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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.

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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