SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chief Probation Officer Mark Ferriera of Stanislaus County Probation, recently wrote an article published in the American Probation and Parole Association’s peer-reviewed quarterly journal Perspectives Volume 50, Number 2.

His article, Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Community Corrections, explores how artificial intelligence can help address staffing shortages and streamline administrative tasks in community corrections. His article highlights how AI tools can improve efficiency, support officer safety, and provide timely access to critical case information—while emphasizing that professional judgment and human connection remain central to effective supervision. 

You can read the article in Perspectives here.