.

The End of American Exceptionalism: An Enlightened Corrections

A broad critique of U.S. criminal justice includes SCF.

Swiftness and severity

Research finds that longer times to arrest or sentencing are associated with greater punishment seve...

HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment

Six papers on how the HOPE DFE is an example of how science can inform policy.

Carrot or Stick? The Efficacy of Incentives and Sanctions for Improving Probation Supervision Outcomes

A review of research on SCF responses in community supervision finds mixed outcomes.

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...

Ethical Issues in Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

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

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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 supervision.

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 and Utah and to earned-discharge credits in Oregon and Missouri.

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 on probation but it did not reduce revocations.

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 offenders.

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 recidivism.

Community supervision reform in North Carolina (podcast)

Discusses SCF principles in community supervision.

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