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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
Supervising Officers in an Evidence-Based Environment: The Role of the Supervisor as a Coach and Officers as Change Agents Evidence-based Practices, Supervision September 2023
Low/Moderate Risk Policy Change White Paper Risk Assessment, Supervision June 2023
Ten Things Risk/Needs Assessment Is Not Evidence-based Practices, Risk Assessment June 2023
Burnout Prevention for Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Officers Pretrial, Supervision, Training June 2023
Is Pretrial Detention an Effective Deterrent? An Analysis of Failure to Appear and Rearrest Says "No" Evidence-based Practices, Pretrial June 2023
Building a Risk Tool for Persons Placed on Federal Post-Conviction Supervision for Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenses: Documenting the Federal System's Past, Current, and Future Efforts Post Conviction, Risk Assessment, Sex Offenders June 2023
Self-directed Workbooks: Evaluating Their Efficacy in a U.S. Probation Setting Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision June 2023
The Outcomes of a Pretrial Diversion Program in Texas Disparity, Pretrial December 2022
Place Matters: Racial Disparities in Pretrial Detention Disparity, Pretrial December 2022
Introduction to Special Issue on Addressing Disparity in Community Corrections Disparity, Pretrial, Risk Assessment December 2022
Moving Past Arbitrary Bail: A Proposal for More Deliberative Pretrial Decision-Making Disparity, Pretrial December 2022
Determining Racial Equity in Pretrial Risk Assessment Disparity, Pretrial, Risk Assessment December 2022
How Pretrial Incarceration Diminishes Individuals' Employment Prospects Disparity, Employment/Workforce Dev, Pretrial December 2022
Supervised Release in Post-Reform New York: An Exploratory Analysis Disparity, Pretrial December 2022
Pretrial Supervision: Race and Revocation Disparity, Pretrial December 2022
Implementation Fail: A Case Study Evidence-based Practices, Implementation, Juveniles, Program Evaluation September 2022
Preliminary Validation of the Community Supervision Decision-Making Framework Risk Assessment, Supervision September 2022
There May Not Be a Tomorrow: Immediacy, Motivational Interviewing, and Opioid Intervention Courts Evidence-based Practices, Substance Use September 2022
A Tribute to Edward J. Latessa: The Change Maker Criminal Justice System, Evidence-based Practices, Risk Assessment, Supervision September 2022
Probation Officer Perceptions in Federal Reentry Courts Courts, Criminal Justice System, Reentry September 2022
Recent Developments in the Imposition, Tolling, and Revocation of Supervision Federal Courts, Supervision September 2022
Beyond Correctional Quackery—Professionalism and the Possibility of Effective Treatment Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Individuals with Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Legal System: Complex Issues and Best Practices Evidence-based Practices, Mental Health, Probation June 2022
Managing the Correctional Enterprise: The Quest for “What Works” Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Intimate Partner Violence among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022