Melissa A Alexander

Biographic Data

ID9538126
NAMEMelissa A Alexander
GIVEN NAMESMelissa A
FAMILY NAMEAlexander
SIGNATUREALEXANDER M A
AFFILIATIONSUnited States Probation and Pretrial Service
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX0

  • Drug Testing and Community Supervision Outcomes

    Open AccessWilliam D Hicks, JEFFERSON E HOLCOMB et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2020

    The requirement to submit to drug testing is either a standard or special condition of adult community correctional supervision in most jurisdictions. Positive drug test results are one of the most common violations of probation that result in official action by a supervising officer. This study examines the relationship between individual characteristics, drug test results, and federal supervision outcomes. Results indicate that individual risk …

  • The Development and Implementation of a Faculty–Student Collaborative Research Project

    JEFFERSON E HOLCOMB, Catherine D Marcum et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice…2014

    Criminal Justice faculty collaborated with undergraduate and graduate students to evaluate federal probation officers’ use of evidence-based skills following the implementation of a new training program designed to improve officer supervision skills and offender outcomes. The project resulted in the coding of over 100 audio recordings of actual officer–offender interactions based upon a developed assessment instrument. Overall, officers demonstra…