Earlier this week, we dove into the early years of probation. Part two, looks at the early 1970s and the one research article changed the course of American probation. The Great Shift In 1974, The Public Interest published Robert Martinson’s “What Works? Questions and...
Did you know that it wasn’t until 1956 that every U.S. state had probation laws? Given the huge role probation plays in the modern criminal system, it’s hard to fathom that just 65 years ago that wasn’t the case. Now probation is the most common criminal sentence in...
There is something about a new year—365 unmarked days, each full of possibility and potential—that never fails to be exciting. Especially, when leaving a year like 2020 behind. Here at Reconnect, we’re excited about a lot of things in 2021, but before...