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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
An Organizational Readiness Lens for Implementing the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model Evidence-based Practices, Implementation September 2020
Using Implementation Science to Transform Policy into Practice: The Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System’s Evidence-based Journey Evidence-based Practices, Implementation September 2020
Peer Recovery Support Services in New York Opioid Intervention Courts: Essential Elements and Processes for Effective Integration Implementation, Substance Use September 2020
Motivational Interviewing for Community Corrections: Expanding a Relationship-based Approach with Exemplar Implementation Evidence-based Practices, Implementation September 2020
Implementation Teams: The Missing Link for Scaling and Sustaining Effective Practice Implementation September 2020
Fidelity to Evidence-based Practice: Our Obligation to Effective Supervision and Service Delivery Evidence-based Practices, Implementation September 2020
The Prevalence of Local Criminal Justice Practices Evidence-based Practices, Pretrial June 2020
Hawaii Federal Court Restorative Reentry Circle Pilot Project Pretrial, Probation, Reentry, Restorative justice June 2020
The Effectiveness of Prison Programming: A Review of the Research Literature Examining the Impact of Federal, State, and Local Inmate Programming on Post-Release Recidivism Evidence-based Practices, Prison, Recidivism, Reentry June 2020
Redemption at a Correctional Turning Point: Public Support for Rehabilitation Ceremonies Post Conviction, Recidivism June 2020
Does Reducing Supervision for Low-risk Probationers Jeopardize Community Safety? Probation, Recidivism June 2020
"To the Greatest Extent Practicable"—Confronting the Implementation Challenges of the First Step Act Prison, Reentry, Supervision December 2019
Using a Train-the-Trainer Model to Promote Practice Change among Agencies Serving Justice-Involved Youth Juveniles, Training December 2019
An Empirical Overview of Searches and Seizures for Persons on Federal Post-conviction Supervision Post Conviction, Supervision December 2019
Federal Presentence Investigation Report: A National Survey Criminal Justice System, Presentence December 2019
Preventing Delinquency Through Integrated Physical and Behavioral Health Screening and Services: Lessons Learned for Policy and Practice Juveniles December 2019
Developmentally-Grounded Approaches to Juvenile Probation Practice: A Case Study Juveniles, Probation December 2019
Operationalizing a Behavioral Health Services Cascade of Care Model: Lessons Learned from a 33-Site Implementation in Juvenile Justice Community Supervision Juveniles, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Fidelity in Evidence-based Practices in Jail Settings Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Facilitating Self-exploration and Behavioral Change Associated with HIV Risk Reduction: A Qualitative Study of Individuals on Probation and Their Experiences Using a Decision-making App Probation, Program Evaluation September 2019
Measuring Hope in Jail Inmates with Substance Use Problems Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Gender Differences in a Disease Risk Reduction Intervention for People in Prison-based Substance Abuse Treatment Prison, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Health Problems: Relationships to Demographics, Problem Severity, and Services for Substance Users in Treatment with a Legal Status Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
Introduction: Substance Use and Justice-Involved Individuals: Improving Practice Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019
The Validity of TCU Drug Screen 5 for Identifying Substance Use Disorders among Justice-Involved Youth Juveniles, Program Evaluation, Substance Use September 2019