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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
Monitoring Prescription Medication Use Among Substance-Abusing Offenders Substance Use June 1998
Monetary Costs and Benefits of Correctional Treatment Programs: Implications for Offender Reentry Reentry September 2004
Mock Job Fairs in Prison--Tracking Participants Employment/Workforce Dev, Prison June 2000
Methodological Challenges to the Study and Understanding of Solitary Confinement Prison December 2015
Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty Sentencing, Mental Health June 2005
Mental Illness in Correctional Populations: The Use of Standardized Screening Tools for Further Evaluation or Treatment Risk Assessment, Mental Health September 2006
Mental Health Courts in Illinois: Comparing and Contrasting Program Models, Sanction Applications, Information Sharing, and Professional Roles Mental Health, Supervision June 2015
Media Portrayals of Prison Privatization: A Research Note Prison December 2004
Measuring Hope in Jail Inmates with Substance Use Problems Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Matching Drug-Involved Probationers to Appropriate Drug Interventions Substance Use June 1999
Managing the Correctional Enterprise: The Quest for “What Works” Evidence-based Practices, Probation June 2022
Managing the Correctional Enterprise: The Quest for "What Works" Evidence-based Practices September 2002
Managing Offender Resistance to Counseling--the "3R's" Supervision December 2002
Making the Conversation a Little Easier for Probation and Parole Officers: Using Motivational Interviewing to Discuss Client Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Evidence-based Practices, Probation December 2021
Making "What Works" Work for Rural Districts Evidence-based Practices September 2008
Low/Moderate Risk Policy Change White Paper Risk Assessment, Supervision June 2023
Looking Back at Federal Probation--Richard A. Chappell History of probation June 2002
Looking at the Law: An Updated Look at the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Post-Conviction Supervision Federal Courts, Supervision June 2011
Looking at the Law: A Guide to Statutory Retroactivity in the Revocation Context Federal Courts June 2008
Location Monitoring for Low-Risk Inmates: A Cost-Effective and Evidence-Based Reentry Strategy Location Monitoring, Reentry, Evidence-based Practices June 2014
Listening to Victims: A Critique of Restorative Justice Policy and Practice in the United States Restorative justice June 2004
Lies, Liars, and Lie Detection Criminology December 2011
Lessons Learned from Boston's Police-Community Collaboration Juveniles December 1999
Legal Issues in Juvenile Drug Testing Juveniles, Substance Use December 1999
Leadership Perspectives from the Field: Key Districts Initially Affected by COVID-19 Pretrial, Probation June 2021