If you want to understand U.S. probation, start by looking at its roots and how it has evolved over the last 180 years. This timeline highlights major events that featured in that evolvement. If this timeline leaves you curious for more details, look for our next...
A group of Texas judges and court officials told the state’s Senate Finance Committee that Texas would need to dedicate time and money to address court backlog. The group urged the committee to reconsider cutting $550,000 a year from a fund that pays for...
Pricing is a shadowy subject in the criminal justice field. Many companies that work with probation, parole, or court programs, don’t post their prices publicly. Pricing information must be requested and—even then—the quoted price doesn’t necessarily include the...
Earlier this week we dove into how evidence-based practices have become the cornerstone for addressing the issues of modern probation. We closed that post by summarizing what researchers argue are the tenets of effective and appropriation supervision models. They...
Last week, we looked at five issues that have contributed to probation being a primary driver of incarceration. A quick reminder of what the issues are: Excessive Rules Inappropriate Supervision Levels Inadequate Treatment Long Probation Terms Overextended Probation...