Dosage Probation White Paper

Agency: National Institute of Corrections

16.602 -- Corrections_Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The concept of Dosage Probation was first conceptualized under the National Institute of Correction’s Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems (EBDM) Initiative. It is a new model of supervision which incentivizes offenders’ engagement in risk-reducing activities by providing the opportunity for early termination from supervision when probationers reach their dosage target. The proposed “dosage” model of probation suggests that the length of supervision should be determined by the number of hours of intervention necessary to reduce risk, rather than an arbitrarily (or customarily)...

established amount of time (e.g., 3 years, 5 years). For many justice-involved individuals, the research shows that correctional intervention is analogous to treating a patient: too little intervention and the patient receives little or no benefit; too much, and the treatment is ineffective or even harmful. Given this, we postulate that the length of supervision should depend on how long it takes an individual under supervision to achieve the dosage target—the type and amount of intervention that research tells us he or she needs in order to maximize the potential for behavior change and that is necessary in order to minimize risk to the public—rather than a fixed term of supervision.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

NIC invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services.

Grantor contact information

Description

Cameron Coblentz Phone 202-514-0053

Email

Application or Form Questions

ccoblentz@bop.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
Dosage_Probation_White_Paper_17CS05_FINALv1.pdf	17CS05 Dosage Probation White Paper	May 9, 2017 02:15 PM UTC

Link to additional information

NIC Website

Archived: June 29, 2017

Application process

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Award

$70,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$70,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

17CS05

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

The goal of this cooperative agreement will be to highlight the Dosage Probation Model and to take the lessons learned, successes and challenges from the dosage test pilot sites with the field, and to develop and share an implementation model for jurisdictions.

History

Version:

Posted date:

March 30, 2017

Archive date:

June 29, 2017