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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
A Theoretical Basis for Handling Technical Violations Probation December 2003
A Successful Reintegration into the Community--One NGRI Acquittee's Story Mental Health December 2002
A Review of Probation Home Visits: What Do We Know? Probation, Supervision December 2013
A Rejoinder to Dressel and Farid: New Study Finds Computer Algorithm Is More Accurate Than Humans at Predicting Arrest and as Good as a Group of 20 Lay Experts Evidence-based Practices, Risk Assessment September 2018
A Random (Almost) Study of Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Re-arrest (STARR): Reducing Recidivism through Intentional Design Evidence-based Practices, Supervision, Training September 2011
A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Model of Community Supervision Supervision, Evidence-based Practices December 2015
A Protocol for Comprehensive Hostage Negotiation Training Within Correctional Institutions Prison, Training December 2007
A Pretest-Posttest Evaluation of Academy Training and Fear of Beginning a Correctional Officer Career Prison, Training September 2023
A Pilot Survey Linking Personality, Leadership Style, and Leadership Success among Probation Directors in the U.S. Management, Probation December 2010
A New York City Version of Correctional Boot Camp: An Overview Prison June 1998
A National Response to a Global Pandemic in a Decentralized System Pretrial, Probation June 2021
A Model for Developing a Reentry Program Reentry December 2002
A Longitudinal Survey of Newly-Released Prisoners: Methods and Design of the Boston Reentry Study Prison, Reentry June 2017
A History of Court-Imposed Probation Fees in Texas Fines, Fees, and Restitution, Probation June 2019
A Hawaii Criminal Court Provides Restorative Justice Practices for Healing Relationships Restorative justice December 2007
A Difficult Position: A Feasibility Study Analysis of Conducting Home Contacts on Halloween Sex Offenders, Supervision June 2014
A Descriptive Analysis of Pretrial Services at a Single-Jurisdictional Level Supervision December 2014
A Decade of Experimenting with Intermediate Sanctions: What Have We Learned? Probation, Supervision December 1998
A Corrections Workforce for the 21st Century Evidence-based Practices, Supervision June 2019
A Continuum of Sanctions for Substance Abusing Offenders Substance Use December 1998
A Comprehensive Approach to Supervision in the Southern District of West Virginia Supervision June 1999
A Comparison of Oral Specimen Collection and Laboratory Urinalysis Among Baltimore City Arrestees Substance Use June 2002
A Civic Engagement Model of Reentry Reentry September 2004
A Changing Role: Perspectives from Two Officers Evidence-based Practices September 2008
A Case Study of the Implementation of Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Rearrest (STARR) Evidence-based Practices, Supervision June 2016