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Evidence-based Practices

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The Federal Probation System: The Struggle To Achieve It and Its First 25 Years
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Evidence-based Practices, History of probation, Probation June 2025
Remarks on Federal Probation's Centenary
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Evidence-based Practices, History of probation, Probation June 2025
The Federal Probation System: The Second 25 Years, 1950-1975
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Evidence-based Practices, History of probation, Probation June 2025
Lessons from Two Decades of Strategic Planning in Federal Probation and Pretrial Services
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Evidence-based Practices, History of probation, Probation June 2025
The System at 100
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Evidence-based Practices, History of probation, Probation June 2025
Trends in Probation Legislation 2019-2022
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Trends in Probation Legislation 2019-2022
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision December 2024
Evidence Over Imitation: Developing Research-Informed Strategies for Pretrial Decision-Making
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Evidence-based Practices, Pretrial September 2024
STARR Skill Use and Supervision Outcomes
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision June 2024
Unlocking the Power of Implementation Science: Putting Principles into Practice Across Multiple Agencies
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Evidence-based Practices, Implementation June 2024
Do Office Reviews in the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System Do What They Were Intended to Do? Not Yet
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Evidence-based Practices, Supervision September 2023
Supervising Officers in an Evidence-Based Environment: The Role of the Supervisor as a Coach and Officers as Change Agents
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Evidence-based Practices, Supervision September 2023
Ten Things Risk/Needs Assessment Is Not
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Evidence-based Practices, Risk Assessment June 2023
Self-directed Workbooks: Evaluating Their Efficacy in a U.S. Probation Setting
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Supervision June 2023
Is Pretrial Detention an Effective Deterrent? An Analysis of Failure to Appear and Rearrest Says "No"
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Evidence-based Practices, Pretrial June 2023
A Tribute to Edward J. Latessa: The Change Maker
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Criminal Justice System, Evidence-based Practices, Risk Assessment, Supervision September 2022
There May Not Be a Tomorrow: Immediacy, Motivational Interviewing, and Opioid Intervention Courts
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Evidence-based Practices, Substance Use September 2022
Implementation Fail: A Case Study
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Evidence-based Practices, Implementation, Juveniles, Program Evaluation September 2022
Intimate Partner Violence among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Violence and Gun Violence among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Managing the Correctional Enterprise: The Quest for “What Works”
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Young Adult Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Criminogenic Thinking among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Beyond Correctional Quackery—Professionalism and the Possibility of Effective Treatment
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Individuals with Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Legal System: Complex Issues and Best Practices
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Evidence-based Practices, Mental Health, Probation June 2022
Substance Use and Misuse among Justice-Involved Persons: Practice Guidelines for Probation Staff
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Evidence-based Practices, Probation, Substance Use June 2022