Publications

Publication
08.09.23
The Understanding How Probation and Parole Conditions Are Set report series was developed as part of the Aligning Supervision Conditions with Risk and Needs project, the goal of which is to reduce probation and parole revocations and…
Publication
07.01.21
Ramsey County Community Corrections and the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice partnered to participate in the Reducing Revocations Challenge, a national initiative of Arnold Ventures and the CUNY Institute for State and…
Publication
06.01.21
As part of the Mass Probation and Health project, the Robina Institute led a survey of probation officers aimed at learning about probation officer attitudes and beliefs about the links between probation and health, and how they saw their…
Publication
05.26.20
The purpose of the Research in Brief series is to evaluate popular or emerging policy and practice options pertaining to adults in the criminal justice system to determine whether there is an evidence base to support them. The briefs were…
Report
01.29.20
This report examines the role of prosecutors in the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office in influencing the contours of felony probation sentences. The main target of this study was to determine how prosecutors view and influence the length of…
Publication
01.28.20
The “Hennepin-University Partnership: Determining Alignment of Probation Conditions” report details a collaboration between the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice and Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections…
Publication
05.15.19
Paroling authorities play an important, if often unrecognized role, in American prison policies. Discretionary parole processes decide the actual release dates for most individuals subject to confinement in 34 states. Additional leverage…
Publication
11.15.18
The Profiles in Parole Release and Revocation: Examining the Legal Framework in the United States examine the legal and statutory framework of state and federal parole release decision-making processes. 
Publication
08.03.18
Nearly one million people are released or supervised under conditions established by state paroling authorities each year. The appointed members of those paroling authorities determine whether and when individuals are released from prison…
Publication
08.03.18
In 2017, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles responded to a request for proposals by the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice with a research project focused on reviewing and improving its management of parole…