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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.

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 deterrents than are severe sentences.

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 severity.

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.

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SCF Community Sentencing

January 12, 2019 No Comments

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

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SCF Community Supervision

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Tennessee Department of Correction

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Summit County Offender Recidivism Reduction (SCORR) Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

County of Summit (Ohio), Adult Probation Department

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Domestic Violence SCF Initiative

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Macon-Bibb Co. (Geo.)

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SCF Supervision Project

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Yolo Co. (Cal.) Probation Department

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SCF Parole Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 

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SCF for Opioid-Involved Parolees

January 4, 2019 No Comments

New Jersey State Parole Board

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SCF Reentry Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Baltimore (Mary.) Police Department Community Collaboration Division

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SCF Probation Program

January 4, 2019 No Comments

Iowa First Judicial District

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SCF Community Sentencing

December 22, 2016 No Comments

Oklahoma Department of Corrections

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SCF Pilot

December 22, 2016 No Comments

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

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Recidivism Elimination Supervision Enhancement Team (RESET)

December 22, 2016 No Comments

New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

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Hillsborough County New Hope Program

December 22, 2016 No Comments

New Hampshire Department of Justice

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Swift and Sure Sanctions Probation Program

December 22, 2016 No Comments

Michigan Supreme Court  

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Swift & Certain Sanctions Program

December 22, 2016 No Comments

  Lummi Nation

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SMART Supervision for Emerging Adults

December 22, 2016 No Comments

Hidalgo County (Tex.) Community Supervision and Corrections Department

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Alabama’s Certain Enforcement Supervision Program (ACES)

May 19, 2015 3 Comments

Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles  

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Phased Approach to Statewide Expansion of PACE in Probation and Parole

May 7, 2015 3 Comments

Alaska Department of Corrections

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Swift Alternative Violation Enforcement (SAVE)

April 29, 2015 3 Comments

Chester County (Penn.) Adult Probation and Parole

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Sure and Swift Parole

April 21, 2015 3 Comments

Colorado Department of Corrections

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