Abstract Objectives: The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole has begun using
machine learning forecasts to help inform parole release decisions. In this paper, we …

Each year many offenders are released homeless putting them at great risk of being
returned to prison. To reduce the likelihood of recidivism, Washington State implemented the …

Community correctional sentences are administered to more juvenile offenders in North
America than any other judicial sentence. Particularly prominent in juvenile corrections is …

Community corrections programs are emerging as an effective alternative to incarceration
for drug-involved offenders, to reduce recidivism and improve public health and public …

This article reports the results of an experimental evaluation of the impact of Intensive
Supervision Probation (ISP) on probationer recidivism. Participants, who were assessed at …

Case management is commonly regarded as the foundation of effective service provision
across a wide range of human service settings. This article considers the case management …

The high demands and responsibilities of probation work, particularly with juvenile clients,
may lead to burnout, which can negatively impact how probation officers work with clients …

The “get-tough” era of punishment led to exponential growth in the rate of incarceration in
the United States. Recent reviews of the literature indicate, however, that limited rigorous …

There is much debate about the effects of punitive or treatment responses to the many
women who are on probation and parole. This article examines whether types of technical …

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most promising and widely used
therapeutic approaches to reducing recidivism among criminal populations. Although many …