“What works” and “how”: A continuous, critical conversation in corrections
| Author | Lily Gleicher |
| DOI | 10.1177/2516043520982402 |
| Published date | 01 December 2020 |
| Date | 01 December 2020 |
| Published By | Sage Publications, Inc. |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
https://doi.org/10.1177/2516043520982402
European Journal of Probation
2020, Vol. 12(3) 153 –156
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“What works” and “how”:
A continuous, critical
conversation in corrections
First and foremost, I had the pleasure to work with the European Journal of Probation’s
Editorial Board and staff and want to thank them for their hard work and this opportunity.
This Special Issue of the European Journal of Probation delves into American probation
and parole models, practices, and policies, stemming from an American Society of
Criminology panel from 2019. The articles in this issue revolve around different types of
models, practices, and policies, but also specifically on their implementation and sustain-
ability. This Special Issue offers timely insight regarding “what works” and “how” in
community corrections as the field continues to grow, with approximately 4.4 million
individuals supervised on probation or parole at year-end 2018 in the United States
(Maruschak and Minton, 2020). However, understanding how these models, practices,
and policies implement in real-world settings is of utmost importance—an effective pro-
gram or practice implemented poorly is unlikely to result in desired outcomes (Fixsen
et al., 2009). Implementation, adaptation or modification, and sustainability of evidence-
based practices (EBPs) also has received very little, albeit growing, attention in the field
of corrections. I hope that this issue provides interesting and useful information and con-
siderations for correctional agencies regarding implementation and sustainability of mod-
els, practices, and policies from the clients, to staff, to the organization as a whole. This
Special Issue should allow us to think critically about how correctional research can best
be translated into working with effectively and efficiently with correctional agencies,
staff, and their clients, create collaborative working relationships between researchers and
those that work in the field, and identify areas of success and areas for improvement.
In this issue, models, practices, and policies discussed include the risk-need-responsiv-
ity (RNR) model of offender assessment and rehabilitation, core correctional practices
(CCPs), as well as Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) community supervision practices (also
referred to as the HOPE model or Swift and Certain (SAC) models). The RNR model of
assessment and rehabilitation identifies principles that can effectively reduce recidivism—
matching level of service to level of risk for recidivism, matching services and program-
ming that target risk factors that are amenable to change (criminogenic needs), and
matching the style and mode of learning to individuals while also using treatment models
most effective among justice-involved populations (e.g. cognitive-behavioral techniques,
social learning-based practices, etc.) (Bonta and Andrews, 2017). In addition, another arti-
cle discusses the integration of social capital as part of the RNR model of offender assess-
ment and rehabilitation. Further, this Special Issue also includes information on paroling
authorities and their support and incorporation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Among
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