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The purpose of the Swift, Certain, and Fair (SCF) Supervision Program is to provide state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies with information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA) to engage in collaborative problem-solving with stakeholders using data and research-informed strategies to assess and improve responses to client behavior in accordance with the principles of swiftness, certainty, and fairness; improve supervision outcomes; prevent recidivism; and reduce crime in their jurisdictions. The objectives of the SCF initiative are to: Develop and implement supervision strategies based on SCF principles, including responses to both positive and negative client behaviors; Reduce crime committed by, and improve outcomes for, people under supervision. Identify a target population for the SCF initiative using a collaborative, data-driven process that is responsive to local circumstances; Evaluate the efficacy of SCF strategies to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people under community supervision; Increase the number of supervision decisions that are fair and consistently applied, and with consequences that are transparent; Promote and increase collaboration among agencies and officials who work in community supervision, courts, law enforcement, treatment, reentry, and related fields; Develop a plan to sustain effective SCF supervision strategies and related collaborations beyond the award period; and, Increase participant perceptions of fairness, consistency, and transparency in supervision decisions. Performance Measure 1: Percent of individuals in Swift Certain and Fair-funded programs that did not complete the program because of court or criminal involvement, lack of program engagement, or absconding; Performance Measure 2: Total number of participants that have completed all program requirements or met program criteria; and, Performance Measure 3: Total number of participants served.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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Held on-site training and provided assistance for each FY16 BJA-funded SCF/HOPE awardees.
Fiscal Year 2018: Held on-site training and provided assistance to FY17 BJA-funded SCF/HOPE awardees.
BJA’s Improving Community Supervision Outcomes Through Swift, Certain, and Fair Responses awarded more than $3.5 million to five state and local supervision agencies to develop and test new or enhanced applications of the swift, certain, and fair (SCF) principles of intervention to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people under community supervision.
Examples of previous BJA-funded projects can be found at https://scfcenter.org/bja/bjafunded-swift-certain-fair-models/.
Research has shown that responding swiftly, certainly, and fairly to behaviors, with appropriate rewards and sanctions, can motivate success on community supervision. Through grant funding and training and technical assistance, BJA has assisted dozens of jurisdictions to develop, enhance, and/or implement these principles. Additional information on evaluations of Swift Certain Fair practices can be found at: https://scfcenter.org/no-title/.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
