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Probation in the United States: Practices and Challenges

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

September 1997

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Behavior Control Tools of Probation Officers: A Study of Probation Sanctions in Five Sites (Draft)

Date Published

March 2026

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

How Are Adult Felony Sex Offenders Managed on Probation and Parole? A National Survey, Final Report

Date Published

1996

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Using Statistical Models When Interpreting Probation Agency Performance - A Brief Exploration of Queueing Theory, Linear Programming, and Cost Function Applications

Date Published

1981

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Three Perspectives on Performance Measurement - Funders, Practitioners, and Researchers

Date Published

1983

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Building the Capacity of Community-Facing Agencies to Implement Evidence-Based Practices

15PNIJ-24-GG-02871-NIJB

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$365,675

Enhancing Risk-Need-Responsivity Implementation: An Evidence-based System for Case Management Support

15PNIJ-24-GG-02870-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$1,445,599

Research and Practitioner Perspectives on the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremists

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

April 2024

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Research and Practitioner Perspectives on the Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Violent Extremists

The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model: How Do Probation Officers Implement the Principles of Effective Intervention?

Journal

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Date Published

2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

A Multi-Level Examination of Organizational Context on Adult Probation Officer Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practice

Journal

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Date Published

2018

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Research on Offender Decision-Making and Desistance From Crime: A Multi-Theory Assessment of Offender Cognition Change

Date Published

October 2019

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Treatment of Sex Offenders

Date Published

1996

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Kiosk Reporting Among Probationers in the United States

Journal

Prison Journal

Date Published

2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Implementing a Diversion-to-Treatment Law in California: Orange County's Experience

Journal

Federal Probation

Date Published

December 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

One Solution to Resource Limitations: Using Probation Officers as Psycho-Educational Group Leaders

Date Published

1996

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Confronting Relapse and Recidivism: Case Management and Aftercare Services in the OPTS Programs

Date Published

1999

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders - Panel at the 2009 NIJ Conference

Date Published

June 2009

Agencies

NIJ

Publication Type

Presentation, Legislation/Policy Analysis

Bridging the Research/Practice Gap: Street-Level Decision Making and Historical Influences Related to Use of Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Probation

Date Published

2015

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Mental and Substance Use Disorders Among Adult Men on Probation or Parole: Some Success Against a Persistent Challenge

Date Published

May 2011

Agencies

NIJ, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Community Corrections in Context: A Multi-Method Evaluation of Risk Responsive and Neighborhood-Oriented Probation Models in New York City

2014-IJ-CX-0022

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$608,599

Evaluating the Impact of Probation and Parole Home Visits

2013-IJ-CX-0103

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$817,496

Research and Evaluation in Justice Systems -- Multi-Jurisdiction Research on Automated Reporting Systems: Kiosk Supervision.

2011-IJ-CX-0010

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2011

$999,991

A Multi-Site Evaluation of Reduced Probation Caseload Size in an Evidence-Based Practice Setting

Date Published

March 2011

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Speech to the National Association of State Forensic Mental Health Directors

The Mentally Ill Offender: Viewing Crime
and Justice Through a Different Lens

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for the kind invitation to address this conference of the National Association of State Mental Health Forensic Directors. Several months ago, I readily accepted Judy Cox's invitation to speak to you. At the time, it seemed like a pretty straightforward proposition -- I enjoy opportunities to speak with people who...