1st Edition
Alternatives to Incarceration Opportunities and Challenges in Reducing Violations and Revocations in Community Corrections
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
Biography
Ebony L. 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.
