Community supervision officer training programs aim to translate core correctional practices into routine practice. These training programs emphasize skill-building designed to shift supervision strategies from law enforcement/compliance-oriented to a focus on promoting and supporting behavior change. Despite evidence of their effectiveness, research finds trained officers use newly learned skills infrequently. The current study examined the impact of a policy, implemented post-training, designed to encourage trained officers to use skills emphasized by the Staff Training Aimed at Reducing Rearrest (STARR) training program more frequently. The current study examined the effectiveness of this policy on the frequency and type of skills used by officers in their interactions with individuals on their caseload. Analyses suggested the policy mandate was effective in increasing skill use, however officers still used trained skills in less than half of their interactions. Implications and considerations for increasing the use of skills are discussed.

社区监督官培训计划旨在将核心惩戒实践转化为常规实践。这些培训计划强调技能培养，旨在将监管策略从以执法/合规为导向转变为关注促进和支持行为改变。尽管有证据表明它们是有效的，但研究发现，受过训练的军官很少使用新学到的技能。目前的研究审查了一项政策的影响，该政策旨在鼓励受过培训的官员更频繁地使用旨在减少再逮捕的员工培训 (STARR) 培训计划中强调的技能。当前的研究检查了该政策对官员在与案件中的个人互动时使用的技能的频率和类型的有效性。分析表明，政策授权在增加技能使用方面是有效的，但军官在不到一半的互动中仍然使用了训练有素的技能。讨论了增加技能使用的影响和考虑。