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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
A Case Study of the Implementation of Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Rearrest (STARR) Evidence-based Practices, Supervision June 2016
Trademarks, Press Releases, and Policy: Will Rigorous Research Get in the Way? Evidence-based Practices June 2016
Examining Overrides of Risk Classifications for Offenders on Federal Supervision PCRA, Risk Assessment June 2016
The Supervision of Low-risk Offenders: How the Low-risk Policy Has Changed Federal Supervision Practices without Compromising Community Safety Risk Assessment, Supervision, Evidence-based Practices June 2016
Inroads to Reducing Federal Recidivism Post Conviction, Risk Assessment, Supervision December 2015
Accountability and Collaboration: Strengthening Our System Through Office Reviews Supervision, Probation December 2015
A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Model of Community Supervision Supervision, Evidence-based Practices December 2015
Using Organizational Strategies to Improve Substance Abuse Treatment for Probationers: A Case Study in Delaware Management, Probation, Substance Use December 2015
Methodological Challenges to the Study and Understanding of Solitary Confinement Prison December 2015
Reprint in Honor of the 90th Anniversary of the Federal Probation System: The Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System Since 1975: An Era of Growth and Change Probation, History of probation, Federal Courts December 2015
Probation Officer Roles: A Statutory Analysis Probation, Supervision December 2015
U.S. Pretrial Services: A Place in History History of probation, Pretrial September 2015
Community Supervision in the Post Mass Incarceration Era Supervision, Probation, Evidence-based Practices September 2015
State of the System: Federal Probation and Pretrial Services Federal Courts, Pretrial, Probation September 2015
Rowing in the Right Direction: Movement on the Recommendations on the Strategic Assessment of the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System Federal Courts, Pretrial, Probation September 2015
How Today's Prison Crisis is Shaping Tomorrow's Federal Criminal Justice System Probation, Prison, Federal Courts September 2015
Pretrial Services--A Family Legacy Federal Courts, History of probation, Pretrial September 2015
People Can Change and We Can Make a Difference Training, Federal Courts September 2015
The History of Training in the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System History of probation, Training September 2015
The Future of Federal Probation (Reprinted from 1950) History of probation September 2015
Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Federal Probation System: The Federal Probation System: The Second 25 Years History of probation, Federal Courts June 2015
Perceptions of Probation and Police Officer Home Visits During Intensive Probation Supervision Supervision, Probation June 2015
Untapped Resources: What Veteran Services Officers Can Provide for Probation and Parole Supervision, Probation June 2015
Mental Health Courts in Illinois: Comparing and Contrasting Program Models, Sanction Applications, Information Sharing, and Professional Roles Mental Health, Supervision June 2015
National Public Registry of Active-Warrants: A Policy Proposal Prison June 2015