Alternatives to Incarceration - Opportunities and Challenges in Reducing Violations and Revocations in Community Corrections

Historically, alternatives to incarceration were developed to reduce the fiscal cost of incarceration. and also keep people in the community while holding them accountable and protecting community safety. The book underscores the importance of ongoing research and the need for effective strategies to reduce violations and revocations.

Sommario

Introduction - Alternatives to Incarceration: Strategies for Reducing Violations and Revocation
Ebony L. Ruhland
1. An Item-Based Revalidation of the Florida Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument
Natalie Goulette and Katherine Johnson
2. Cyclical Pathways to Probation Violations: Housing, Financial Capabilities, and COVID-19
Andrea Guiffre, Kathryn Tapp, Beth M. Huebner, Kimberly R. Kras, and Lee Ann Slocum
3. Reducing Community Supervision Failure for People with Mental Illness: Strategies for Promoting Success
Sarah M. Manchak, Sarah Light, Alison J. Farringer, Francesco DiRienzo, Luis Guitierrez, and Jessica Warner
4. Improving Probation Outcomes for Emerging Adults: An Experiment Evaluating a Specialized Caseload in Texas
Kendra J. Clark, Jennifer Lerch, Faustino Lopez, and Faye S. Taxman
5. A Rapid Review of Literature on Factors Associated with Adult Probation Revocations
Carmen L. Diaz, Staci Rising, Eric Grommon, Miriam Northcutt Bohmert, and Evan Marie Lowder
6. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring with Probationers
Jeff A. Bouffard and H. Daniel Butler

Info autore

Dr. Ebony Ruhland received her Ph.D. from the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on how criminal justice policies and practices impact individuals, families, and communities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Ebony L. Ruhland (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.09.2025
• EAN: 9781041123378
• ISBN: 978-1-041-12337-8
• Pagine: 150
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Legal aspects of criminology, Social Law, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Criminology: legal aspects, Social law and Medical law