Survey of U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Agencies' Adaptations to COVID-19

[...]officers often engage in monitoring activities that can necessitate the need to engage in close contacts with individuals on pretrial or postconviction supervision. [...]many federal officers have integrated evidence-based practices into their supervision stratagems by using cognitivebehavioral strategies to reduce the likelihood of recidivism (Robinson et al., 2011). Some of these requirements include attending group therapy sessions to alleviate substance use or mental health issues or receive sex offender treatment (Andrews & Bonta, 2010). [...]persons on supervision may be required to meet with officers, find and maintain employment, and submit to home inspections or drug testing. The report uses descriptive statistics to provide a basic overview of the federal supervision system's adaptions to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the research is exploratory and provides a first-time examination of the federal system's reactions and responses to the pandemic, no inferential techniques were employed.