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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
Five Questions for the Next Thirty Years of Federal Sentencing Federal Courts, Sentencing September 2017
The Integral Role of Federal Probation Officers in the Guidelines System Federal Courts, Sentencing September 2017
Fugitives from Justice: An Examination of Felony and Misdemeanor Probation Absconders in a Large Jurisdiction Probation June 2017
A Longitudinal Survey of Newly-Released Prisoners: Methods and Design of the Boston Reentry Study Prison, Reentry June 2017
Comparison of Recidivism Studies: AOUSC, USSC, and BJS Probation, Federal Courts June 2017
Understanding Resistance in Correctional Therapy: Why Some Clients Don't Do What They Should, and What to Do About It Criminology, Probation June 2017
Judge-Involved Supervision Programs in the Federal System: Background and Research Federal Courts, Reentry, Substance Use June 2017
Conditions of Supervision in Federal Criminal Sentencing: A Review of Recent Changes Supervision, Federal Courts June 2017
Assessing the Case for Formal Recognition and Expansion of Federal Problem-Solving Courts Reentry, Federal Courts December 2016
An Examination of the Impact of Criminological Theory on Community Corrections Practice Criminology December 2016
Performance Measures in Community Corrections: Measuring Effective Supervision Practices with Existing Agency Data Evidence-based Practices, Recidivism, Supervision December 2016
Leadership and Its Impact on Organization Management December 2016
An Examination of Deterrence Theory: Where Do We Stand? Criminology December 2016
Transportation Strategies of Female Offenders Responsivity, Supervision December 2016
The Real-World Application of the Risk Principle: Is It Possible in the Field of Probation? Evidence-based Practices, PCRA September 2016
Using a Multi-level Risk Assessment to Inform Case Planning and Risk Management: Implications for Officers Evidence-based Practices, PCRA, Risk Assessment September 2016
Enhancing Community Supervision Through the Application of Dynamic Risk Assessment Evidence-based Practices, PCRA, Risk Assessment September 2016
How Dangerous Are They? An Analysis of Sex Offenders Under Federal Post-Conviction Supervision PCRA, Sex Offenders, Supervision September 2016
Imagining Sentinel Event Reviews in the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System Supervision, Probation September 2016
False Positives, False Negatives, and False Analyses: A Rejoinder to "Machine Bias: There's Software Used Across the Country to Predict Future Criminals. And It's Biased Against Blacks." Risk Assessment September 2016
Communicating Risk Information at Criminal Sentencing: An Experimental Analysis Risk Assessment, Sentencing September 2016
Examining Changes in Offender Risk Characteristics and Recidivism Outcomes: A Research Summary Risk Assessment, Supervision September 2016
Street-level Discretion and Organizational Effectiveness in Probation Services Management, Probation, Supervision June 2016
Examining Overrides of Risk Classifications for Offenders on Federal Supervision PCRA, Risk Assessment June 2016
Trademarks, Press Releases, and Policy: Will Rigorous Research Get in the Way? Evidence-based Practices June 2016