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Federal Probation Journal

Federal Probation Journal, published each June, September, and December, presents current thought, research, and practice in corrections, community supervision, and criminal justice.

Article Title Topic Date
Using Research to Improve Pretrial Justice and Public Safety: Results from PSA's Risk Assessment Validation Project Pretrial, Risk Assessment June 2013
Using Quality Improvement Models in Correctional Organizations Evidence-based Practices, Management September 2013
Using Organizational Strategies to Improve Substance Abuse Treatment for Probationers: A Case Study in Delaware Management, Probation, Substance Use December 2015
Using Law Enforcement to Improve Treatment Initiation and Recovery Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Using Implementation Science to Transform Policy into Practice: The Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System’s Evidence-based Journey Evidence-based Practices, Implementation September 2020
Using a Train-the-Trainer Model to Promote Practice Change among Agencies Serving Justice-Involved Youth Juveniles, Training December 2019
Using a Multi-level Risk Assessment to Inform Case Planning and Risk Management: Implications for Officers Evidence-based Practices, PCRA, Risk Assessment September 2016
Use of Engagement Skills in Community Corrections for High-Risk Offenders Supervision, Evidence-based Practices December 2013
Untapped Resources: What Veteran Services Officers Can Provide for Probation and Parole Supervision, Probation June 2015
Unlocking the Power of Implementation Science: Putting Principles into Practice Across Multiple Agencies Evidence-based Practices, Implementation June 2024
Understanding Resistance in Correctional Therapy: Why Some Clients Don't Do What They Should, and What to Do About It Criminology, Probation June 2017
U.S. Probation/Pretrial Officers' Concerns About Victimization and Safety Training Pretrial, Probation June 2000
U.S. Pretrial Services: A Place in History History of probation, Pretrial September 2015
U.S. Pretrial Services: A Place in History History of probation, Pretrial September 2012
Turnover Intention among Probation Officers and Direct Care Staff: A Statewide Study Management, Probation December 2009
TRIAD Drug Treatment Evaluation Project Substance Use December 2001
Trends in the Criminality and Victimization of the Elderly Criminology June 2016
Treatment Retention: A Theory of Post-Release Supervision for the Substance-Abusing Offender Substance Use December 2004
Treatment Research in Oz--Is Randomization the Ideal or Just Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Substance Use September 2003
Traumatized by Association: The Risk of Working Sex Crimes Sex Offenders September 2010
Transportation Strategies of Female Offenders Responsivity, Supervision December 2016
Training to see Risk: Measuring the Accuracy of Clinical and Actuarial Risk Assessments among Federal Probation Officers Risk Assessment, Training September 2011
Training the Substance Abuse Specialist Substance Use, Training December 2000
Training Parole Agents: How Prior Criminal Justice Work Shapes Attitudes and Beliefs Parole, Supervision, Training December 2020
Training Juvenile Probation Officers: National Trends and Practice Juveniles December 2000