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

Mass incarceration has been an ongoing problem in the United States. There have been several research studies that explain the causes and consequences of mass incarceration. A major contributor to incarceration is what happens in community supervision. In several states, many prison admissions result from technical violations from community supervision. Historically, alternatives to incarceration were developed to reduce prison populations and decrease the fiscal cost of incarceration. They...