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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
Assessment with a Flair: Offender Accountability in Supervision Plans Risk Assessment September 2006
From Theory to Practice: The Lifecycle Document for the Results-based Management Framework for the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System Evidence-based Practices September 2006
Motivational Interviewing for Probation Officers: Tipping the Balance Toward Change Evidence-based Practices, Supervision June 2006
Accomplishments in Juvenile Probation in California Over the Last Decade Juveniles, Probation June 2006
Restorative Circles: A Reentry Planning Process for Hawaii Inmates Restorative justice June 2006
Power and Control Tactics Employed by Prison Inmates--A Case Study Prison June 2006
Convicted Drunk Drivers in Electronic Monitoring Home Detention and Day Reporting Centers: An Exploratory Study Location Monitoring, Substance Use June 2006
The Effects of Gender on the Judicial Decision of Bail Amount Set Pretrial June 2006
Sex Offenders on Federal Community Supervision: Factors that Influence Revocation Sex Offenders June 2006
Sex Offender Management in the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System Sex Offenders June 2006
Crime Control Strategies and Community Change--Reframing the Surveillance vs. Treatment Debate Criminology, Supervision June 2006
The Role of Prerelease Handbooks for Prisoner Reentry Reentry June 2006
John Augustus, Father of Probation, and the Anonymous Letter History of probation June 2006
Personal Ads From Prisoners: Do Inmates Tell the Truth About Themselves? Prison December 2005
Evidence of Professionalism or Quackery: Measuring Practitioner Awareness of Risk/Need Factors and Effective Treatment Strategies Evidence-based Practices December 2005
Restorative Justice Dialogue: The Impact of Mediation and Conferencing on Juvenile Recidivism Restorative justice, Juveniles December 2005
Motivational Interviewing for Probation Staff: Increasing the Readiness to Change (Part I) Evidence-based Practices, Probation December 2005
Getting Serious About Corrections Evidence-based Practices December 2005
Year-in-Review Report of the Federal Probation and Pretrial Services System Pretrial, Probation December 2005
1937 Revisited: "Is There a Measure of Probation Success?" History of probation December 2005
"Looking at the Law"--Updating the Imposition, Tolling, and Revocation of Supervision Federal Courts, Supervision December 2005
Mental Retardation and the Death Penalty Sentencing, Mental Health June 2005
Families and Children of Offenders Who Return Home Reentry June 2005
Court Management in an Environment of Scarcity Federal Courts, Management June 2005
Electronic Monitoring: Positive Intervention Strategies Location Monitoring June 2005