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New Jersey SCF Parole
New Jersey parole wins award for SCF program.
HOPE in Review
Eight looks at HOPE in Hawaiʻi
On the Measurement of Subjective Apprehension Risk
How do people perceive certainty and severity of sanctions?
Michigan SCF Probation
Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program in the news.
A Qualitative Study of Young Drivers and Deterrence Based Road Policing
SCF to reduce teens’ illegal behavior on the road in Australia.
What Doesn’t Work: Ineffective Approaches and Correctional Quackery
More research is needed to determine the impact of HOPE.
Policing Repeat Domestic Violence: Would Focused Deterrence Work in Australia?
Swiftness and certainty in domestic-violence enforcement.
Using a Natural Experiment to Measure the Impact of Swifter Punishment on Criminal Recidivism
A look at swifter case processing and recidivism in Denmark.
How Offender Decision-Making Can Inform Policing: A Focus on the Perceived Certainty of Apprehension
Perceived certainty can influence offender decision-making.
Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria (Australia)
SCF is recommended for study for violent recidivists in Victoria.
H.R.7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
Funding request for the Second Chance Reauthorization Act includes $4.5M for SCF.
The smart way to stop shootings
Calling for SCF prosecution for gun crimes.
Drug Testing in Community Corrections: A Review of the Literature
Guidelines on SCF responses to drug use in community supervision.
Assessing the Efficacy of Alternatives to Incarceration within Seven Federal Districts
SCF is recommended as an evidence-based probation management tool by the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections.
Ionia Co. (Mich.) man sent back to prison for drug probation violation
When SCF probation isn’t an option, prison offers medication-assisted treatment.
SCF traffic cameras that could enhance safety, not be “predatory”
SCF traffic cameras could solve several problems.
The Impact of Pretrial Juvenile Detention on 12-Month Recidivism: A Matched Comparison Study
SCF is untested for juveniles, but pretrial detention is an ineffective deterrent.
The Implementation of the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment: Experiences from the Field
The HOPE DFE was implemented well but yielded poor outcomes.
Policy Reforms Can Strengthen Community Supervision: A Framework to Improve Probation and Parole
A review of the benefits of SCF administrative sanctions
Louisiana
SCF Probation in Jefferson Parish
24/7 Sobriety
Three studies of 24/7 Sobriety programs
Hawaii
HOPE continues to feature in Honolulu’s prosecutor race.
Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles 2018–2019 Annual Report
The SCF probation pilot in Alabama finds low drug use.
New Mexico HB 263: Probation and Parole Act
New Mexico enacts SCF for probation and parole.
WADOC improving public safety by positively changing lives: Opportunity for supervision reform and reentry
Lessons learned and recommended policy changes in Swift and Certain supervision in Washington State.
Efforts underway to reform Oklahoma Co. (OK) drug court
Reductions in jail days are attributed to SCF incentives and sanctions besides jail time.
To COMMIT Is Just the Beginning: Applying Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Reform Parole in Australia
It remains to be seen whether the SCF components of Australia’s Compliance Management or Incarceration in the Territory (“COMMIT”) program in the Northern Territory are appropriate for the area.
The Optimal Deterrence of Crime: A Focus on the Time Preference of DWI Offenders
Swiftness, certainty, and fairness in responding to crime has complex associations with levels of crime.
High-Risk Impaired Drivers: Combating a Critical Threat
South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety reduced repeat DUI and domestic-violence arrests by 12 and 9 percent, respectively.
Criminal Deterrence: Evidence from an Individual-level Analysis of 24/7 Sobriety
South Dakota’s 24/7 Sobriety holds lessons for SCF in reducing incarceration.
The Impact of the Sure and Swift Sanction Program and the Length of Stay in the Program on Reducing Recidivism in the Colorado Department of Corrections
An evaluation of SCF parole in Colorado finds mixed outcomes.
We should listen to Rayshard Brooks about probation
Argues that administrative SCF sanctions disparately impact minority probationers.
Still HOPEful: Reconsidering a “Failed” Replication of a Swift, Certain, and Fair Approach to Reducing Substance Use among Individuals under Criminal Justice Supervision
Reporting on the HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment underplays the positive outcomes on drug use.
Which Prisoner Reentry Programs Work? Replicating and Extending Analyses of Three RCTs
A reevaluation of the Delaware Decide Your Time SCF study.