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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
An Empirical Overview of Searches and Seizures for Persons on Federal Post-conviction Supervision Post Conviction, Supervision December 2019
"To the Greatest Extent Practicable"—Confronting the Implementation Challenges of the First Step Act Prison, Reentry, Supervision December 2019
Federal Presentence Investigation Report: A National Survey Criminal Justice System, Presentence December 2019
Developmentally-Grounded Approaches to Juvenile Probation Practice: A Case Study Juveniles, Probation December 2019
Preventing Delinquency Through Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Screening and Services: Lessons Learned for Policy and Practice Juveniles December 2019
Overview of Substance Use Disorder Occurrence and Treatment in the Federal Judiciary Probation, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Operationalizing a Behavioral Health Services Cascade of Care Model: Lessons Learned from a 33-Site Implementation in Juvenile Justice Community Supervision Juveniles, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
The Validity of TCU Drug Screen 5 for Identifying Substance Use Disorders among Justice-Involved Youth Juveniles, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Gender Differences in a Disease Risk Reduction Intervention for People in Prison-based Substance Abuse Treatment Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Using Law Enforcement to Improve Treatment Initiation and Recovery Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Fidelity in Evidence-based Practices in Jail Settings Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Facilitating Self-exploration and Behavioral Change Associated with HIV Risk Reduction: A Qualitative Study of Individuals on Probation and Their Experiences Using a Decision-making App Probation, Program Evaluation September 2019
An Evaluation of an In-prison Therapeutic Community: Treatment Needs and Recidivism Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Health Problems: Relationships to Demographics, Problem Severity, and Services for Substance Users in Treatment with a Legal Status Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Measuring Hope in Jail Inmates with Substance Use Problems Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Introduction: Substance Use and Justice-Involved Individuals: Improving Practice Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Ten Years Gone: Leveraging Second Chance Act 2.0 to Improve Outcomes Post Conviction, Supervision June 2019
Residential Drug Treatment for High-Risk Probationers: Evaluating the Link Between Program Integrity and Recidivism Probation, Recidivism, Substance Use June 2019
A History of Court-Imposed Probation Fees in Texas Fines, Fees, and Restitution, Probation June 2019
Federal Supervised Release Revocation for Drug Use: The Rest of the Story Recidivism, Supervision June 2019
What Do Criminal Justice Professionals Think About Risk Assessment at Pretrial? Pretrial June 2019
A Corrections Workforce for the 21st Century Evidence-based Practices, Supervision June 2019
A Viable Alternative? Alternatives to Incarceration Across Several Federal Districts Pretrial, Supervision June 2019
Best Practices in Treatment Court Evaluation Evidence-based Practices, Reentry, Substance Use December 2018
Outcomes of Motivational Interviewing Training with Probation and Parole Officers: Findings and Lessons Learned Evidence-based Practices, Parole, Probation December 2018