Box Set: Evidence-Based Principles for Reducing Offender Risk

EBP "Box Set" (8 items)

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: The Principles of Effective Intervention
Effective Clinical Practices in Treating Clients in the Criminal Justice System
Legal and Evidence Based Practices: Application of Legal Principles, Laws, and Research to the Field of Pretrial Services
Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Recidivism: Implications for State Judiciaries
Using Research to Promote Public Safety: A Prosecutor's Primer on Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-Based Practices and Criminal Defense: Opportunities, Challenges, and Practical Considerations
Our System of Corrections: Do Jails Play a Role in Improving Offender Outcomes?
Evidence-Based Practice: Principles for Enhancing Correctional Results in Prisons

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Since 2002, NIC and the Crime and Justice Institute have worked to develop processes and tools to assist state and local jurisdictions implement successful practices to reduce offender risks. Efforts in four projects sites have resulted in an implementation framework that applies evidence-based principles for corrections, as well as other components and stakeholders of the justice system. [Projects sites: Maine, Illinois, Orange County (CA), and Maricopa County (AZ)]

Experiences at these project sites has made it clear that officials of all system components and stakeholders involved with offenders as they move through the system need practical information regarding the basic research principles of risk reduction. The "Box Set" is a collection of documents targeted for:

Community Corrections Agencies;
Practioners and Treatment Providers of Intervention Programs;
Pretrial Services;
Judiciary;
Criminal Prosecutors;
Criminal Defense;
Jails and Detention Facilities; and
Prisons.

Current Projects