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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
Intimate Partner Violence among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Violence and Gun Violence among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Beyond Correctional Quackery—Professionalism and the Possibility of Effective Treatment Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Managing the Correctional Enterprise: The Quest for “What Works” Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Assessing the Impact of the District of Connecticut’s Support Court Using Propensity Score Analysis Substance Use December 2021
The Use of Location Monitoring at the Post-Conviction Stage of Supervision Location Monitoring, Probation December 2021
Making the Conversation a Little Easier for Probation and Parole Officers: Using Motivational Interviewing to Discuss Client Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Evidence-based Practices, Probation December 2021
Pretrial Detention and the Sentencing Variance: An Analysis of Fixed Effects Across U.S. District Courts Pretrial, Sentencing December 2021
Surfing the Three Waves of CBT in Community Supervision Evidence-based Practices, Probation December 2021
Expanding the Analysis: Alternatives to Detention Across 13 Federal Districts Evidence-based Practices, Pretrial December 2021
Corrigendum to “Examining Federal Pretrial Release Trends over the Last Decade” [Federal Probation, September 2018] Pretrial December 2021
Higher Education and the Recruitment, Training, and Retention of Community Corrections Personnel in the Coming Era of Criminal Justice Reform Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Training September 2021
Developing a Trauma-Informed Wellness Program Probation September 2021
Four Thousand Voices: Self-Reported Barriers to Reentry Reentry September 2021
Corrigendum to “A Viable Alternative? Alternatives to Incarceration Across Several Federal Districts" Pretrial September 2021
The Intuitive-Override Model: Nudging Judges Toward Pretrial Risk Assessment Instruments Evidence-based Practices, Risk Assessment September 2021
Reentry Challenges During a Pandemic: An Examination of NJ S2519 from the Perspectives of Community Organizers Reentry September 2021
Probation Officer Attitudes Towards Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Rearrest Probation September 2021
An Exploratory Study of Self-Report Levels of Social Support in Two Justice-Involved Groups Probation September 2021
Presentence Work in a COVID-19 Environment Presentence June 2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Treatment and Testing Pretrial, Probation, Substance Use June 2021
Training During a Pandemic: The Federal Probation and Pretrial Academy's Journey into a Virtual World Pretrial, Probation, Training June 2021
Pretrial Work in a COVID-19 Environment Pretrial June 2021
First Step Act, COVID-19, and the Future of Location Monitoring Location Monitoring June 2021
Risk, Need, and Responsivity Supervision in the Pandemic Evidence-based Practices, Responsivity, Risk Assessment June 2021