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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
Outcomes of Motivational Interviewing Training with Probation and Parole Officers: Findings and Lessons Learned Evidence-based Practices, Parole, Probation December 2018
Best Practices in Treatment Court Evaluation Evidence-based Practices, Reentry, Substance Use December 2018
Examining Federal Pretrial Release Trends Over the Last Decade Pretrial, PTRA September 2018
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
Revalidating the Federal Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (PTRA): A Research Summary Pretrial, PTRA September 2018
The Rising Federal Pretrial Detention Rate, in Context Pretrial, Supervision September 2018
Are Pretrial Services Officers Reliable in Rating Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools? Pretrial September 2018
Federal Pretrial Release and the Detention Reduction Outreach Program (DROP) Evidence-based Practices, Pretrial, Supervision September 2018
Analyzing Bond Supervision Survey Data: The Effects of Pretrial Detention on Self-Reported Outcomes Pretrial, Prison September 2018
Overview of Federal Pretrial Services Initiatives from the Vantage Point of the Criminal Law Committee Pretrial September 2018
Probation Officer as a Coach: Building a New Professional Identity Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision June 2018
Perceptions of Offender Satisfaction on Probation and Supervised Release with STARR Skill Sets Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision June 2018
Probation's Changing Role in California: Challenges and Opportunities for Hybrid Supervision Probation, Supervision June 2018
Creating a Model Correctional Officer Training Academy: Implications from a National Survey Prison, Training June 2018
The Living Laboratory Studies: Providing Insights into Community Supervision Practices Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision June 2018
The Impact of Location Monitoring Among U.S. Pretrial Defendants in the District of New Jersey Location Monitoring, Pretrial December 2017
What Legally Prescribed Functions Tell Us: Role Differences Between Adult and Juvenile Probation Officers Juveniles, Probation December 2017
Costs and Benefits of Implementing a Root Cause Analysis Framework into the Queensland Correctional Oversight System Evidence-based Practices, Management, Prison December 2017
National Variation in Fieldwork Goals, Training, and Activities Probation, Supervision December 2017
Key Factors to Promote Successful Comprehensive Reentry Initiatives Reentry December 2017
The Presumption for Detention Statute's Relationship to Release Rates Pretrial September 2017
The Integral Role of Federal Probation Officers in the Guidelines System Federal Courts, Sentencing September 2017
Five Questions for the Next Thirty Years of Federal Sentencing Federal Courts, Sentencing September 2017
State Sentencing Guidelines: A Garden Full of Variety Federal Courts, Sentencing September 2017
Reflecting on Parole's Abolition in the Federal Sentencing System Federal Courts, Parole, Sentencing September 2017