In 2014, the University of Minnesota’s Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice began a multi-state study that was tasked with exploring nationwide variations in the practices and policies of probation violations and…
In 2015, the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice published the Criminal History Enhancements Sourcebook, which provides a detailed comparison of the various ways 18 U.S. sentencing guidelines jurisdictions use an offender…
The Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice launched a national survey of releasing authorities in March 2015 to each state, and the U.S. Parole Commission. The importance of the survey was underscored by an endorsement from…
The Robina Institute is pleased to offer data and policy briefs on the Parole Release and Revocation project's research findings. These briefs offer a snapshot view of releasing authorities' practices and viewpoints in the United States.
Criminal history scores make up one of the two most significant determinants of the punishment an offender receives in a sentencing guidelines jurisdiction. While prior convictions are taken into account by all U.S. sentencing systems,…
The Robina Institute is pleased to offer data and policy briefs on Probation Revocation project research findings. These briefs offer a snapshot view of probation services and revocation practices in the United States.
The Federal Sentencing Reporter published an article written by the Robina Institute’s Parole Release and Revocation Project Director, Edward E. Rhine (Ohio State University), Professor Joan Petersilia (Stanford Law School), and Robina…
In the Alpha Phase of the Robina Institute's research of probation revocation practices, the Probation Revocation project team examined and reported on the range of contemporary probation practices in six jurisdictions. While the project…
Profiles in Probation Revocation compiles - in a convenient format - the results of a year-long research project on the laws relating to probation revocation in twenty-one American states.
